Touching a Girl Over Three Years Old
Question
What is the ruling on touching a girl over three years old?
A. In the middle of a game.
B. When the entire game involves touching.
C. Holding her for her own benefit.
D. Holding her as a form of amusement for the holder.
E. Giving her a hand to say “Gut Shabbos.”
F. If she wants to touch me, is it permissible to let her?
Thank you.
Answer
Shalom uVracha,
A–E: It is forbidden to touch a girl over the age of three if she is not your sister.
F. There is no prohibition on her part—the prohibition applies to you.
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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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