Questions tagged [minor-katan-child]
Questions relating to children under the age of 13 (for boys) or 12 (for girls). Children of this age are minors with respect to various rules, including the obligation to fulfill mitzvos (God's commands).
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Is food which a child slept over forbidden
The Halacha prohibits sleeping over food due to ruah rah. Some poskim rule this doesn’t apply if a gentile sleeps over it. My question is, does this also apply if the person who sleeps over it is a ...
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Minor as a mohel
According to Halacha, is it permissible for a minor (under bar mitzvah) to serve as a mohel and do Brit Milah? What about B’dieved? The reason I ask is because some Poskim hold a woman can serve as ...
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Are minors allowed to offer korbanot or meal offerings
According to Halacha, when the temple in Jerusalem is standing, can minor Jews (under bar mitzvah age) offer meal offerings or korbanot? Or can they only come from Jews over bar mitzvah age?
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Miun through a telephone/teleconference
According to Halacha, If a minor girl gets married to a man, if she shows intellectual capability over 6, she has to do Miun instead of a Get. Miun is her expression of refusal to the marriage. My ...
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Pregnant woman with male fetus in a minyan?
There is a Halachic option that says if there are otherwise 9 adult (above bar mitzvah age) Jewish males, an underage (pre bar mitzvah) Jewish male can be counted to make a minyan (which normally ...
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Child wants bathroom during parent's Amidah
Are there any halachic guidelines when a child tells the parent that he wants to go to bathroom during the Amidah?
This occurred to me multiple times, with my 4-year-old who can use the bathroom alone ...
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Is there any time or situation when a father revokes a minor son's vows?
The parsha Matot talks of a father revoking his young daughter's vows. This seems to refer to the time period when the daughter is between 11 and 12 years of age:
https://dafyomi.co.il/nazir/backgrnd/...
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How long does a minor convert have to reject their conversion before it becomes permanent?
An underage (< 12 for girls, < 13 for boys) gentile child can be converted to Judaism under certain circumstances, but they have the right to renounce this conversion upon reaching adulthood.
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Rambam's Mishneh Torah - Is a female pure after relations with a minor/gentile/animal?
In Rambam's Mishneh Torah, She'ar Avot haTum'ah, 5:19, it is written:
"גְּדוֹלָה שֶׁשָּׁכַב אוֹתָהּ קָטָן פָּחוֹת מִבֶּן תֵּשַׁע [אוֹ עַכּוּ''ם אוֹ בְּהֵמָה] הֲרֵי זוֹ טְהוֹרָה שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר [(...
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What is a child held responsible for?
Related is a animal more responsible then a child? if yes why?
Tangentially, to a statement made in this question: At what age is a Ben Noach responsible to perform his "mitzvot"?
A child ...
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Can a male child be forced to convert?
I have read that an adoptive parent (for example) can convert a minor child as the change in status is considered to the advantage of the child so it does not need his consent. This child can renounce ...
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What is the law regarding the aveidah of a katan (lost object of a minor)?
Jewish law (Shulchan Aruch Choshen Mishpat 262) says that some lost objects are allowed to be kept by the finder. I understood that the reason is because the original owner had ye'ush (gave up hope). ...
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Information of Kiddushin 41a
Shalom. I have a doubt that assails me.
In this text from Talmud (b.Kiddushin 41a) the marriage of a minor is not prohibited but not recommended, in contrast to laws that allow it (b.Sanhedrin 54b, ...
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A shoteh doesn't vow to donate — isn't this obvious?
The Mishna says (Arachin 1:1):
חרש שוטה וקטן נידרין ונערכין אבל לא נודרין ולא מעריכין מפני שאין בהם דעת
A deaf-mute, an imbecile, and a minor are the object of a vow and are valuated, but neither vow ...
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Asking a child "what are you learning" serving as a form of prophecy
The gemara in Bava Basra 12b states that from the day the Temple was destroyed, prophecy was taken from the prophets and given to children (and imbeciles).
There are instances in shas where a person ...
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Has the age of accountability always been 13 for boys and 12 for girls?
When was the bar-bas-bat-mitzvah celebration at that age recognised, or was it historically older, such as at age 20?
I understand that a boy is a minor (katan-child) before his 13th birthday, and a ...
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Does בית שמאי hold a second מיאון effective?
The mishna at the start of chapter 13 of Y'vamos cites a disagreement between the schools of Shamay and Hilel about a minor girl who is married off by (for example) her mother and can refuse the ...
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Are children permitted to help build the Beis Hamikdash?
When the Beis Hamikdash is being built, can the children help out [in any way] in its constructing? Perhaps because of their young age there would be a reason to prohibit them from helping out.
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rov am hadras melech by koton? [duplicate]
Is there an idea of rov am hadras melech (a larger group of people is greater glory for the King) for a minor or anybody else who would be exempt from a mitzva like praying with a minyan (quorum)? ...
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Selling an electronic cigarette to a minor
Is it a sin to sell an electronic cigarette it to a minor?
Please cite sources.
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At what age does a minor kohen start to recite Birkat Kohanim?
Shulchan Aruch 128:34 rules that a minor kohen performs nesiat kapayim (lit. 'rasing the palms', i.e. reciting the Priestly Blessing) in order to learn and become accustomed to the practice (as long ...
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Children in the nine days
May a child who has reached the age of chinnuch eat meat during the nine days? Is there a difference if it is Friday evening dinner assuming the child eats before Shabbat begins?
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If אדם מועד לעולם is even by oness gamur , Why is a katan (minor ) not liable for damages.?
The Ramban (Baba Metzia 82b) proves that the rule of Adam muad L'olam bein B'oness bein b'ratzon (sanhedrin 72a), [freely translated: A human is always liable for damages, whether the damage was done ...
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is a animal more responsible then a child? if yes why?
if an animal kills a Jew it deserves the death penalty source
if a child (under 13/12) kills a Jew he is completely free (no consequences)?
if yes why?
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Talis gift from child
If a child buys and gives a Talis as a present with money he earned, is the adult that wears it doing a Mitzvah D'oraisa each time ?
A Talis requires Tzitsis only if it is yours, but not if it ...
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Why is an infant firstborn child not simply exempt from the firstborns' fast?
The Fast of the First Born was instituted for the day before the first Passover Seder.
I have an older brother, so I'm not obligated to fast then. But my first child was a son, and he is obligated to ...
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Children eating Matzah on Erev Pesach
Is it permitted for children to eat Matzah on Erev Pesach? Does it matter whether they will be awake for the Seder or not?
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How can we reconcile Devarim 24:16 with BaMidbar 16:27?
It is written at BaMidbar 16:27 וַיֵּעָלוּ, מֵעַל מִשְׁכַּן-קֹרַח דָּתָן וַאֲבִירָם--מִסָּבִיב; וְדָתָן וַאֲבִירָם יָצְאוּ נִצָּבִים, פֶּתַח אָהֳלֵיהֶם, וּנְשֵׁיהֶם וּבְנֵיהֶם, וְטַפָּם (here it ...
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Saying hagomel on behalf of small kids
In the case when a small kid was in danger and saved, is it possible for a parent to recite hagomel on behalf of him?
The question is twofold:
If the child is too young to recite the blessing, can ...
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Are people taking care of their toddlers Patur from Sukkah?
Sukkah 25a says חולין ומשמשיהן פטורין מן הסוכה - Sick people, as well as those taking care of them, are Patur from Sukkah (See 26a that this applies even if it is not a life threatening illness, such ...
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Can a minyan of children under Bar Mitzvah say Kaddish and Kedusha?
If a minyan of children (no adults) are praying, can they recite Kaddish and Kedusha?
At first glance, each child "pretends" to be an adult (well, any praying they do is in preparation of adulthood), ...
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How can a Minor Learn Torah from Imperfect Teachers?
Chagigah 15b, in the context of relating how Rabbi Meir learned Torah from Acheir, states:
מאי דכתיב (מלאכי ב, ז) כי שפתי כהן ישמרו דעת ותורה יבקשו מפיהו כי מלאך ה' צבאות הוא אם דומה הרב למלאך ה' ...
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Does a non-observant person converted as a young child lose their Jewish status?
A child is adopted at a young age from China. She then undergoes a valid conversion to Judaism by her adopted parents in hopes that the conversion will prevent the child's parents from eventually ...
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Leniency to aggrieve a minor (one's child)?
Causing certain types of harm to one's fellow (for example, stealing or battering) is prohibited. But do these laws apply if the victim is a minor? To what extent? What if the minor is one's own child-...
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When and why did the custom to have young children end Musaph Shabbat davening begin?
In most shuls that I have attended (mainly Nusach Ashkenaz), young children (below Bar Mitzvah age, usually) finish the Shabbat davening at the end of Musaph. I.e., they sing from En K'elokeinu ...
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Shalom Aleichem of Kiddush Levanah to a Kattan
In most aspects of Halachah a Kattan is out of the realm of the Mitzvos.
As for the Minhag of saying Shalom Aleichem during Kiddush Levanah I was wondering whether there is any preference to say it ...
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Are there any crafts permitted to do on Shabbat?
I was asked to do a children's recreation program at a local Jewish center.
What are suggestions for types of projects to do with a group of children that are allowed to do on Shabbat? Are there any ...
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Do women/minors count toward the nine listening to chazaras hashatz?
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim 124:4, in my own, loose translation:
When the leader repeats the amida (sh'mone esre), the congregation should be quiet, pay attention to the benedictions that the ...
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What are the rules about nudity of the small children?
Until what age is it permitted to see one's own daughter nude? 3? 12?
What about prayers - how does one behave if during Amidah, or any other prayer or brochos, she is in front, with naked butt? Or ...
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How does a chiyuv due to chinuch work? [closed]
We frequently see statements in halacha like "the minor's obligation to do the mitzva is only rabbinically imposed (mid'rabanan), because it's only because of chinuch (=the obligation to educate one's ...
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Does the talmud promote pedophilia? [closed]
I found a surprising claim from a conservative Christian web site about halacha and relations with children. Is what they say actually true or is this wrong?
From http://truthtellers.org/alerts/...
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How to deal with the command of Vayikra/Leviticus 15:19
The verse of Vayikra 15:19 teaches that whoever touches a woman that has her zovah (being blood) becomes impure:
If a woman has a discharge, her flesh discharging blood, she shall remain in her ...
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How to proceed when there was no Minyan to begin with?
Recently I was in a Shul for Friday Mincha. As soon as there were 10 adults they began Ashrei. In the 2nd Bracha of the Chazan repeating Shemona Esrei they realized that one of those that they counted ...
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Chinuch of shofar blowing
The following is a quote from the Shulchan Aruch:
הלכות ראש השנה-סימן תקצו -
תשלום תקיעות לאחר התפלה, ובו סעיף אחד
א. לאחר תפלה מריעים תרועה גדולה בלא תקיעה. הגה: ויש מקומות נוהגין לחזור ...
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Bnei Akiva and zionism
Why is Rabbi Akiva the symbol of the world's largest religious Zionist youth organization ("Bnei Akiva")? (maybe even the world's largest zionist organization period.)
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Does a minor's siyum allow one to eat meat in the nine days?
Ashk'nazim do not eat meat or drink wine during what's commonly called the nine days (the first nine or so days of Av). However, they may do so at a mitzva meal, such as one that celebrates the siyum (...
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Teaching children to daven
Where does it say in Chazal that one doesn't have to teach their children how to daven until they are old enough to understand what they are saying?
My basis that this is found in Chazal is because ...
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Are you allowed to fix a raffle?
Schools (or camps) sometimes make raffles for their students. If you "Daven well", you get a ticket to a raffle taking place in the afternoon.
Sometimes, for good reasons or not, the school decides ...
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Why did Moshe insist on killing the Midianite babies?
After the Midianites enticed the Israelites to fornicate and worship their false deity (Baal of Peor), Moshe launched a surprise attack and slaughtered all the adults, but the warriors left the ...
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Performing Magic Tricks for Children
I've often seen people do magic tricks for their nieces, nephews or for children in general. To an adult observer, the trick is obvious - but to young children, it seems like real magic. Considering ...