Dedicate the Daily Scholarship and Activities of the Bais HaVaad
Dedicated in memory of Harav Yosef Grossman zt”lלע״נ הרב יוסף ישראל ב״ר משה זצ״ל Dedicated by the Shapiro, Grossman, and Sostchin families. Daf 48- Introduction to HatmanaRav Eliezer Cohen, Rov of Bais Medrash Tiferes Eliezer Daf 49- Switching the TableclothRav…
Dedicated in memory of Harav Yosef Grossman zt”lלע״נ הרב יוסף ישראל ב״ר משה זצ״ל Dedicated by the Shapiro, Grossman, and Sostchin families. Daf 36- The Rabbinic Prohibition of ShehiyaRav Eliezer Cohen, Rov of Bais Medrash Tiferes Eliezer Daf 37- Practical…
Dedicated in memory of Harav Yosef Grossman zt”lלע״נ הרב יוסף ישראל ב״ר משה זצ״לDedicated by the Shapiro, Grossman, and Sostchin families. Daf 20- Shabbos CandlesHarav Simcha Bunim Cohen, Posek and Rav, Lakewood, NJ Daf 21- Chanukah Candles - How Many?Rav…
Dedicated in memory of Harav Yosef Grossman zt”l לע״נ הרב יוסף ישראל ב״ר משה זצ״ל Dedicated by the Shapiro, Grossman, and Sostchin families. Daf 2- The Fundementals of Hilchos ShabbosHarav Dovid Ribiatt, Posek and Author of 39 Melachos Part 1…
Parshas Terumah: Summary of a shiur by Rav Yosef Greenwald The Rambam (Hilchos Bais HaBechirah 1:12) writes that the mitzvah of building the Bais HaMikdash applies only by day. He also rules that women are obligated in this mitzvah. If…
Adapted from a shiur by Rav Yosef Greenwald The Great Kanto Earthquake struck Tokyo in 1923 and killed well over 100,000 people. Even today, it remains the worst natural disaster in the history of Japan. At the time, the Chafetz…
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…
