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  • Law of the Land and secular courts

Anti Trust Laws (From the USA) and דִּינָא דְּמַלְכוּתָא דִּינָא, cont.

Question: I want to give more detail. My question was from the employee’s perspective. This is the story. My wife quit her job from employer A and applied for a… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts Business Dina DeMalchusa honesty
24/02/2020
  • Law of the Land and secular courts

Anti Trust Laws (From the USA) and דִּינָא דְּמַלְכוּתָא דִּינָא

Question: Dear Dinonline If someone violates consumer protection laws and /or employee protection laws, does that mean that he/she is also violating Torah law? I specifically would like to know… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts Dina DeMalchusa
24/02/2020
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Dual Citi.zenship

Question: My rabbi advised me to contact you for Halachic clarity on matter involving law of dual citizenship and Canadian residency. Thanks. Answer: Some countries allow dual citizenship and others… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts
13/11/2016
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stamps

Question: Are you allowed to use a stamp from an envelope that was returned Answer: Depends, if it happened in Israel the stamp should be destroyed as one has to… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts Theft and robbery
09/10/2016
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Taking down signs

Question: If the local city ordinances or laws prohibits signs being put up in a certain area may a person (who is not the one who put up the sign)… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts
09/10/2016
  • Law of the Land and secular courts

Murky Mortgages

  Question: Dear Rabbi, We have just bought a new apartment in Tel Aviv. Since we could not pay out the whole sum right away, we took a mortgage from… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts
17/07/2016
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Grey market

Question: I’m not sure my question on grey market was fully understood. Here is what I meant by grey market: A grey market (sometimes called a parallel market,[1] but this… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts
06/07/2016
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Payed Parking

I live in a neighborhood where parking for the “mercaz” store area was free for many years (close to 2 decades). Recently, in an effort to free up more parking… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts
04/03/2016
  • Contracts and agreements
  • Law of the Land and secular courts

Complaint on Landlord

Am I allowed to file a complaint on my landlord to the local authority? (My rental agreement with landlord is subject to NYC rent stabilization laws. I have several issues… Read more »

Contracts and agreements Law of the Land and secular courts arkaos dina dimalchuta landlord
17/02/2016
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Heter Iska on Bank Loans

I assist borrowers in obtaining HELOC loans from Citizens Bank. I don’t work for the bank I’m a independent contractor and get paid from the borrowers directly. recently someone told… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts bank Heter Iska Loan ribbis
12/02/2016
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Loan Payment

If someone borrows money, and agrees to repay it, can he choose to repay it in a different form, i.e. with objects, or a different currency if he promised to… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts cash Loan payment
05/02/2016
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Piggybacking in Halacha

L’chvod hadaynim A question for the Rov; What is the status of the halachos of Dinah d’malchusah with regards to laws that no-one keeps. For example, travelling slightly over the… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts dina dimalchuta Halacha wireless
11/05/2014
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Signing for Somebody Else

Someone asked me to fill out their visa application online for the US consul because he doesn’t speak English. This is permitted however at the end it says clearly that… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts dina dimalchuta
28/02/2014
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Can You Buy from Tax Evaders

Is it permitted to give business to someone (or a company) who you have confirmed does not pay income tax (works “off the books”)? Answer: It might be ‘formally’ permitted… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts buying dina dimalchuta tax
16/02/2014
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  • Law of the Land and secular courts

Mesira – Under Which Circumstances?

My question relates to mesira. When is one allowed, under what circumstances, to go to the non-jewish authorities, if another jew is stealing/cheating/lying and causing significant financial harm to other… Read more »

Damages Jewish courts Law of the Land and secular courts dina dimalchuta Halacha handing over a jew mesira Moser Torah
09/12/2013
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Being a Judge in a Secular Court

Is it permissible for a Jew to become a judge in a secular judicial system if they don’t follow the Torah or even if they do? Answer: This is a… Read more »

Jewish courts Law of the Land and secular courts dina dimalchuta Halacha orthodox Torah
14/11/2013
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Ownership of Library Books

To whom does the money in the library belong? I run the Telshestone English library.I can give you fuller details if you need them.The library is 13 years old, housed… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts dina dimalchuta
29/05/2013
  • Jewish courts
  • Law of the Land and secular courts

Going to Beis Din after Secular Court

A person from EY lost a child in an accident while in the US and sued a family member of mine in US secular court for more than the insurance… Read more »

Jewish courts Law of the Land and secular courts bais din court dina dimalchuta
19/01/2012
  • Copyright and infringement
  • Law of the Land and secular courts
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Altering a Song for Production

I am looking to develop and market a product using Jewsih music and am wandering how this works as far as using other peoples music trademarks, copyright, and so on…. Read more »

Copyright and infringement Law of the Land and secular courts Theft and robbery dina dimalchuta
05/09/2010
  • Employees and employers
  • Law of the Land and secular courts

Severance Pay For An Employee Who Didn’t Work Well

Question: I have a worker in my clothing store for over 2 years now. Right in the beginning she was quite good, and we were both happy. Lately (already several… Read more »

Employees and employers Law of the Land and secular courts dina dimalchuta
01/09/2010
  • Jewish courts
  • Law of the Land and secular courts
  • Theft and robbery

Reporting A Thief To the Police

Question: Is it permitted to inform the police on a thief, seeing as the authorities will place the thief in jail – a punishment that goes beyond the Torah’s punishment… Read more »

Jewish courts Law of the Land and secular courts Theft and robbery dina dimalchuta
01/09/2010
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Reusing Used Stamps

If one receives mail on which the stamps were not postmarked in any way is one allowed to reuse those stamps to mail letters of one’s own? Is this considered… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts Theft and robbery dina dimalchuta
15/08/2010
  • Employees and employers
  • Law of the Land and secular courts

Severance Pay for Yeshiva Rabbeim

DOES A YESHIVA THAT CLOSES DOWN HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO GIVE SEVERANCE PAY TO ITS RABBEIM IF IT HAS MONEY AVAILABLE? Answer: Today it is generally customary to give severance… Read more »

Employees and employers Law of the Land and secular courts dina dimalchuta
22/06/2010
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Inflated business expenses for tax returns

My CPA prepared my tax return & inflated some business expenses to reduce my taxes. Is this ok? Answer It is forbidden to make a dishonest declaration in order to… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts dina dimalchuta
19/04/2010
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Stolen Photographs

I recently sold several of my photographs to the Wall Street Journal to appear on their website credited to me. Later I found out that two Jewish newspapers had copied… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts Theft and robbery dina dimalchuta
15/04/2010
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Right to Photographs

I printed a picture in my yeshiva newsletter and the one who took the picture would like me to pay for his right to the picture please let me know… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts Theft and robbery dina dimalchuta
15/04/2010
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Liability for Loss Caused by Mistake

I and my two neighbors entered into an agreement back in June of last year with the New York City Waterboard to pay arrears on a large waterbill. We have… Read more »

Law of the Land and secular courts dina dimalchuta
15/04/2010
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Registering House under Friends Name

האם מותר לגנוב מס ע”י רישום דירה על שם חבר תשובה: רבני האתר אינם עונים על שאלות הנוגדות את חוקי המדינות

Law of the Land and secular courts dina dimalchuta
04/03/2010

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