Regarding the validity of testimony without an oath and the concept of 'shaveh nafshih haticha d'isura'.

Date: 26 Adar II 5597

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Rabbi Elazar Segal Horowitz

Description

The responsum addresses a query about the necessity of an oath for witnesses in Jewish law, clarifying that witnesses are generally not required to swear, and discusses the principle of 'shaveh nafshih haticha d'isura' (one who makes himself a forbidden object) in the context of testimony.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer CM §207

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