Ribbis: Matters of Interest
GIVING THE LENDER AN ALIYAH Dovid, the gabbai in Shul in charge of giving out the aliyos, happens to owe money to Zelig, another member of the shul. May he offer Zelig an aliyah? May he offer him shlishi or…
Dressing up on Purim
Adapted from a shiur by Rav Avrohom Yeshaya Cohen Is it permitted for a boy to dress as a girl on Purim or does this violate lo yilbash? The Mahari Mintz allows for two reasons: Purim dress-up is done by…
The Crown Jewels
Part 1: Who is responsible for stolen collateral? By: R' Yosef Greenwald I was recently walking in Midtown Manhattan and I passed by a famous bank. Outside of the bank was a glass display case with a beautiful collection…
ואכלת ושבעת וברחת
ואכלת ושבעת וברחת As heard from Rav Dovid Shlomo Englander Eat and Run Paul Guadalupe Gonzales likes eating. Paying, less so. Last May, Gonzales invited a woman he met online to dinner at a California restaurant. He ordered lavishly for…
Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal For Parshas Vayakhel
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Halachos of Daily Living
To be counted towards the one hundred brachos, must one personally recite the bracha, or is it sufficient to respond amen to another person’s bracha? It depends on the bracha. If the bracha is obligatory (such as Kiddush or Hamotzi) and a person fulfills the requirement to recite the bracha by hearing it…
Ribbis: Matters of Interest
Learning With The Lender Reuven borrowed money from Shimon, and Shimon used the opportunity to inquire if Reuven would want to setup a chavrusa session with him. Is this an issue of ribbis? The Shulchan Aruch writes that a borrower…
Talkin Tech: Using the Nest Thermostat on Shabbos
By: Rabbi Mordechai Lebhar לא תבערו אש בכל מושבותיכם The Nest is an energy efficient thermostat that senses when people are in the house through cameras and the occupant’s smartphone and then ‘learns’ the occupant’s behavior, too. If the heating…
Commerce on Shabbos and Yom Tov
Maintaining a Website By: Rabbi Baruch Meir Levine As the Yom Tov season draws closer, many business owners are faced with Halachic considerations they may not need to deal with throughout the year. Businesses which are typically closed over the…