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Q. The peshara for playgroups as mentioned previously was 25-33% of the regular tuition. Why does it seem that the expectation regarding schools is to pay closer to full tuition? As a matter of fact, there is a possibility from a Halachic…
As playgroups and babysitters are closed. Do parents have to pay tuition? If yes, how much? The starting point for these kinds of questions is the Chasam Sofer, which as mentioned in the previous shiur, in the case of a…
Due to COVID-19, many businesses and schools have been closed. What obligation does a business or school owner have towards his employees? If one is obligated, are there any exceptions? Is the halacha different if there is a physical signed…
The Point of No Return Adapted and excerpted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald Your money you shall not give at interest. (Vayikra 25:37) A potential ribbis (interest) problem arises in the case of returned merchandise. If…
Dayan Baruch Meir Levin May 14, 2020 Q: As a retailer, am I obligated to refund a purchase of defective merchandise if I know I will not be reimbursed, in turn, by my supplier? A: A seller is required to…
Adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald May 14, 2020 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently announced that there is “significant evidence” that the virus behind the current plague emerged from a Chinese government lab in Wuhan, capital…
Opportunity Costs Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald May 7, 2020 The Gemara (Pesachim 3b) relates that the Chachamim praised Rabbi Yehuda ben Beseira for his ability to prevent a non-Jew in Yerushalayim from eating…
The Case of the Fleeting Flat HaRav Chaim Weg May 7, 2020 Q: The two-year rental agreement I signed with my landlord ended some time ago. The standard practice is that when that happens, the arrangement continues until either party…
What happens to tuition if the agreement provided for pandemics? Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 7, 2020 The previous installment in this series focused on the rule that an employee is generally not entitled to compensation…
