Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei
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Custody Battle: When a Shomer Fails to Act
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 11, 2021 Our previous article mentioned the halacha that an agent who fails to fulfill a commission to purchase merchandise for his principal is not liable, even if he thereby…
Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei
Fire Power Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 11, 2021 You shall not kindle fire in any of your settlements on the Shabbos day. Shemos 35:4 Ever since the advent of electricity, poskim have…
Q&A From the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
Point of Sale? Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald March 11, 2021 Q If a food store owned by a nonobservant Jew sells its chametz before Pesach through a rav, but the store continues to sell chametz on Pesach as usual, is the…
If One Partner Saves Assets Belonging to the Partnership, Does He Get The Assets?
Rav Yitzchok Grossman Question: If a business owned by partners has an emergency, such as a fire in a warehouse, and one partner rushes in and saves some of the goods, does he get to keep the goods he saved,…
Can One Partner Make Unilateral Decisions Without Consulting the Others?
Rav Yitzchok Grossman Question: Before a partner makes a business decision, does he have to obtain the approval of the other partners? For example, could one partner allow a customer to buy on credit without getting the approval of the…
If a Partner Uses His Own Personal Warehouse, Are the Others Obligated to Pay Him Rent?
Rav Yitzchok Grossman Question: If one partner in a business allows the partnership to use his warehouse to store their merchandise, can he demand to be paid rent? Answer: The halacha is clear that if a partnership uses one partner’s…
Can Someone Sell Something on Behalf of a Partnership Without Informing his Partners?
Rav Yitzchok Grossman Question: If someone is a partner in a real estate company, together with a few other partners and he decides on his own to sell a property, can the other partners cancel the sale if they don’t…
Vicarious (Secondary) Liability: Who is Responsible?
Rav Yitzchok Grossman Question: In western law there’s a concept of vicarious responsibility, where an employer is sometimes responsible for the actions of his employees. For example, in a restaurant, if the cook – who is just an employee –…
If a Partner Engages in Unscrupulous Activities, How Does it Affect the Other Partners?
Rav Yitzchok Grossman Question: If one partner does something illegal on behalf of the partnership – for example, he buys something on the black market – and the partnership is assessed a hefty fine, are all the partners liable for…