Parshas Terumah: Summary of a shiur by Rav Yosef Greenwald The Rambam (Hilchos Bais HaBechirah 1:12) writes that the mitzvah of building the Bais HaMikdash applies only by day. He also rules that women are obligated in this mitzvah. If…
Adapted from a shiur by Rav Yosef Greenwald The Great Kanto Earthquake struck Tokyo in 1923 and killed well over 100,000 people. Even today, it remains the worst natural disaster in the history of Japan. At the time, the Chafetz…
IN PASSING In 19th-century Posen, Poland, lived a man who had become wealthy by lending to needy Jews at interest. Upon his death, the chevra kadisha charged the family a princely sum for his burial. Incensed, the survivors complained to…
Many common financial transactions involve ribbis, so pitfalls abound for the unaware. Following are some common business activities that can, depending on the circumstances, constitute ribbis. • Cosigning - cosigning on a loan or car lease, even where the lender…
WHO IS SUBJECT TO RIBBIS? All participants in the transaction violate issurim: lender, borrower, witness, guarantor, and scribe or attorney. BANKS AND PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES - As ribbis is only prohibited where both parties are Jewish, one may borrow at…
By Harav Dovid Grossman, Rosh Bais HaVaad WHAT IS RIBBIS? The Torah prohibits borrowers and lenders from entering into a loan transaction with a fellow Jew that includes an interest obligation (Shemos 22:24, Vayikra 25:35-36, Devarim 23:20,). Even if the…
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