Practical Halachos of Techum Shabbos
Adapted from a shiur by Rav Yosef Jacobowitz on Parshas Beshalach (אל יצא איש ממקומו ביום השביעי (שמות טז:כט Techum Shabbos dictates that one may not walk more than 2000 amos on Shabbos past his location (or his…
Taking Work Personal: Borrowing Office Supplies
Can an employee take office supplies or borrow the company projector for personal use? By: Dayan Dovid Grossman, Shlita, Rosh Bais HaVaad Using Office Supplies In a busy office, supplies and paper items have a way of coming and…
The California Wildfires II: More on who is responsible to pay for wildfires and for what?
Part 2 Electrical Fire: In Part 1 of this series, we stated that if someone lights a fire in a way that it should technically have been stopped before reaching his friend’s property – for example, a wall separated the…
Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal for Parshas Bo
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Daf Yomi in Halacha Topics Parshas Bo
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Halachos of Daily Living: Weekly Questions
I was up all night. Do I recite birchas ha’Torah in the morning? This is a common question on Shavuos. The Mishnah Berurah (47:28) writes that there is a difference of opinion among poskim as to whether one who was awake all night recites birchas…
Avissar Family Ribbis Initiative RIBBIS: MATTERS OF INTEREST
JEWISH MORTGAGE COMPANIES When a person obtains a mortgage from a Jewish lender, a heter iska is necessary. However, many Jewish mortgage companies are merely brokers for non-Jewish banks and not the actual lenders. One may obtain a loan through…
Why Is This Night Different From all Other Nights?
The Mitzva of Sippur and Zechira Adapted from a shiur by Rav Ari Stauber on Parshas Bo (והגדת לבנך ביום ההוא לאמור בעבור זה עשה לי בצאתי ממצרים (שמות יג:ח According to Ben Zoma (Berachos 12b), the mitzvah of…
Brinks Cash Flow: Windfall or Highway Robbery?
By: Rabbi Yehoshua Wolfe An armored Brink’s truck accidentally scattered money across a northern New Jersey highway on a recent Thursday morning, and as drivers got out of their cars to grab cash there were crashes. A windfall or highway robbery? I’m driving on the freeway…
Paying With Fire
Who Is Responsible for the California Wildfires? By: Rabbi Yosef Greenwald The recent severe fires in northern California, with the ensuing tragic loss of life and of property, gives us all pause to reflect on the great chasadim of Hashem…