Reply To: Question about Confidentiality of Discussions with One’s Rabbi in American law

Confidentiaty does not apply between a Rabbi and a congregant, Only between a priest and a confessioner.

Confession to a Priest is long considered part of the catholic relgion. it is not part of Judaism.

So if someone confesses to a Priest that he killed someone and the body is buried ___. The Priest cannot go to the police and its not considered admissable evidence, Even if they find the body.

However if someone does the same to a Rabbi. he CAN go to the police and it is admissable evidence