Tinok shenishba (Hebrew: תִּינוֹק שֶׁנִשְׁבָּה, romanized: tinoq šenišbā, lit. 'captured infant') is a term that refers to Jews who sin as a result of having been raised without sufficient knowledge and understanding of Judaism. The term originates from a theoretical discussion in the Talmud regarding a Jew who was kidnapped by gentiles as an infant and therefore sinned inadvertently for lack of halakhic knowledge and exposure to Judaism.
Tinok shenishba (Hebrew: תִּינוֹק שֶׁנִשְׁבָּה, romanized: tinoq šenišbā, lit. 'captured infant') is a term that refers to Jews who sin as a result of having been raised without sufficient knowledge and understanding of Judaism. The term originates from a theoretical discussion in the Talmud regarding a Jew who was kidnapped by gentiles as an infant and therefore sinned inadvertently for lack of halakhic knowledge and exposure to Judaism.
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