Rav Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Question: Reuven signed a halachic non-compete that he claims locks him into very unfair terms, such as forbidding him to ever work again in his industry. Does he have any way to get out of this…
Rav Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Question: Is there a benefit to having a halachic non-compete document over a standard legal one? Answer: One of most sensitive documents from a halachic perspective is a non-compete agreement. There are two reasons for that.…
Rav Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Question: An individual I am acquainted with needed a job, while I was in search of a chauffeur. I offered to hire him as my driver, but I had some stipulations. I said that I would…
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Doubt of the Benefit Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg February 11, 2021 If a man shall borrow from his friend, and [the object] breaks or dies… Shemos 22:13 Because a borrower is permitted to…
Contract of Horseless Carriage Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald February 11, 2021 Q If I pass a man struggling to start his car in his driveway in the morning, am I obligated to assist him? A There is a mitzvah in the…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 11, 2021 Securities markets have recently been roiled by the wild gyrations of the stock price of the video game retailer GameStop (GME), which peaked in late January at more than…
Rabbi Shmuel Honigwachs Question: It seems that this Agreement Validation clause that is employed in Halachic Contracts is a very powerful thing. Is there anything that it does not cover? What is left for bais din to deliberate on in…
Rabbi Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Question: We recently discussed the halachos of moda’ah (claim of duress) and how it can override an agreement between two parties. What can one be on the lookout for when entering an agreement, in order to…
Rabbi Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Question: Today, there is a big gambling industry, with people placing bets on sports, elections, and many other things. Is such betting permitted according to halacha? Answer: The Gemara discusses something called mesachek b’kuvya, which is…