Trusting Others for Kashrut: Difference between revisions
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#Someone who is suspected of not eating kosher may not be trusted if he makes statement about the kashrut of something. Therefore, if you are invited to the house of someone who is suspected of eating non-kosher one may not eat anything which is subject to any suspicion.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 119:1, Bechorot 35a</ref> | #Someone who is suspected of not eating kosher may not be trusted if he makes statement about the kashrut of something. Therefore, if you are invited to the house of someone who is suspected of eating non-kosher one may not eat anything which is subject to any suspicion.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 119:1, Bechorot 35a</ref> | ||
#Someone who sells non-kosher food as a though it is kosher, although it is a terrible sin religiously and monetarily to others, he can still be trusted about the kosher status of his food at home. Even though he is suspected of fraud in business that doesn't mean he will personally eat non-kosher. Therefore, if invited over one could eat his food.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 119:2. Shach 119:5 explains that although the person isn't careful about the sin of [[lifnei iver]] he is careful not to eat non-kosher himself.</ref> | |||
#Someone who is suspected in one area of halacha is only suspect in that area or in areas that require that halacha as a prerequisite, however, for unrelated halacha's he is trusted.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 119:4</ref> | |||
#Someone suspected of a serious sin is also suspect of a lighter sin in terms of the Torah's system of punishments, unless the lighter sin is more serious in the eyes of people in which he isn't suspect of that sin.<ref>Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 119:5</ref> | |||
#parents, R Moshe | #parents, R Moshe | ||
===Someone with Unknown Reliability=== | ===Someone with Unknown Reliability=== | ||
# If there is someone who you do not know whether he is careful to only eat kosher or he is suspect to eat non-kosher one may rely upon his kashrut if invited to his house.<ref>Rama Y.D. 119:1</ref> | # If there is someone who you do not know whether he is careful to only eat kosher or he is suspect to eat non-kosher one may rely upon his kashrut if invited to his house.<ref>Rama Y.D. 119:1</ref> | ||
