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…
Rabbi Shmuel Honigwachs Case: Reuven lends Shimon one million dollars. When he comes to collect, Shimon says that he doesn’t want to pay him, Reuven says that he will take him to Bais Din, and Shimon says he will say…
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A Point of Order Dayan Yosef Greenwald February 4, 2021 Q On the 15th of Shevat, I made a borei pri ha’eitz and then a shehecheyanu on a new fruit. Was this the correct sequence? A The Shulchan Aruch…
Cloud Computing Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald February 4, 2021 I am Hashem your G-d who took you out of the land of Egypt… Shemos 20:2 Chazal say (Shabbos 88b) that when Klal Yisrael…
Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 4, 2021 A dilemma often faced by medical professionals is whether to inform a terminally ill patient of his grim prognosis. The last century saw an evolution of American medical ethics…
Rabbi Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Reuven went into business with his family. Now, he finds himself pressured to make certain transactions, sign over things to certain people and create other documents that are not fully kosher. He does not really want…