Trusting Others for Kashrut: Difference between revisions
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#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 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> | #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, | #If parents who are religious are eating at one of their children's house who is non-religious but they know that they're trustworthy to say that they prepared something for them that is completely kosher they may eat the food. The same is true of a husband who is religious trusting his wife who isn't.<ref>Igrot Moshe YD 1:54. His main thesis is that a person can trust someone to be telling them truth if they know them very well and know that they're not lying. He proves this concept from Ketubot 85a where Rava trusted his wife's judgement about something that required testimony even though he wouldn't trust another Torah scholar about that same thing. Where the Torah requires testimony it doesn't matter how trustworthy of a person they are the Torah requires two witnesses. Even Moshe Rabbenu wouldn't be trusted by himself. However, even there it is possible to trust someone like your wife who you know well. It is like knowing the information directly without testimony.</ref> This only applies to very close relationships like parents or a spouse where you know them very well and they wouldn't trick each other. However, this does not apply to a friend or community member.<Ref>Igrot Moshe YD 2:43</ref> | ||
===Someone with Unknown Reliability=== | ===Someone with Unknown Reliability=== | ||
