Respect for Older Siblings

Honouring parents

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Question

Hello, is a person obligated to respect their older brother?

Answer

Hello,

A person is obligated to respect their older brother, and this obligation extends to all older siblings, not just the eldest.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 240, Paragraph 22. See also She'elot u-Teshuvot Halachot Ketanot (Part 1, Siman 123) and She'elot u-Teshuvot Shevut Yaakov (Part 1, Siman 76). Also see Birkei Yosef (Siman 247, Se'if Katan 17), Ben Ish Chai (Second Year, Parashat Shoftim, 29), Levush (Yoreh De'ah 240, 22) and Kitzur Shulchan Aruch (Siman 143, 20), elaborated in Azmera Leshimcha, Issue 191.

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