Rabbi Yosef Kushner Question: Is it permitted to buy a nursing home that contains an in-house church that is used by the residents?   Answer: Since the church is trying to attract the residents of the nursing home, this site…

Rabbi Yosef Kushner Question: In cases where it would be forbidden to rent to a house of avodah zara, would it be permitted to purchase a multiunit property that already has an existing church?    Answer:  If the church is…

Rabbi Yosef Kushner Question: I have a building and I’m looking for a tenant. A church contacted me and wants to rent it. Am I allowed to rent to them?  Answer:  While it is forbidden to derive any benefit from…

Rav Yosef Kushner   Question: We said that it is forbidden to enter a house of avodah zara. What about a house of “meenus”, heresy, such as a Conservative temple?  Answer:  The word “meenus” is used to refer to a…