Question: If my father in law takes out the mortgage for the house I am buying, and I am paying the monthly payments (from income of the basement+) is it ribbis?… Read more »
Category: Monetary Law and Charity
Found gift
Question: Over a year ago my wife found a gift card next the entrance to our building. She put up a sign (then) and no one called. Can she use… Read more »
Thanking Party in Heter Isks
Question: May one thank “lender” party in Heter iska arrangement? Thank you Answer: If it is a valid, heter iska agreement, then essentially it is a business deal, and this… Read more »
I was ambushed due to my neighbor’s huge bush near the sidewalk
Question: I was ambushed due to my neighbor’s huge bush near the sidewalk. My elbow was injured, my head was hit, and I had valuables stolen. They knocked me down… Read more »
Due i owe money damages for lost profit on money i was holding for someone & i borrowed it without permission ?
Question: If someone gave me money to hold for him, and I borrowed it temporarily without his permission…. and then he showed up wanting it right away & I did… Read more »
Genevas Daas in Online Business
Question: I run an online business and I run it myself. I don’t always like my name on the internet so sometimes when I communicate online with clients, I use… Read more »
Recording another individual
Question: If I meet with a rabbi or therapist and want to record the sessions for my own personal use instead of note taking because I can’t focus well, is… Read more »
Previous tenant left item
Question: I rented out my basement apartment, and the Jewish tenant bought a new oven. They eventually moved out, leaving the oven. Obviously it’s not like they forgot it there,… Read more »
Fallen leaves
Question: Leaves from a tree on my porch flew into my neighbors porch and stuffed their drain. Am I liable for damages? Answer: Answer from Horav Y. Fleishman ahlit”a Were… Read more »
Ribis for a relative
Question: My brother-in-law wanted to borrow my van to do carpool from camp. I asked him since he is going to the camp, if he can save me a trip… Read more »
Using Product photos from the internet
Question: I sell tools on my website which I purchase from an authorized distributor. Manufacturers create high-quality photographs of their tools and make them available to distributors. My distributor passes… Read more »
Tree overhanging someone else’s property
Question: I have a tree that the branches are overhanging someone else’s property they constantly want me to cut the branches do I have to cut the branches if it… Read more »
Maisar for Kollel fund
Question: If a person has a “Kollel fund” by which profit is put into that fund so that in a number of years a person can go to Kollel to… Read more »
What is considered “extensive usage” regarding damage to borrowed seforim?
Question: From the Torah Musings site(https://www.torahmusings.com/2011/05/sefarim-part-i-of-ii/), on footnote #20 he writes: One who borrows a sefer and ruins it or wears it out due only to extensive usage is exempt… Read more »
Can I dispute the cc charges
Question: We purchased new Shaitels for my daughter before she got married, she preferred buying synthetic hair, but only if it would be reasonably manageable, have a sensible quality and… Read more »
Reviewing the laws of Bar Metzra
Question: learning in Chosem Mispt, new Kollel in Clev Hts,OH 175:5 would like to review topic info on Bar-Metzrah’ ie brothers or partners where 1 sells a portion to a… Read more »
Accepting extra pay for babysitting- Ribbis?
Question: Hello, I wanted to know if accepting extra money for a babysitting job is allowed, and if not, must it be returned? A price per hour was agreed upon…. Read more »
May two professionals split all profits?
Question: Mr. A & Mr. B are two independent professionals, Mr. A works on Sundays and Wednesdays and Mr. B works on Mondays and Tuesdays. May they make an agreement… Read more »
Collecting owed money
Question: I have a reticent ba’al chov who is shlepping me along and there is iska attached to this loan. I want to prepare myself with adequate documentation in the… Read more »
Using mikvah for tevilas keilim
Question: My local hardware store has a free mikvah for items purchased at their store. If I buy something there that I need to toivel, can I also toivel something… Read more »
Ribbis if higher price for installments?
Question: I am signing up for an online (video-based course) there is one price if paid in full and another is paid in installments. Is there a ribis issue here?… Read more »
May a seller offer a reward on a sale, which he explicitly limits only to cash (not credit) sales?
Question: May a seller offer a reward on a sale, which he explicitly limits only to cash sales? Is the buyer’s forfeiting the receipt of the reward in exchange for… Read more »
abandoned property of a tenant
Question: I had a tenant that stopped paying rent. After serving him an eviction notice, he disappeared and left furniture, books etc behind. It has since been a year, I… Read more »
can a person use an item without permission of all its owners?
Question: if 10 people own an item beshutfos, and the item is the type that does not get used up, e.g. a house, chair, table, land, etc. and one of… Read more »
Whose obligation is it to put up a fence
Question: I recently moved into a house that my neighbor is frum yid lets call him Moshe. The propertys are on two levels. My neighbors is higher & I am… Read more »
Asking for a raise in order to give it to maaser
Question: If I work for a yeshiva or charity and I get paid $10 an hour. Can I ask for a raise of $12 an hour, while promising to give… Read more »
Am I alowed to invest Maasar and/ or Tzedkoah money?
Question: I have a separate account where I put Maasar and Tzedakah money and give it out as needed. While the money is sitting in the account, can I invest… Read more »
Credit card and Ribis
Question: Ruvein has a credit card in the name of Shimon. however all correspondents of the card is at Ruvein’s address, because according to the bank Shimon has a moved… Read more »
Tzedakah Money to Pay Wedding Expenses
Question: Can I use money I have put aside for Tzedakah to pay for my son’s wedding? Answer: My apologies that it took a while to get back to you…. Read more »
Collecting a debt
Question: Some time ago, someone borrowed money (about $100,000) as a business loan with a heter iska. The man is evasive and unresponsive about repaying and has not kept his… Read more »
May I pay an extra fare of 5.70 when I only owe a balance of 5.30 for a bus trip?
Question: I boarded a bus and inserted my pay-card into the pay machine to pay a fare of 11.00 Shekels. The driver accidentally pressed the wrong button and the machine… Read more »
Reuse a used mikveh Towel?
Question: May one reuse a used mikveh towel? The men’s mikveh charges for the towels. May one pick up a used towel from the floor and stand on it or… Read more »
Immersion blender
Question: I rented an apartment with clear stipulation that I was allowed to use everything. On my last day there I used a stick/ immersion blender. It worked ok but… Read more »
Copying CDs
Question: If I bought children CDs and they either got lost or ruined am I allowed to make new copies of them Answer: You are allowed to make copies of… Read more »
Who do your pay back first?
Question: Considering that there are numerous people which I owe money to. Does halacha dictate any specific order in which to pay back? Older debts vs New. Large vs small… Read more »
Listening to a recording
Question: I asked someone who was going to a conference (that costed money) to record the speeches on her mp3 for me. After the conference the organizer sold recordings of… Read more »
mekach ta’us?
Question: I hired a sofer to write a Torah. I ordered based on seeing a sample of his writing. The klaf size I requested was 4cm shorter than his sample… Read more »
disconnecting public property
Question: We had an electronic bulletin board installed in the lobby of our building. since there was no charge on the part of the tenants, we didn’t have a meeting… Read more »
electronic bulletin board
Question: is it permitted to have an electronic bulletin board in a public place? lobby of an apartment house where I live? one of the neighbors in the building keeps… Read more »
The seller would not sell if he knew why I am buying it
Question: May I buy many tickets for an event (e.g. concert) to resell them [if there is no rule/ law against it] if I do not live in that area?… Read more »
Can I be moser someone who stole from me
Question: I gave a person a substantial amount to invest in a property. Because he had difficulties, he did not use it for the investment. I am choshed because of… Read more »
copying cards from the Hebrew version of a game I own in English
Question: We own the game Code Names in English. I’d like to have the word cards of the Hebrew game, to combine the two, but the Hebrew game is quite… Read more »
Using Maaser Money for a Family Visit
Question: I live in Israel and my unmarried disabled sister lives in the United States. Except for another sibling who lives nearby, my disabled sister is very much alone (our… Read more »
Giving tzedaka to your own children for a procedure
Question: I owe tzedaka money from my parent’s (zl) yerusha. Our daughter and son-in-law, married several years already, are unlikely to have children without the help of IVF. He has… Read more »
Receiving tzedakah from “non-kosher” money
Question: May an individual/mossad receive tzedakah/maaser from a donor whom it is obvious he acquired his money through non-kosher means. For example maaser from a business venture that he operates… Read more »
Non obligated maaser
Question: I saw many questions here about someone who has student loan debts and other debts and they were answered that they don’t have to give maaser but should still… Read more »
hashovas aveida
Question: I was on the train and found a wallet that, based on the ID inside it, belongs to a non-Jew. After considering what I should do and consulting with… Read more »
Blank Check
Question: May someone who runs a private kindergarten take a blank check as a security? (The check should be signed but no date or amount filled in. Also the “To”… Read more »
Maaser Kesafim
Question: The Goldberg’s monthly expenses are $8000. This reflects $6500 of bare-bones essentials (utilities, tuition, basic food/household expenses etc) plus ~$1500 of “shalom-bayis” types of needs (slightly better and nicer… Read more »
maaser folow up
Question: I received an email mentioning the reply to below answer was posted, however I don’t know how to retrieve it. Would you please provide me with a question ID… Read more »