Dental Car(r)ies By Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald June 10, 2022 Q May an orthodontic retainer be worn on Shabbos? If so, what about where there is no eiruv? A Chazal forbade most medical treatment on Shabbos out of concern that…
Deprived and Depraved Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 10, 2022 And he shall provide him atonement for having sinned regarding the soul... Bemidbar 6:11 Chazal debate whether a nazir is holy or…
The significance of a perpetrator’s purpose Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 10, 2022 Several months ago, we discussed Sarah Palin’s defeat in her libel lawsuit against The New York Times, which hinged on whether former…
Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: Reuven had a dispute with Shimon. Shimon contacted him and threatened him that if he didn't agree to go with him to a certain Rov for a Peshara, he would take him to a secular court.…
Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: In the previous segment, we said that there are times when Bais Din will urge a winning party to give in. In what type of cases would they encourage the winner to be mevater? Answer: One…
Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: I won a din Torah but the dayan is now asking me to give in and forgo some of my award. Is he acting properly? Answer: The halacha is that once a Bais Din issues a…
Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: When I came to Bais Din, I signed a shtar that says that I agree for the dayanim to rule “according to din or according to Peshara”. What exactly does this mean? Will they force…
Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: I am in the middle of a din Torah and I feel that the other party is withholding information. May I demand that he produce the proofs and documentation that he has? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch…
Rav Dovid josilowsky Question: If someone loses a din Torah and is unhappy with the decision, is there any way to appeal it? Answer: Different locales have different systems in place regarding appeals. In Eretz Yisroel, the Rabbanut has…
Rav Yaakov Semiaticki Question: A litigant was unhappy with a bais din’s ruling and wants a written explanation of their decision. Can he demand this type of documentation? Answer: Prior to the commencement of the Din Torah, the parties…