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Posts By: Rav Yehonoson Dovid Hool
Vayakhel-Pekudei – Guarding a Good Reputation: To What Extent?
Recently, there was a story circulating about a gabbai tzedakah (an official in charge of funds for the poor) who approached a certain wealthy man and asked him for a… Read more »
Evictions: Halachic Considerations
Reuven rents an apartment for a year, and agrees to pay the rent every three months. After six months, he defaults on his rental payment, and the landlord wants to… Read more »
Reintroducing The Shtar Chatzi Zachar
PDF view/download A Halachic Method Of Bequeathing To A Daughter Contents Introduction – A daughter does not inherit her father if her father leaves sons 1) Halachic ways to give… Read more »
Yiush and Shinui Reshus
Dayan Beis Din Nesivos Chaim, Yerushalayim This Shiur is property of Bais Havaad L’inyonei Mishpat
The Greedy Shadchan
Dayan Beis Din Nesivos Chaim, Yerushalayim This Shiur is property of Bais Havaad L’inyonei Mishpat
Buying From A Unknown Source
Dayan Beis Din Nesivos Chaim, Yerushalayim This Shiur is property of Bais Havaad L’inyonei Mishpat
Questionable Counterfeit
Dayan Beis Din Nesivos Chaim, Yerushalayim This Shiur is property of Bais Havaad L’inyonei Mishpat
Permissable Theft
Dayan Beis Din Nesivos Chaim, Yerushalayim This Shiur is property of Bais Havaad L’inyonei Mishpat
Gezel and Taus Akum
Dayan Beis Din Nesivos Chaim, Yerushalayim This Shiur is property of Bais Havaad L’inyonei Mishpat
The Cake Was Delicious, But It’s Not My Birthday
Dayan Beis Din Nesivos Chaim, Yerushalayim This Shiur is property of Bais Havaad L’inyonei Mishpat
Hezek on the Safari
Dayan Beis Din Nesivos Chaim, Yerushalayim This Shiur is property of Bais Havaad L’inyonei Mishpat
Shemini – Is Your Food Kosher?
In Parshas Shemini we find the laws of Ma’acholos Assuros – the instructions about which animals are kosher and which are forbidden to be eaten. The Ramban gives a reason… Read more »
Selling Chometz Online
Question: I am thinking of selling my chametz online, and wanted to know the Halachic basis for it, without a kinyan? Answer: I am unaware of the details of the… Read more »
Shnayim Mikra – to read the whole Sedra first
Dear Distinguished Rabbis, shlitas I was told by a Rav a heter, but since he’s not a posek, I’m concerned that it may not have been a correct psak, as… Read more »
Orlah for a replanted sapling
Question In your Halachos on Birkas HaIlanos, you mention that one shouldn’t use trees that are Orlah. I planted two fruit saplings a year ago (when they were blooming). I… Read more »
When no water is available for Netilat Yodayim
Question Can one say just the brocha on the bread without washing hands if there is no water to wash hands? Answer If one is travelling on a journey, and… Read more »
Donation in error
Question My wife transfered maaser money from our general checking account to our tzedaka account. Immediately after performing the transaction, she realized that she had forgotten to subtract approx. $5000… Read more »
Costs of billing – Ribbis?
Question I have an IT business. I send invoices to my clients via email, if they didn’t pay it then I send them a letter where I charge them 60p… Read more »
Hot water tap on Yom Tov
Question Can one use hot water from the tap to wash one’s dirty dishes with on yom tov? Answer It depends. If, as in Israel, the hot water is coming… Read more »
Does the entire Haggadah have to be read?
Question: Does the entire Haggadah have to be read word for word, or it is enough to just ‘talk’ ABOUT some sections without actually reading the text? Answer: Torah law… Read more »
Is a Beth Din required to provide a reason for its ruling?
Question: Is a Beth Din required to provide a reason for its ruling? Answer: According to the Halacha, usually a Beis Din is not required to provide a reasoning for… Read more »
Din or Peshoro (Compromise)?
Question: When litigants sign a Shtar Borrerus (Deed of Arbitration) in Beis Din, it usually states that the Dayanim are given the authority to rule either according to the strict… Read more »
Money coming to a married woman after death
Question: Can you tell me if husband inherits his wife for money that she receives after she dies? The exact case I am dealing with is a women who died… Read more »
A Driver’s Liability in Halacha and Civil Law
Driving a car in America carries with it tremendous responsibility. Besides the Torah obligation not to hurt others, driving also involves several issues of liability according to American civil law…. Read more »
Lending Shekel for Dollars
Question: Reuven, an American tourist in Israel, wishes to borrow some Israeli shekels from his friend and fellow tourist Shimon, and arranges to repay the loan when they return to… Read more »
Canceling a Prearranged Service Under Jewish Law
Question: If you order a babysitter, taxi driver or any other person to work for you, may you cancel the arrangement before the job begins, and what are the financial… Read more »
Repentant thief
Question: In my youth I was irreligious, and on one occasion I, together with a friend of mine, stole from a warehouse two doors. Since then I have done Teshuvah,… Read more »
