Is it permitted to instruct a non-Jew (akum) to feed forbidden food to a Jewish minor?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah rules that instructing a non-Jew to feed forbidden food to a child is also forbidden under the rule of amira l'akum. An exception exists when the child is ill and needs it.
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