Onaah in Discount Markets
Rav Yosef Greenwald, Rav of Khal Dexter Park and Dayan in the Bais HaVaad Question: In Manhattan, it is very common for street vendors to sell knockoffs of name brands. If someone buys a belt from a street merchant that…
Ona’ah in Supermarkets
Rav Yosef Greenwald, Rav of Khal Dexter Park and Dayan in the Bais HaVaad Question: In the grocery store where I typically shop, a bottle of milk costs $3. I went to another store today and saw they are selling…
The Value of Antiques (Ona’ah on the Buyer)
Rav Yosef Greenwald, Rav of Khal Dexter Park and Dayan in the Bais HaVaad Case: Antique Judaica is a very popular industry today. There are many collectors who are interested in purchasing old seforim, manuscripts and the like. If…
Ona’ah in Today’s Working Environment
Rav Yosef Greenwald, Rav of Khal Dexter Park and Dayan in the Bais HaVaad Question: Ona'ah is classically defined as when an item is priced above 1/6th more than the market price. We all get annoyed when we feel…