[Avodah] “yedia brura”

[Joel Rich]

In Moscow in 1936 Rav Moshe was asked (Y”D 1:54) concerning a situation
where non-religious children were the only source of food for their
religious parents. Could such children be relied upon concerning the kosher
status of the food provided. He was mchadeish that while such individuals
don’t have neemanut(halachic credibility),if the parents “knew” that the
children would not lie to them on this issue, they could be relied upon in
a case of great need. A “yedia brura”(clear knowledge?), based on actual
experience would be required as well as an underlying theory as to why the
child would not do such a thing.

It occurred to me that, even if a rabbi gave such a ruling, the ruling
would be conditional on the parent’s judgment as to whether he had “yedia
brura”, rather than the rabbi’s evaluation of the knowledge. Quite a burden
to put on somebody who will certainly be impacted by the result, any
thoughts appreciated.

Hashem Oz Lamo Yiten Hashem Yvarech Et Amo Bashalom

Joel Rich
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