Rav Chaim Weg Question: A caterer was making a larger event than he is used to and needed to borrow extra flatware for another caterer. When it came time to return the borrowed flatware, a few pieces were missing. Is…
Rav Chaim Weg Question: Reuven was going on vacation and rented a car from his neighbor, Shimon. Shimon clearly told him not to take the car off-road and to stick to paved streets. Reuven was staying in a cabin by…
Rav Chaim Weg Question: Reuven is going away for yomtov. His neighbor, Shimon, is a diamond dealer and has a safe in his home. Reuven asks Shimon if he can put his wife’s jewelry in his safe for the…
Rav Chaim Weg Question: A baal tokeah left his shofar in shul after davening on Rosh Hashanah. A man whose wife had a baby that day had been unable to make it to shul for davening. He came in…
Rav Chaim Weg Question: I borrowed a car from my friend and, while I was driving around, I got a flat tire. I took it to a repair shop and was told that the flat was caused by driving…
Rav Yosef Kushner Question: Is a tenant permitted to sign a lease on an apartment that begins on Shabbos? Answer: It is common for leases to take effect on the 1st or 15th of a month. If someone…
Rav Yosef Kushner Question: If an online auction is scheduled to end on Shabbos, can one put in a bid before Shabbos, knowing that if his bid wins, he will be purchasing the item on Shabbos? Answer: In eBay’s…
Rav Yosef Kushner Question: Is it permitted for someone to leave his website open for automated sales on Shabbos? Answer: As we noted previously, it is forbidden to engage in business transactions on Shabbos because one might come to…
Rav Yosef Kushner Question: If a Jew owns a nursing home that provides services, such as therapy, on Shabbos, how is he allowed to accept payment for those services? Answer: If a Jew would own a hotel, accepting payment…
Question: How is a landlord permitted to charge rent for Shabbos? How is a babysitter who watches kids over Shabbos allowed to accept payment? Answer: In the case of the landlord, if he charges rent by the week or…