Question: There is a small grocery next to my house that is a tad more expensive than the bigger grocery further down the block. I know the small grocery needs… Read more »
Category: Monetary Law and Charity
partnership agreement
Question: Do you ask have standard business partnership agreement form? thank you Answer: Here is a link http://dinonline.org/category/usefull-forms/to the various forms that we have. When a business aggreement is made… Read more »
Can a Ba’al Tzedaka use lie detector on collectors
Question: We are friendly with an extremely wealthy person whose 10% reaches out to 10’s of millions per year. Poor people are at his office and home on a daily… Read more »
A cancelled, B signed up, then A took back the cancellation who has the right to attend?
Question: If C and A were creating a group of kids to join an activity, and at the last moment a day before the session was to start C realized… Read more »
Charging for wiring fees?
Question: If I wired somebody money am I allowed to charge them for all the fees I get from the bank I.e wire fees, interest, late fee payment’s? Answer: It… Read more »
May a Beis Din Refuse to Grant Claimant Zabla?
Question: As a new olah and because of its reputation for lomdus, I selected a Beis Din in E”Y having dayanim who speak English. The defendant in my case wishes… Read more »
Items left in a rented car
Question: Shalom. Thank you in advance. I rented a car from a frum company many times. This time i didnt get a chance to empty the stuff i had in… Read more »
maaser for mishnayos
Question: Can I use maser to pay for a group to learn mishnayos for my recently deceased uncle? Answer: If the people learning the mishnayos are poor people then the… Read more »
Letting someone I owe money to, use my apartment for free.
Question: Shalom,the question is: I own to my friend couple of hundreds of dollars and now he going to Russia where I have apartment ,and he asked me to stay… Read more »
Paying apartment rent by bank deposit: does it constitute a kinyan?
Question: Reuven rents an apartment from Shimon (in Jerusalem) for a defined period of one year. There is a signed contract with start and end dates. The contract prohibits sub-letting… Read more »
Credit card that I let someone else use, can he pay for the late fee and interest?
When you let someone use your credit card , you are essentially taking a loan upon yourself from the credit card company, because you alone are the one liable to… Read more »
paying library fee
Question: I borrowed some books from the library for my sister; she was late in returning them and said that I shouldn’t worry, she will pay the fines. Am I… Read more »
Maaser on school loan
Question: Do we need to give maaser on school loan? What if down the line the loan is forgiven (federal loan)? Thank you Answer: You do not have to give… Read more »
Case $850
Question: Shalom! “A” asked “B” to buy him a certain item online. B shopped around online until he found the cheapest price. “B” paid for it with his own credit… Read more »
חיסכון לכל ילד ביטוח לאומי
Question: we are in the midst of registering children for the חיסכון לכל ילד accountant said for american tax reasons we should use your bank as the option for the… Read more »
Switching items in shul
Question: Last Shabbos it was raining in my neighborhood and I brought my rain coat (a shayne coat) with my name in it to shul. For some reason when I… Read more »
Real Estate Coop Parking Fee – Retroactive Billing
Question: I have a co-op. The management company forgot to charge me for a 2nd parking space for 3 and a half years. Now they want to collect the whole… Read more »
Returning stolen object or money
Question: If a person stole money or an object, can he return it without the owner’s knowledge? If he must inform the owner, can he return it with an anonymous… Read more »
Is Charging interest with a Heter iska a heter, or is it 100% allowed
Question: Hi, I work as an underwriter for an Israeli fund. The find raises money from Israeli investors, and gives loans with interest to both Jews and non-Jews in the… Read more »
Child damaging a car
Question: A child was getting into a car parked beside mine and bumped the car door into my car, making a dentist in my car, who is obligated to pay… Read more »
Paying a canceled babysitter
Question: I texted a babysitter if she’s available for the following day. She advised that yes. I told her I would let her what time she should come over. The… Read more »
If owe the repaiman also Hamotzie Mechaviro Ulov Hariey
Question: Lechvod Harav, The following is a communication I had with the repairman this week and I would very much appreciate if possible your response: Dear Mr .., AMUSH! Thank… Read more »
PAYMENT FOR CUTTING NEIGHBOR’S BRANCES OVERHANGING MY PROPERTY
Question: Who bears the cost of cutting my neighbor’s branches that overhang my property? Answer: Answer from Horav Y. Fleishman shlit”a The consensus opinion is that the person whose property… Read more »
Eviction in USA
Question: As a foillowing question to http://dinonline.org/?p=12103 does this mean you can go straight to court without having to go to Bais din? Answer: No, he has to go to… Read more »
Recovery of legal fees for false mesirah
Question: A Jew(1) wants us angry at another Jew(2) and wants what they(2) own, so they(1) go to the gentile police with a fictional story that they(1) were attacked by… Read more »
Is it Ribbis to pay back a loan directly to a Goyish bank on behalf of another Yid?
Question: Lichvod haRov Fleischman shlit’o, My son had an idea which would benefit both of us: I have a large outstanding credit card bill with a high interest rate, and… Read more »
Re the new Child Saving Plans from Bituch Leumi
Question: Lichvod haRov Fleishman shlit’o, As American citizens we are told by our accountants that we cannot do the Kupot Gemmel since they will be highly taxed every year, plus… Read more »
Problem with director of beis din
Question: My wife went to beis din for a get. I was communicating with the director by email. He falsely wrote, with a copy to her, that I was not… Read more »
maaser money for college eduation
Question: My brother is struggling to find a suitable position as a Rebbe in a day school. I strongly feel that a Masters in Jewish Education would be very helpful… Read more »
Calling and repayment for a previously refunded item
Question: I ordered an item on Amazon and I received an email that it was delivered. After contacting Amazon and notifying Amazon that it was never delivered to me they… Read more »
Maaser
Question: If I am fully supported by my parents and have a job, do I need to give maaser money from the money I earn? Answer: You should give ma’aser… Read more »
Expired certificate
Question: Hi, I sold someone 2 hotel nights certificates that I got from signing up for a credit card (These nights expire) The buyer used only 1 certificate I reminded… Read more »
Regarding ‘Maaser Ksaffim’
Question: Could ‘maaser ‘money be used to pay funeral expenses, such as private’ Hevra Kadisha’ costs which are not covered by Bituach Leumi.? בכבוד ובברכה. Answer: In general we do… Read more »
Beis Din
Question: If one beis din issues a hazmana to have a case heard by them, and a second beis din give one side a heter to go to secular court…. Read more »
Maaser on severance pay
Question: Is one obligated to give maaser from pitziyuim/severance pay received from an employer when leaving ones job Answer: Severance pay is included in earnings, and therefore it would be… Read more »
When something breaks
Question: What is the halacha if I break your toy. I buy you the same toy as I broke but who keeps the “broken” toy? Thanks, Answer: The halacha is… Read more »
ribbis with accrued miles of credit card
Question: Is there an issue of ribbis, if my friend uses my credit card, and pays me back in cash right away. However, by using my credit card, my friend… Read more »
Am I allowed to take tzedakah
Question: I was always very careful never to borrow money from anyone ever and only spending whatever I could afford, and gave up on a lot of things I felt… Read more »
Tzeddaka to a certain organization, in thought
Question: I read through your article “Think before you Think”, but I would like a clear p’sak what to do in the following situation. I met the director of a… Read more »
Kiddush Hashem and hashovas aveida
Question: It has bothered me that sometimes, with regard to goyim something is not really wrong according to the torah, like we don’t have to return an aveidah to a… Read more »
Is a tax return considered income for purposes of calculating charitable giving?
Question: Is money received from an annual US tax return subject to 10-20% tithing? Many thanks. Answer: If it is only a refund of what you actually paid then it… Read more »
copying a cd on to mp3
Question: Can I copy a CD that I bought onto my mp3 or would this be an issur of hasagas gevul? Would it make a difference if I threw the… Read more »
Can I make a copy of a CD belonging to someone else?
Question: If my friend has a CD can I make a copy of it on my device? Answer: It is controversial. Some poskim say that for private use it is… Read more »
Bais medrash and Bais Yakov tuition
Question: My husband needed to close his business and he has lots of debts that he owes. He’s trying to start up a business in a different industry. I currently… Read more »
Maaser for pilot trip
Question: Two of my adult children recently made aliyah. My wife and I and our other children would like to join them sooner then later. Eventually we are going to… Read more »
Taking money for a bounced cheque
Question: Someone paid me with a cheque that bounced.Am i allowed to ask him,not only for another cheque but also for the charges that i incurred?dovid Answer: You may ask… Read more »
Money for a haircut
Question: There is a rosh kollel who came over to me in beis medrash, put $100 into my hand, and told me to get a haircut (because he felt that… Read more »
Yerusha to son born after a son born from an intermarriage
Question: If a Jew marries a goy, r”l, and has a non-Jewish son who never converted. He then does teshuva and marries a Jewish lady and has another 2 sons…. Read more »
Property damage
Question: We run a home/office cleaning service. One of the clients claims that the cleaner (our employee) caused scratches on his windows while trying to remove stickers from the glass…. Read more »
Mi Shepara
Question: Is there a Mi Shepara in the following case: There is a verbal agreement to purchase shares of a startup company, and before any transaction is made its realized… Read more »