Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Vayigash
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May a Contractor Back Out of a Job if He Took on Too Much Work?
Rav Eliezer Cohen Question: Reuven is a contractor with a flourishing business. In fact, business is booming so much and he has so many customers that he realized he can’t possibly complete all the work he was contracted to do.…
May One Rescind a Hiring in Favor of a Relative?
Rav Eliezer Cohen Question: A business owner hired an individual for a certain job. Shortly thereafter, he discovered that a relative of his had moved to town and was looking for employment. He now wants to rescind the hiring and…
May a Ba’al Koreh Back Out of His Commitment to a Shul?
Rav Eliezer Cohen Question: A shul hired a ba’al koreh to lein the Parshah every week. After a few weeks, he regrets taking the job and wants to give it up. Does he have a right to renege on his…
Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayigash
Name Calling Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Ariel Ovadia December 24, 2020 And it was when we ascended to your servant, my father . . . Bereishis 44:24 The Pirkei D’Rabbi Eliezer says that Yosef’s life was…
Q&A From the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
Buy Default Dayan Daniel Dombroff December 24, 2020 Question: I would like to purchase a loan from a bank. The borrower, a nonreligious Jew, is in default. Would this violate the prohibition of ribbis (forbidden interest)? Answer: The Rama (Y.D.…
Ich Bet Eich: Gambling in Halacha
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 24, 2020 The 2020 presidential election set a record for the online betting dollars it attracted. While U.S. laws proscribe gambling on election outcomes, offshore websites have happily taken up the…
Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Mikeitz
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May a Jew Pay for Non-Kosher Food for a Corporate Party?
Rabbi Yosef Kushner Question: May a Jewish employer order non-kosher food for his non-Jewish employees to have a party? Answer: It is forbidden for a Jewish employer to purchase non-kosher food for his employees if he pays for it…
Q&A From the Bais HaVaad Halacha Center
Meal Plan Q: For the purposes of kiddush bimkom seudah, what foods constitute a “meal”? A: The Shulchan Aruch says (O.C. 273:1), based on the Gemara (Pesachim 101), that kiddush must be made bimkom seudah, in the location of…