Rabbi Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: There are many different types of investments in the business world today, and the halachos of ribbis (forbidden interest) vary depending upon which investment one engages. Can you give us a basic introduction to…
Rabbi Daniel Dombroff Question: What are the halachic parameters for downtime in an office or business setting? Is an employee allowed to take a break, get a cup of coffee, or take personal phone calls during work time, and…
Rabbi Daniel Dombroff Case: Someone looking for a job discovers that a company or business has a position available but the company tells him that there is someone else already lined up for it. A relative who works for…
Rabbi Daniel Dombroff Case: An employee leaves a business or company for whom he or she was working and is now in possession of some useful information gleaned during their work, such as an address list, a client list, or…
Rabbi Daniel Dombroff Case: A certain business employs an essential worker, such as a manager or secretary, without whom the business cannot function properly. This worker is needed especially at busy times during the year when business is especially…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 5, 2020 The Mishnah relates: Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel said: There were no days as joyous for the Jewish people as the fifteenth of Av and Yom Kippur, on which…
Smoke Alarm HaRav Chaim Weg August 5, 2020 Q: My neighbor has been making weekly barbecues in his backyard for several summers. My family is greatly bothered by the smoke, which forces us to close our windows. When we finally…
Frequency Modulation Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Zev Granek August 5, 2020 …And to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul. Devarim 11:13 The Rambam (Sefer Hamitzvos, Asei 5 and Hil. Tefilah…