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lekadesho”), it is permissible for an adult to feed the
Kiddush wine to a minor before he has heard a valid
Kiddush.

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The Beit Haleivi writes that the Rambam’s
interpretation of the Talmud in Yoma can be
understood based on the premise of the Hagahot
Maimoniot. Since the prohibitions of Yom Kippur
are not derived from a negative commandment but
rather from the positive formulation, “veinitem et
nafshoteichem,” they are categorized as Issurei Aseih.
Thus, it is permissible for an adult to cause minors
to violate the Yom Kippur restrictions just as an
adult may feed a minor wine prior to Kiddush. The
prohibition of Lo Ta’achilum simply does not forbid
adults from causing minors to violate Issurei Aseih.
We have seen three approaches to explain how the
Talmud in Yoma permits an adult to feed, bathe, and
apply oil to minors on Yom Kippur despite the general
prohibition of Lo Ta’achilum. According to the Rashba
and Ran, administering a Rabbinic prohibition to
a minor (for his benefit) is permitted. Under the
assumption that the Yom Kippur restrictions are only
Rabbinically prohibited, it is logical that an adult may
cause a minor’s violation of these restrictions. We have
seen two approaches offered by the Acharonim for the
Rambam, who could not accept the aforementioned
approach, both of which distinguish between types of
prohibitions to which Lo Ta’achilum applies and types
of prohibitions to which it does not: Lo Ta’achilum
applies either only to inherent prohibitions as opposed
to circumstantial prohibitions or only to Issurei Lav as
opposed to Issurei Aseih.

20 Shut Beit Halevi 1:15

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