Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Mikeitz
The Loan Arranger Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg December 17, 2020 I will guarantee him; from my hand you can demand him. If I do not bring him to you and stand him up before…
The Loan Arranger Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg December 17, 2020 I will guarantee him; from my hand you can demand him. If I do not bring him to you and stand him up before…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 17, 2020 Last week’s article concerned the declaration of a number of New York State law enforcement officials that enforcing Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s rule limiting gatherings in private homes to ten…
Rabbi Yosef Kushner Question: When it comes to this time of year, many companies give out corporate gifts to all of their employees. Is there a problem with giving a gift to an Akum in this setting? The Gemara…
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Rabbi Chaim Weg Case: Someone who owns a supermarket is looking to attract customers. He has considered one idea of selling certain items below cost price, which would draw customers into the store, and they would then hopefully do…
Rabbi Chaim Weg Question: Reuven owns a fruit store. He receives his fruit from a few suppliers, some of which provide better quality produce than others. Does mixing different quality produce together and selling in one package involve any…
Rabbi Chaim Weg Question: Someone walks into an electronics store looking to buy a good MP3 player, but the store has only one type of MP3 player in stock at the time. Is the owner permitted to tell the…
Rabbi Chaim Weg Case: A customer enters a store in which not all products have marked prices. When he finds an item he is potentially interested in buying, he asks the owner how much it costs. The owner tells…
In the Light of Day Dayan Yosef Greenwald December 10, 2020 Q: I am in a facility where I will be unable to light Chanukah lights and unlikely to see any. May I make the bracha of shehecheyanu on the holiday?…
Fire Away Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Yosef Jacobovits December 10, 2020 The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 677:1) writes that if a person eats in one house and sleeps in another, he should light Chanukah candles where he…