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Hugging a Niece

Question

Regarding my niece (my sister’s daughter), and she is a minor: until what age is it permitted to hug her and kiss her, etc., and likewise the other way around?! She is currently two years old.

Answer

Shalom u’vracha 

It is permitted until the age of 3.

Answered 18 December 2025 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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