Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: Two people come to beis din. Reuven comes on behalf of the claimant, Levi, for whom he has a legal power-of-attorney. Levi himself is incapacitated and is unable to come to bais din himself. Can the…

Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: One common case of shlichus is when one makes his Rov his shliach to sell his chometz to a non-Jew before Pesach. At such a time, the Rov asks the seller to sign a shtar harsha’ah.…

Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: Reuven and Shimon are friends. Reuven is a Rosh Yeshiva and Shimon is a successful businessman. Shimon wants to help Reuven, so he offers him an opportunity to be a partner in his business. Over the next…

Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: We know that there is a halachic concept of “shlichus”. How is this concept similar to the secular concept of “power-of-attorney” and how is it different? Specifically, how does it apply when someone who appoints a…