Is beit din obligated to actively prevent a minor from eating forbidden foods or violating Shabbat?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that beit din bears no obligation to stop a child from eating forbidden foods or violating Shabbat. Authorities debate whether this applies equally to Torah-level and rabbinic prohibitions, and whether reaching chinuch age changes the rule.
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