❓ Must You Stop Another Person’s Child from Stealing, Harming Others, or Eating Non-Kosher Food?

Author: Rabbi Yaakov GoldsteinPublished: October 6, 2026
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Bein Adam Lechaveiro – Universal Responsibility to Correct a Child’s Societal Misconduct[1] When a child steals, causes damage, injury, humiliation, or other harm between people, it is appropriate for a Beis Din, and for every individual to reprimand the child and prevent such behavior. Matters of Modesty and immorality[2]

  1. Bein Adam Lechaveiro – Universal Responsibility to Correct a Child’s Societal Misconduct[1]

When a child steals, causes damage, injury, humiliation, or other harm between people, it is appropriate for a Beis Din, and for every individual to reprimand the child and prevent such behavior.

 

  1. Matters of Modesty and immorality[2]

If one sees a child performing an immoral and immodest act then it is fitting for anyone to intervene and separate the child from wrongdoing.

 

  1. Non-Kosher food:[3]

If one sees a child eating forbidden foods, it is fitting for anyone to intervene and separate the child from wrongdoing.

[1] Rambam Geneiva 1:10; Maggid Mishneh Geneiva 1:10 in name of Rambam; Bach 343 in end; Beir Hagoleh C.M. 349:5; Chayeh Adam 66:5; P”M 343 M”Z 2; M”B 343:9 in name of P”M and other Achronim; Kaf Hachaim 343:26; Piskeiy Teshuvos 343:2 and 6; Encyclopedia Talmudit ibid p. 200

[2] Shoel Umeishiv Basra 4:44; Or Sameiach on Rambam Rotzieach 1:13; Piskeiy Teshuvos 343:2

[3] Chanoch Lanaar 7 footnote 5 in name of Malei Haroim; Piskeiy Teshuvos 343:2; See Shach Y.D. 81:26

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