Question: Hello, I was looking for an apartment in Yerushalayim to rent, and I contacted realtor agents for assistance. The minhag is for the renter to pay the agent one… Read more »
Category: Monetary Law and Charity
lost keys
Question: Lost Keys and New Lock could i get rav fleishmans opinion on this question? Answer: Rav Fleishman’s reply is: I don’t agree and I spoke to two other dayanim… Read more »
Friend bought me a ticket and I paid him back extra
Question: shalom, my friend bought me a ticket to a shabbat dinner and said you can pay me back. When i payed him back i gave him 40$ when the… Read more »
Must pay workers before Rosh HaShana: y/n?
Question: Does an employer have to pay his workers before Rosh HaShanah or does the normal pay date suffice? Answer: No. An employer must pay his workers after they finish… Read more »
Giving ma’aser money to Gift of Life
Question: There’s a organization called the gift of life. It’s an international public bone marrow and blood stem cell registry. It facilitates transplants for children and adults suffering from many… Read more »
Is the stock market called “gambling?”
Question: If gambling is a bad thing in both halacha and hashkafa, what is the heter to “play” the stock market? What is the difference between gambling and investing in… Read more »
Out of Business
Question: Hi, My son was recently riding his bike near a home goods store in our neighborhood and accidentally knocked down an item being displayed outside the store, breaking it…. Read more »
Re: Land Contracts
Question: I want to clarify Land Contract payments are usually with interest calculated into the actual monthly payment even when there is no late payment. Is that not a problem… Read more »
Heter Iska when buying with a land contract
Question: Do you need a Heter Iska when buying a property through land contract? Answer: Essentially it is a sale, and would not need a heter iska, but if there… Read more »
Investing in a non-kosher establishment
Question: I was wondering if one is halachically allowed to buy stock in a company that sells some kosher and some non kosher products, even if I wouldn’t eat there…. Read more »
Maaser Question
Question: My wife is a makeup artist by profession. She has been doing a great chesed recently, by providing makeup service free of charge for brides who cannot afford to… Read more »
Tefillin from maser for grandchild
Question: Can I use maser money to buy my grandchild tefillin. My son is jobless for awhile and low on funds generally. I know for a child its questionable. How… Read more »
Are the yorshim allowed to read private letters written by the deceased?
Question: Is the cherem applicable after the death of the letter writer? Are the yorshim allowed to read private letters written by the deceased? Answer: My apologies that it took… Read more »
Kosher Investment Fund
Question: I inherited an IRA account. From what I can tell, the investment company, Vanguard, invests the funds in a wide range of stocks in various stock markets around the… Read more »
Playgroups
Question: My pediatrician advised me to pull my 24 month old child out of his playgroup due to serious concerns about his well being while he is there (He does… Read more »
Maaser Money
Question: A single unmarried teenage girl is asking whether she can give her maaser money to her single mother whom she lives with in order to help her with paying… Read more »
maaser
Question: We are living a kollel life in Yerushalayim; money is tight. Can my single sister in America buy for my toddler some clothing with her maaser money? Answer: Yes… Read more »
Must one return change of over-payment
Question: The lessor received payment from the lessee of $260 when the charge (beknowen to the lessee) was $257, does change need to be returned? Answer: It depends when the… Read more »
Using Office supplies at work
Question: Am I allowed to print out a document for personal use using the office’s printer, ink, paper… Answer: It really depends on what the boss would say about it…. Read more »
Using ma’aser money for wedding gifts
Question: Can I use ma’aser money for a wedding gift? Answer: There are times when one may use maser money to give a wedding present. First of all it is… Read more »
Custom shade dispute
Question: My wife ordered custom shades. She feels the installer didn’t measure them properly or install them correctly and to move them will create costly damage to the walls and… Read more »
Is short-term renter chayav to replace damaged appliance?
Question: I rented out my literally brand new apartment in Israel. The short-term renter used the residential kitchen as an effective catering hall to serve 60-70 people each meal and… Read more »
heter iskah
Question: I am a 50% partner in an Israeli company(the other 50% partner is Jewish)and I have taken a private loan from the company. Prior to me having the Heter… Read more »
Jewish worker moonlighting
Question: We gave a friend a job about 2 years ago to assist in running one of the divisions of our property related business. At the end of last year,… Read more »
Are people sensitive to the cold allowed to close the window?
Question: what is the halachah in regard to who takes preference when one person wants to open say a window or door to a room because they are feeling hot… Read more »
Building Rights
Question: Dear Rabbonim, Next door to our building is a plot allocated for use as a Synagogue. Is this something that the kablan should have told us before purchasing? The… Read more »
Liability in car collision
Question: Miss B employed Mr. A to find her a second hand car to buy and she paid Mr A 1500 NIS. Miss B bought the car that Mr A… Read more »
RABBI BY DEFAULT (ROSH HABURA BY DEFAULT)
Question: 2 1/2 years ago I started a class in my beit knesset which continues to this day. Last week, without my knowledge, the rav of the beit knesset appointed… Read more »
Is it גניבת דעת to put a GPS tracker on my employees car
Question: I have a frum employee that when I am not in the office he leaves without signing out. His wife is forever calling him and is very needy. I… Read more »
checking a contract for any halachic issues
Question: I need to move apt. and sign a rental contract urgently. Can you please check over the contract to make sure there are no issues eg ribbis in either… Read more »
Does a non-registered basement apartment have to pay vaad bayis?
Question: The owner of a basement (machson) converted it to an apartment which is roughly 70-80 square meters, nearly the size of the regular apartment in our building. The residents… Read more »
Can you carry over maaser to the next year
Question: If you already gave a tenth to maaser for this year and you realize you gave more than you had to, are you allowed to apply it to the… Read more »
Question About Maaser
Question: I gave my mother points from my credit card for an airline ticket to come visit me.. I could have redeemed those points for money. My mother is a… Read more »
Father giving 1/2 of inheritance to friend of family
Question: I’m an only child of a Jewish father. My parents are divorced and my father married a goy, who has since passed on. When I was 20, my father… Read more »
copying music to usb drive
Question: Can my brother in law add music to my flash drive from his own or my in-laws collection? What about cds that I own already? Would it change anything… Read more »
Réparation of. Shlihout
Question: In the USA ,i was made shaliah to give some money to someone’s parents in Europe I did not do it , should I give it back to the… Read more »
Photo ownership
Question: My husband and I received a free photoshoot that included five free pictures. All additional pictures would cost $10 each. Before we reviewed the pictures with the photographer she… Read more »
To what limit can 1 jew charge another jew Interest with a heter iska.
Question: To what limit can 1 jew charge another jew Interest with a heter iska. Answer: There is no limit how little one Jew can charge another, as even a… Read more »
Car backed out of driveway and ran over my lawn trimmer – is car driver obligated to pay?
Question: My son (age 13) has been doing lawn work for some of our neighbors for pay. He had put his trimmer at the end of a neighbor’s driveway while… Read more »
Damage to worn sweater
Question: I borrowed a sweater and while I was using it it became ruined. The value of the sweater when it was new was $32 but it was somewhat used… Read more »
Masser for online access to torah shiurim
Question: Kavod HaRav, There’s a website that has numerous shiurim that they allow people view 30 minutes amonth for free. If you want to watch more they have for different… Read more »
Donation for Publication
Question: A friend of mine was collecting money to publish a sefer lzecher nishmas someone. I said I’ll gave $50 or $100 (I don’t remember which) for the cause. However… Read more »
Considered theft
Question: If one is to print a personal email or document by printing one or more pages to a printer belonging to work, is that considered theft? Answer: It depends… Read more »
Can a contractor charge me for work without telling me the price
Question: I hired a contractor to finish my basement. Along the way I added to the job. the contractor did not advise me that I would be charged more for… Read more »
Is it a problem for me to take out a loan and my father cosigns it?
Question: Is it a problem for me to take out a loan and my father cosigns it? Answer: If the loan is from a gentile there is no problem with… Read more »
ribit
Question: if i use someones credit card and pay him cash for what I bought while he pays the bill is that okay? thank you very much Answer: If you… Read more »
onaah
Question: if i would sell a camera on the internet, must i make sure that I am not overcharging? how do i know what is the price ? is it… Read more »
are there any ribit issues if i use my mothers credit card.
Question: Are there any ribit issues if I use my mothers credit card. the credit card company may charge interest and if I use it then my mom pays the bill… Read more »
Can a Jew lend the money of a non-Jewish?
Question: If a lender is Jewish but his investor is a non-jew, can a Jew borrow money with interest from him since hundred percent of the money is from a… Read more »
mortgage
Question: is it ok for my dad to take a loan from the bank on behalf of my sister who wants to go to grad school? thank you Answer: Please… Read more »