Mazel tov! Actress Natalie Portman gave birth to a baby boy, “I think it’s a Jewish thing to be kind of superstitious. You don’t do any of the baby stuff before the baby arrives” Portman said.
The phrase Mazel Tov generally translated as Good Luck has a much deeper meaning; Mazel refers to the alighnment of the stars at the time of birth. The Talmud-Book of Law says, Before a blade of grass can grow, a starlight must touch the plant and say, Grow!
How much more so for the the complex human being who is not just born into this world, but is expected, through freedom of choice, to change the world for good. The precise alignment of the stars sets the character and abilities for the soul clothed inside a body.
The baby is hidden, even the moment of conception is unknown to the parents, but once revealed through birth then life begins. The cabalists say, The time to begin instruction of the child is at conception – every thought and action of the parents effects the child.
It is not superstition that the Jewish People practice, but a general understanding that a thing not seen is blessed; once revealed, immutable reality sets in and the blessing is diminished. This custom is an act of love whereas superstition is an act of fear.
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