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> Furthermore, one should not accept the invitation of someone suspected on kashrut at all. Only after the fact that one accepted the invitation one doesn't have to cancel but should only eat food which the person is not suspect on.<ref>Shevet Halevi 4:90 based on Bechor Shor A"Z 39b against Pri Chadash 119:6</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 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 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> | ||
