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Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim
A Mixed Blessing Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Yosef Jacobovits …[H]oly, praises to Hashem. (Vayikra 19:24) The Gemara (Berachos 35a) connects this pasuk to bracha rishonah, in which one praises Hashem for the food he is about…
Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline
The Case of the Late Bloomer By Rav Avraham Yeshaya Cohen Q: I did not say birkas ha’ilanos in the month of Nisan. May I still say it in Iyar? A: The Gemara (Brachos 43b) and the Shulchan Aruch (O.C.…
Bais HaVaad on the Parsha
Parshas Tazria-Metzora Writing on the Wall Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Zev Granek Alone shall he sit, outside of the camp is his dwelling place. (Vayikra 13:46) According to the Torah, a metzora must remain outside…
THE LAW OF RETURN
The Ketzos (354:4) writes that the only way something not in one’s physical control can be considered birshuso is when it is held as a pikadon, in trust, on his behalf. Even if a sale was rendered null and void…
POSSESSING THE DISPOSSESSED
An item that is lost or stolen remains the property of its owner. Were he to retrieve it, he would not require a kinyan to regain ownership. Nevertheless, it is outside of his control—aino birshuso. The Gemara (Bava Kama 69b)…
TAKING STOCK OF CHAMETZ
Adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald May one own shares on Pesach in a public company that owns chametz? At the heart of this issue is the halachic view of corporations and stock ownership, and whether shareholders, who…
WHEN CHAMETZ MEANS BUSINESS
DOES THE STANDARD MECHIRAS CHAMETZ PROCEDURE SUFFICE FOR THE CHAMETZ OF A BUSINESS? By Dayan Shmuel Honigwachs, Shabbos and Kashrus Division, Bais HaVaad In this article we will address the following scenarios: • A business that sells chametz products via an…