Of babies and mirrors

Posted: Sun, Jan 27 2008, 8:04 am Post subject: of babies and mirrors

Can someone Chasseedish please explain why they don't let babies look into mirrors? What's the source for it?

I was raised in a mostly Chasseedishe neighborhood and everyone was Makpid on it. I'm wondering what the reason is.

TIA!

Posted: Sun, Jan 27 2008, 8:13 am Post subject:

I actually asked two different rabbonim, one litvish one chasidish, and both said its a bubbemaise.
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Posted: Sun, Jan 27 2008, 9:00 am Post subject: re: of babies and mirrors

im not chassidish, and I also grew up with this "superstition"- but only till the child has his/her 1st tooth.
im not sure what the reason is tho. now im also curious.
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Posted: Sun, Jan 27 2008, 9:03 am Post subject: re: of babies and mirrors

We also asked and we were told its shtuss (we were given a baby mirror). (but not a chassidish rov Razz

) I think actually my dh was more worried about stam looking in mirrors too much, throughout life, especially for a boy.

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we'vediscussed it here before and it has a mokor, I just don't remember what it is.