Yichud with an Elderly Man

If an elderly man needs a female caretaker, are the two of them allowed to be secluded together? Is it a violation of yichud if the possibility of sin is remote, or even impossible?

Based on the popular book Headlines: Halachic Debates of Current Events by Dovid Lichtenstein, this sourcesheet was adapted for teens by Aryeh Kaminetsky. Formatted and edited by Rachel First. Includes the tzuras hadaf for the quoted Gemaras.


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