Parshas Hachodesh Man and the Moon Adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald This month is for you the head of the months…. (Shemos 12:1) The mishnayos in Rosh Hashanah describe the performance of this mitzvah during the period…
HILCHOS BRACHOS EVENT HELD IN LAKEWOOD Part one: Part two: This past Sunday, a special event took place at the Prospect Park Shul. The OU and the Bais HaVaad partnered to present Daf Yomi learners with an opportunity to learn…
Parshas Ki Sisa Summary of a shiur by Dayan Daniel Dombroff Selective Service Borer (selecting) is one of the 39 forbidden melachos of Shabbos, but the Gemara (Shabbos 74a) concludes that it is permitted when performed under all three of…
IN PASSING In 19th-century Posen, Poland, lived a man who had become wealthy by lending to needy Jews at interest. Upon his death, the chevra kadisha charged the family a princely sum for his burial. Incensed, the survivors complained to…
Many common financial transactions involve ribbis, so pitfalls abound for the unaware. Following are some common business activities that can, depending on the circumstances, constitute ribbis. • Cosigning - cosigning on a loan or car lease, even where the lender…
WHO IS SUBJECT TO RIBBIS? All participants in the transaction violate issurim: lender, borrower, witness, guarantor, and scribe or attorney. BANKS AND PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES - As ribbis is only prohibited where both parties are Jewish, one may borrow at…
By Harav Dovid Grossman, Rosh Bais HaVaad WHAT IS RIBBIS? The Torah prohibits borrowers and lenders from entering into a loan transaction with a fellow Jew that includes an interest obligation (Shemos 22:24, Vayikra 25:35-36, Devarim 23:20,). Even if the…
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