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 »
Category: Monetary Law and Charity
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 »
Why isn’t paying for a lottery/raffle ticket a ribbis problem?
Question: The prohibition of “PSIKA” forbids paying for a purchase in advance of receiving the item purchased if the seller will not charge the buyer more in the case of… Read more »
finding lost object
Question: there is a segula to say a certain paragraph (“אמר רבי בנימין etc.”) when one has lost something…in there it has the word אלקא…. when one is actually saying… Read more »
Suing a frum psychiatrist in beis din
Question: Are there special dinim regarding suing a psychiatrist, since he is a doctor? I saw a frum doctor, a psychiatrist for 5 years, and he did not help me… Read more »
Favor for landlord-ribbis
Question: Hi, I owe my landlord a past due rent, and they are kind about it due to their knowledge of our unfortunate financial situation. Can I give them items… Read more »
Parking Illegaly
Question: Is it g’neiva to park a car in an empty parking lot which is privately owned and signage shows that it is forbidden to park there. Certainly this would… Read more »
Maaser money for bein hazmanim program
Question: I’ve started a program that encourages torah learning during bein hazmanim and offers a raffle for those who learn. I would like to try to expand the program. Can… Read more »
Lost items in Shul
Question: What’s the Eitza in a Shul not to have a problem with lost items and Hashovas Aveida..? Thank you very much! Answer: The eitza is that the shul should… Read more »
Eviction of tenant
Question: How does a landlord evict a tenant who rents an apartment on a month to month basis. There is no written lease. The reason for the eviction is that… Read more »
Maaser and tefillin for a bar mitzvah boy
Question: Can the cost of purchasing a set of tefillin for my son as he approaches bar mitzvah be paid from ma’aser money? Why or why not? Answer: Essentially we… Read more »
Using Email In Place Of A Shtar
Question: Can one use email as proof of having lent money? I.e. if I lend money to a friend, can I ask him to send me an email from his… Read more »
Are we chayav to pay repairman?
Question: Shalom, Several months back, my wife called a repair company to service the fridge which wasn’t cold. We paid them 250 shekels for first visit. They weren’t successful in… Read more »
Floodlight
Question: A next door neighbor recently installed a high power LED security light on the side of his house which is side by side with my house. The light shines… Read more »
maaser on employee health benefits (USA)
Question: K’vod haRav, in the US it is common for the employer to pay most of the cost of health insurance (e.g. if the insurance costs $24000/year, the employee pays… Read more »
Din chazakah / din kedimah
Question: We are a group of about 15 people, we have been renting in the summer bungalows for the last 3 years from someone… with no previous notice we found… Read more »
Shared costs of appliances/roommate
Question: My roommate is getting married bh. We moved in together 2 years ago (minus 3 months). We split the cost of new appliances and furniture 50/50 and we vaguely… Read more »
Seminary Tuition
Question: Can seminary tuition be paid from maaser? Answer: Yes it can. The reason is that although we may not use maaser money to pay for things that are a… Read more »
Repair of shared water pipe
Question: Shalom u’vracha, The description of the water pipe in question is as follows: 6 attached houses (each having three apartments) receive water from one main meter of Gihon in… Read more »
“Yiush”
Question: The scenario is if I asked someone if I can keep something, and the owner told me that it was fine that I keep it and that he was… Read more »
Employee
Question: An employee of a jewish-owned store undercharged me a small amount (a quarter, etc.). When I brought it to his attention he told me not to worry about paying… Read more »
giving masser with a credit card
Question: Is giving masser through a credit card permissible? The company is in essence “lending” you the money and you are in essence “paying” your debt to them with money… Read more »
Masser with credit cards that offer bonuses
Question: Can I give masser through a credit card that offers cash back if a certain amount is spent within a certain amount of time . For example if I… Read more »
Value of lottery ticket
Question: If someone destroys a friends lottery ticket, is he liable to pay? Answer: Answer from Horav Y. Fleishman shlita. Yes-whatever they sell for. Meaning, that the person would… Read more »
RIBBIS
Question: my parents are buying a house. i was planning to invest as well. however i don’t have the cash flow at this time. they are going to lend me… Read more »