Reuven is getting hired . His compensation: x amount of dollars or shekel a week; 10 days vacation a year use of the company car for a week an interest-free… Read more »

Hi, The Heter Isska you have in English online lets me think that the sum invested must be returned to the investor no matter what happens. Is that correct? You… Read more »

Interesting shailo in ribis A company owed someone his pay check for last month, came the time to pay and the company ran into some financial difficulties. The pay check… Read more »

An ani went around collecting on Purim and came to a rich person who didn’t have any more money left to give. The Ani said “Here, I’ll lend you a… Read more »

I recently set up an account at bank Mizrahi Tafuhot. The account receives interest. Do you know if this is a problem, or if bank Mizrahi has set up a… Read more »

May one pay for a lulav and esrog set a month in advance via credit card to get an early bird discount? Or would this be considered a problem? Someone… Read more »

Should maaser be paid from the gross income or from the net income? Answer: Maaser must be taken from a person’s net income. The obligation of taking maaser applies to… Read more »

A friend kindly arranged a private loan with interest that will allow me to buy a home. I understand that with the proper heter iska we can make this happen…. Read more »

Sholem I’m I allowed to buy something here in Israel with a israeli credit card in a couple payments if there is a ribis charge on it? Answer: The big… Read more »

If a loan is made with a secular loan contract and also a heter iskah, does the heter iskah override the terms of the secular contract? I.e., if the secular… Read more »

Reuven took Shimon to secular court without a heter from beis din. Reuven won a monetary claim to be paid out over time. Reuven now offers Shimon a discount to… Read more »

Can one loan money to a student for his college education on condition that the student maintains, for instance, a B average? (If the grade is not maintained, the benefactor… Read more »

Someone borrowed money from a friend in the amount of $1000. Much time went by and he never paid it back. The one who lent the money you could say… Read more »

Someone took a loan from a gemach for a large amount of money and made up to pay back $500 a month. They now need to take another loan and… Read more »

I am going g-d willing into a partnership. It is on line business to sell vitamins. I would manage the business and my partner would give me his credit card… Read more »

Kavod HaRav, I have a question regarding potential ribit that I observed: Can a jewish owned business provide a Cash Advance to another jewish owned business, if the advance constitutes… Read more »

Hello, may a real estate agent broker a deal between two non religious Jews in which owner financing (which I am assuming is ribbis) will be used? The agent is… Read more »

If a Jew lends money to another Jew for interest using a Heter Iska form, is it also permitted to have the borrower sign a promissory note guaranteeing the repayment… Read more »

My wife lent somebody a container of matzoh meal that was not kosher for Pesach. The husband works in a factory, and brought back a bag that contains matzoh meal… Read more »

A borrower repaid us our loan and threw in a package of 3 very fancy wines to boot. Now what do we do with the wine? He wouldn’t hear of taking… Read more »

If I go to the supermarket for my parents, spending $100 of my own money, making me a lender. Can my father pay me back $300, as the money is… Read more »

Dear Rabbi, I took out a mortgage loan to be used for a family member where he pays the monthly payments. I was told that I will need a Heter… Read more »

I have lately seen adds for something called “peer to peer lending” which sounds like it would be a good thing to invest in, as there are minimal losses involved…. Read more »

Reuven and Shimon jointly take out a bank loan at x% interest to invest in a venture they are both involved in, they acquire x% of the company through this… Read more »

I have recently started working for a finance company that issues short term, small loans. The company is fully licensed etc but the interest is high. My role over time… Read more »

2 Jews are in business.  One of them has a 50% share in the business, which he supplies from his other business. The business he supplies owes him money to him…. Read more »

Question: I pay my babysitter on Friday for the week’s work, which includes Friday. When paying at the end of the week, is there anything wrong with paying a few… Read more »

Question: If I gave someone a punch on my bus card last week and this week the bus fare went up, can they give me back a punch this week?… Read more »

Question: Is it permitted to let a friend of mine borrow money from my home equity account and have him pay the interest on that principle being that I am… Read more »

Question: I borrowed an old used bike from a friend of mine to teach my sone how to ride a two-wheeler. The bike was crushed by a car (while on… Read more »

Question: I am about to vacate an apartment that I have been renting for the past year. Just found out that the property manager is jewish and possibly the owner… Read more »

Question: I manage my family’s different savings accounts under separate accounts in my bank, under my main bank account. Is there any problem in doing this, as in the end… Read more »