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OU WEEKLY QUESTIONS: Laws related to bentching

The Gerald & Karin Feldhamer OU Kosher Halacha Yomis This Column is dedicated in memory of: Rav Chaim Yisroel ben Reb Dov HaLevi Belsky, zt’l Senior OU Kosher Halachic Consultant from 1987-2016 If one knows that he will need to…

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RIBBIS: MATTERS OF INTEREST

HETER ISKA II There are two basic types of heter iska that are written today; one is a chatzi milveh chatzi pikadon (half loan half investment) and the other is a kulo pikadon )all investment). As a rule, money for…

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Breaking a Commitment and the Laws of Garmi

Adapted from a shiur by Rav Daniel Dombroff on Parshas Va’eira ויכבד לבו ולא שלח את העם There are two levels of indirect damages: Gerama – very indirect, for which one is patur bidei adam and chayav bidinei shamayim (Bava…

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Laws Related to Bentching

The Gerald & Karin Feldhamer OU Kosher Halacha Yomis This Column is dedicated in memory of: Rav Chaim Yisroel ben Reb Dov HaLevi Belsky, zt’l Senior OU Kosher Halachic Consultant from 1987-2016 What is the proper way to hold the kos…

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