A vow not to visit places that desecrate Shabbos
Question
A 12-year-old boy vowed not to visit places that desecrate Shabbos. And now the whole family is going on a trip to a Shabbos-desecrating amusement park. Can the vow be annulled?
Answer
Shalom!
The vow cannot be annulled. Vows of a 12-year-old boy who understands what a vow is are as binding as the vows of a Bar Mitzvah boy. A vow to fulfill a commandment cannot be annulled, and his vow is a vow to fulfill a commandment.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, section Yoreh Deah, chapter 228, subsection 28
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