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Commentary for Avodah Zarah 57:10

אמר מר ישראל המסתפר מעובד כוכבים רואה במראה היכי דמי אי ברשות הרבים ל"ל מראה ואי ברשות היחיד כי רואה מאי הוי לעולם ברה"י וכיון דאיכא מראה מתחזי כאדם חשוב

The Master said: When an Israelite is having his hair cut by a non-Jew he must look in the mirror? What is the specific case? If it is done in a public domain, why does he need a mirror? If in a private domain, even if he looks into it, how does this help? [It refers] indeed to a private domain, but since he is using the mirror he will look like an important person.

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