TRADING SPORTS EQUIPMENT Reuven lends Shimon a basketball with the understanding that Shimon will lend him a bike later in the day. Since a bike is significantly more valuable than a basketball, can we consider Reuven to be “collecting” ribbis…
There is a wet snow falling on Shabbos, and I am concerned that my front steps and walkway will freeze over and become very slippery, am I permitted to put down salt on Shabbos? In general, it is forbidden to…
Parshas Chayei Sara Highlights of a shiur by Rav Yosef Jacobowitz .גֵּר וְתוֹשָׁב אָנֹכִי עִמָּכֶם תְּנוּ לִי אֲחֻזַּת קֶבֶר עִמָּכֶם וְאֶקְבְּרָה מֵתִי מִלְּפָנָי I am a stranger and a resident among you; give me a grave property among you, that…
Is vending machine change up for grabs? By Rabbi Yaakov Rappaport, Dayan for the Bais HaVaad We use vending machines for all kinds of purposes, whether to buy a soda, coffee or snack, or even a newspaper or lottery ticket.…
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Rav Yosef Jacobovitz Yitzchak brought Rivka home and saw a special blessing in Rivka’s mitzvah of hadlakas neiros, similar to his mother, Sarah, in that it was not extinguished from shabos to shabos. What is the minimum requirement as a…
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Ribbis Haircuts Two bachurim rotate cutting each other’s hair. However, one gets a simple haircut (“over the top”), and the other requires a styled haircut (scissor/tapered cut). Would repaying the simple haircut with a fancy haircut be considered a ribbis…
vayeira I have a snow removal service that cleans out my office parking lot. I don’t tell them when to come. They come when they want. Are they permitted to come on Shabbos? We have seen in a previous Halacha…
The Halachah Of Hacking Rabbi Yitzchak Grossman With each passing election, the spectre of cyber-crime looms larger and larger. This is in addition to computer hacking carried out in the corporate arena. A number of years ago, a shadowy group…