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The Gerald & Karin Feldhamer OU Kosher Halacha Yomis This Column is dedicated in memory of: Rav Chaim Yisroel ben Reb Dov HaLevi Belsky, zt’l Senior OU Kosher Halachic Consultant from 1987-2016 I baked bread in my oven at the…
RIBBIS: MATTERS OF INTEREST
1. WHO IS CONSIDERED A BORROWER? Virtually any time a Jew lends money to another Jew, the laws of ribbis will apply. The title “borrower” in halachah is applied anytime a Jew borrows money or consumable commodities from another Jew.…
Getting Your Affairs in Order: Must the Older Child Marry First?
Parshas Vayeitzei Highlights of a shiur by Rav Chaim Weg Was Lavan right? וַיֹּאמֶר לָבָן לֹא יֵעָשֶׂה כֵן בִּמְקוֹמֵנוּ לָתֵת הַצְּעִירָה לִפְנֵי הַבְּכִירָה. Lavan said, “It is not done in our place to give the younger before the older.”…
IMMIGRATION – Was This Land Made For You and Me? Some Halachic Background To the Immigration Controversy
By Rav Yitzhak Grossman ; Dayan - Bais HaVaad Halacha Center With the recent Democratic takeover of the House of Representatives, the always simmering immigration controversy is once again heading toward a boil. While it is obviously impossible to…
The Game of Risk, California Edition
California is burning. The state’s current wildfires, the worst on record, have ravaged enormous swaths of terrain and devastated thousands of families. At press time, the conflagrations engulf 235,000 acres. Nearly 8000 homes have been destroyed, hundreds of thousands of…
Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal for Parshas Toldos
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Daf Yomi in Halacha Topics Parashas Toldos
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LAWS OF BAL TASHCHIS II:
The Gerald & Karin Feldhamer OU Kosher Halacha Yomis This Column is dedicated in memory of: Rav Chaim Yisroel ben Reb Dov HaLevi Belsky, zt’l Senior OU Kosher Halachic Consultant from 1987-2016 Bal Tashchis IV May an unwanted tree…
OVERVIEW OF THE LAWS OF RIBBIS
Avissar Family Ribbis Initiative The Torah commands us to lend money to a fellow Jew in need. Since all Jews are brothers, we are commanded to extend this loan without charging interest. Charging interest on a loan may violate numerous…
Mother, in Law: Eisav’s Kibud Aim
Highlights of a shiur by Rabbi Moshe Zev Granek Definitely not a Mama’s boy. וַיִּשְׂטֹם עֵשָׂו אֶת יַעֲקֹב עַל הַבְּרָכָה אֲשֶׁר בֵּרֲכוֹ אָבִיו וַיֹּאמֶר עֵשָׂו בְּלִבּוֹ יִקְרְבוּ יְמֵי אֵבֶל אָבִי וְאַהַרְגָה אֶת יַעֲקֹב אָחִי Eisav despised Yaakov for the…