HETER ISKA I The mitzvah to lend is achieved when one lends without charging interest. If one’s business lends with interest he must ensure to structure a valid heter iska. Assuming the heter iska was executed in a proper fashion,…
Adapted from a shiur by Rav Chaim Weg on Parshas Shemos (:זה שמי לעלם וזה זכרי לדור דור (שמות ה According to Pesachim 50a, the word לעלם is written without the vav to show that the Shem HaMeforash (YKVK)…
By: Rabbi Dovid Grossman Can you intrude before a business deal is confirmed? Whether you are selling groceries, wholesale supplies or healthcare services, all businesses are built upon relationships. If a businessman is in the process of developing a relationship…
Adapted from a shiur by Rav Yosef Greenwald Professional party politics, properly played. Thanksgiving opens the American “holiday season,” which culminates in New Year’s Day. For a Jew working in a non-Jewish office, this period often features events and practices…
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Weekly questions The electricity went off briefly on Shabbos and I now have an alarm that is beeping loudly. It is very disruptive. Can I ask a non-Jew to turn off the alarm? Ordinarily, one is not permitted to ask…
Corporations Being that the issur ribbis is only applicable bein Yehudi leYehudi, dealing with large banks or public corporations is usually not a ribbis problem. However, if a Jew is guaranteeing the loan, in many instances halachah views his obligation…
Adapted from a shiur by Rav Yitzchak Grossman on Parshas Vayechi ויצו יוסף את עבדיו את הרופאים לחנט את אביו ויחנטו הרפאים את ישראל (בראשית נ:ב) וימת יוסף... ויחנטו אותו ויישם בארון במצרים (בראשית נ:כו) What exactly was this…
When your investor cuts you out Rabbi Benzion Sprei As a property manager in the Central Jersey area, I came across a good deal on a bank owned (REO) 2-family rental property. Being that it was a “cash only” deal,…