Observance of Prohibition on Touching Between Brother and Sister | Sheilot

Observance of Prohibition on Touching Between Brother and Sister

Question

A brother after Bar Mitzvah and a sister after Bat Mitzvah, can they touch each other - handshakes, etc.?

Answer

Shalom u'vracha 

Affectionate touching between a brother and sister is prohibited. 

Answered 3 November 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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