In Judaism, Lifnei Iver (Hebrew: לִפְנֵי עִוֵּר, romanized: lifnê ʿiwwēr, "Before the Blind") is a Hebrew expression defining a prohibition against misleading people by use of a "stumbling block," or allowing a person to proceed unawares in unsuspecting danger or culpability.

A second reason is lifnei iver: The idolater will use the animal for pagan sacrifice, and by facilitating idol worship the Jew thus violates lifnei iver. A practical difference between the two approaches arises in a case where the idolater already owns other animals suitable for sacrifice.

Jul 16, 2019 · In analyzing the reasons for lifnei iver, two distinct approaches appear amongst the commentators.

Jul 13, 2023 · Based on the pasuk "Lifnei Iver Lo TIten Michshol" - "Before a blind person one should not place a stumbling block," chazal understand that there is a prohibition to cause another Jew to violate a prohibition of the Torah.

Feb 6, 2025 · Question: I have questions about “lifnei iver” (the prohibition of facilitating another’s aveira; we will call the facilitator, Reuven, and the violator, Shimon). Does Reuven violate lifnei iver only when Shimon does the aveira, or when Reuven facilitated the potential aveira?

Lifnei Iver Sheviit (5:8) | Yisrael Bankier | 8 years ago. In the fifth perek we learnt a number of Mishnayot that limit the interaction with one suspected of violating the laws of shemittah. The first Mishnah (5:6) discusses those utensils that a craftsman is not allowed to sell such a person.

Jun 15, 2022 · Lifnei Iver prohibits both giving bad advice and helping someone to do an aveira. What is the relationship between these two issurim and what is their nature?

May 10, 2019 · Does the prohibition of lifnei iver apply only when it is certain that there will be a transgression, or does it apply even where a transgression is only a possibility? A possible source for the answer is a Gemara concerning Rav Huna and his son Rabba ( Kiddushin 32a).

There are two basic ways to understand the prohibition of ‘lifnei iver lo sitayn michshol’ (do not put a stumbling block before a blind person). (19:14) Rashi on this pasuk, as well as the Rambam and the Chinuch, explain it as primarily a prohibition against being deceptive when giving advice to those who are not in a strong position to ...

QUESTION: The Torah states in this past week’s parsha, V’lifnei iver lo sitain michshol (Vayikra 19:14). The literal meaning is, “And before a blind man, do not place a stumbling block”. Is there a broader understanding of this restriction?