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 »
Category: Monetary Law and Charity
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 »
Can I use my mothers credit card?
Question: Can I use my mothers credit card? Answer: If she allows you to use it you may, if she doesn’t you may not. If you are not sure you… Read more »
Do I have to worry that my employers scales are not correct?
Question: Okay so I am in a workplace that is a restaurant and I use scales to measure how much meat there is. Is it my responsibility to check the… Read more »
Donation instead of a raise
Question: Similar to the question found here: http://dinonline.org/2018/06/18/asking-for-a-raise-in-order-to-give-it-to-maaser/ I’m wondering what if an employer was more inclined to give a donation on my behalf to an institution than giving me… Read more »
Left the lights on in the shul
Question: Hello, if I usually learn in a shul and the one in charge of the lights asked me to turn off the lights when I leave and I agreed…. Read more »
Is paying interest to a gentile considered ribit?
Question: Is paying interest to a gentile considered ribit? Does it have to be a Jew to be forbidden, or also if its to or from a non jew? Answer:… Read more »
If I stole and borrowed and didn’t pay back under thirteen am I still liable?
Question: If I stole and borrowed and didn’t pay back under thirteen am I still liable? I don’t really know how much I stole and and I wasn’t religious yet…. Read more »
ribit and loans
Question: Does ribit only apply to loans? If not what else does it apply to? thanks Answer: You are asking an important question. Yes, ribit does not only apply to… Read more »
Dropped Lettuce in grocery Store
Question: While shopping, I picked up a bag of a few heads of lettuce to look at it, and it fell out of my hands and hit the display surface… Read more »
Can I buy a merchandise for 1 dollar and sell it for two or three dollars?
Question: can i buy a merchandise for 1 dollar and sell it for two or three dollars? I want to know if there are any laws of pricing. if one… Read more »
Why no bracha on Hashuvas Aveida
Question: Why don’t we say a bracha on the mitzva of Hashuvas Aveida Answer: There are a few reasons for this . One reason is because we don’t make a… Read more »
Paying General Creditors on Time
Question: I own a wholesale / retail business. Every month, we have to make payments to approx 200 creditors but the reality of a trading business is that there are… Read more »
Ribbis
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 »
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 »