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# The Bais HaVaad Halacha Center

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- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-141/) - Gratuitous Instruction June 22, 2023 Q Walmart’s same-day delivery service automatically adds a $4 tip for the driver to my bill unless I opt out. Must I remove it due to lo sechaneim? A The Gemara (Avodah Zarah 20a) says that lo sechaneim (Dvarim 7:2) prohibits giving gifts to idol worshippers. The Sefer Hachinuch (mitzvah
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Korach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-korach-5/) - Begging to Differ Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 22, 2023 Korach gathered the entire assembly against them at the entrance of the Ohel Mo’ed, and the glory of Hashem appeared to the entire assembly. Bemidbar 16:19 Korach’s rebellion against Moshe raises the question of when one chacham is
- [Can a Camp Withhold Payment from a Worker If His Father Owes Them Money?](https://baishavaad.org/can-a-camp-withhold-payment-from-a-worker-if-his-father-owes-them-money/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: A bochur spent a summer working in a camp. At the end of the summer, he goes over to the director and asks for his pay. The director informs the boy that his father still owes the camp money, so he is withholding his paycheck to cover the balance, and he should
- [Party Boss: Bas Mitzvah Celebrations in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/party-boss-bas-mitzvah-celebrations-in-halacha/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 22, 2023 JNS reports: Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s granddaughter celebrated her bat mitzvah over the weekend, her mother announced on Tuesday. Arabella Rose Kushner, the eldest child of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, marked her bat mitzvah—the coming-of-age ceremony for Jewish girls—several weeks before her
- [If an Adult Promises a Child a Prize as a Means of Motivation, Does He Have to Give It to Him?](https://baishavaad.org/if-an-adult-promises-a-child-a-prize-as-a-means-of-motivation-does-he-have-to-give-it-to-him/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: During an intercamp baseball game, the score is tied in the bottom of the 9th. In order to motivate the batter, a counselor tells him that if he hits the game-winning home run, he will buy him a Segway. Sure enough, the motivation works and the boy hits a home run. Does
- [Can a Father Take His Son's Bar Mitzvah Gift Money to Pay for the Bar Mitzvah?](https://baishavaad.org/can-a-father-take-his-sons-bar-mitzvah-gift-money-to-pay-for-the-bar-mitzvah/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: Reuven is making a bar mitzvah. He has an idea that since the bar mitzvah will be very expensive, he’ll use the gift money his son receives to pay for part of it. Is there any problem with him doing that? Answer: Obviously, if the child agrees to go along with this, it
- [Does a Child Worker Have to be Paid on Time?](https://baishavaad.org/does-a-child-worker-have-to-be-paid-on-time-2/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: A young boy from my neighborhood who is below the age of bar mitzvah did some work helping me in my office and left before I had a chance to pay him. Can I wait until I see him tomorrow to pay him? Answer: This is not a simple shailoh. A child worker
- [Does a Child Worker Have to be Paid on Time?](https://baishavaad.org/does-a-child-worker-have-to-be-paid-on-time/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: A young boy from my neighborhood who is below the age of bar mitzvah did some work helping me in my office and left before I had a chance to pay him. Can I wait until I see him tomorrow to pay him? Answer: This is not a simple shailoh. A child
- [What Can a Bais Din Do to Remove a Tenant Who Refuses to Move?](https://baishavaad.org/what-can-a-bais-din-do-to-remove-a-tenant-who-refuses-to-move/) - Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: If a tenant is not paying rent, or he is at the end of a lease but refuses to vacate, what can a bais din do to get the tenant out? Answer: If the tenant is paying rent but the landlord wants him to leave for other reasons, it is
- [Can a Tenant Demand the Right of First Refusal When His Lease Ends?](https://baishavaad.org/can-a-tenant-demand-the-right-of-first-refusal-when-his-lease-ends/) - Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: A tenant lives in a state that does not have anti-eviction laws. At the end of his lease, his landlord asks him to vacate the apartment so that he can rent it to his second cousin. The tenant says that he wants to renew the lease and is willing to
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shlach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shlach-3/) - Dough Mixer Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg June 15, 2023 As the first of your kneading you shall set aside a loaf as a portion... Bemidbar 15:20 According to Rashi, “reishis arisoseichem (the first of your kneading)” refers to the minimum quantity of flour that is subject to the
- [Je Récuse! When Must a Dayan Disqualify Himself?](https://baishavaad.org/je-recuse-when-must-a-dayan-disqualify-himself/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 15, 2023 Our previous article concluded: A litigant’s provision of paid services to a judge does not disqualify the judge, but he should nevertheless recuse himself if it has engendered kiruv hada’as. In this article, we elaborate upon this point. Fix the Court, which styles itself
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-140/) - Insufficient Funds June 15, 2023 Q Two people approached me, each seeking a $10,000 loan, but I can only lend $10,000. Should I split it between them or somehow prioritize one over the other? A Lending money to a Jew in need is a mitzvah de’Oreisa, as it says (Shmos 22:24), “Im kessef talveh es
- [Are Anti-Eviction Laws Binding in Halacha?](https://baishavaad.org/are-anti-eviction-laws-binding-in-halacha/) - Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: In New Jersey and some other US states, there are laws that forbid evicting a tenant without just cause, even at the end of a lease. Is this law binding according to halacha? Answer: Anti-eviction laws were already common in Europe in the late 1800s. The Poskim of that time
- [If a Landlord Overcharges a Tenant, Is It a Problem of Onaah?](https://baishavaad.org/if-a-landlord-overcharges-a-tenant-is-it-a-problem-of-onaah/) - Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: Reuven is looking for an apartment to rent. He finds one he likes and the owner tells him it is $2,000 a month. After he signs the agreement, he speaks to his new neighbors and discovers that all of the identical apartments to his are paying only $1,200. Can he
- [Gitten, Perek 3](https://baishavaad.org/gitten-perek-3/) - Daf 24- Obligating Oneself to an Unknown Beneficiary Rav Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs, Dayan, Bais Havaad Lakewood Daf 25- The Difference Between Stipulations and Beraira Rav Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs, Dayan, Bais Havaad Lakewood Daf 26 - The Mass Produced Pruzbul Rav Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs, Dayan, Bais Havaad Lakewood Daf 27 - Email as Proof Rav Shmuel
- [Rhetorical Weight: Does a Witty Defamer Get a Pass?](https://baishavaad.org/rhetorical-weight-does-a-witty-defamer-get-a-pass/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 10, 2026 VINnews reports: A Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court has ordered stand-up comedian Vova Tamarkin to pay NIS 10,000 ($3,000) to a woman in the audience whom he allegedly mocked over her weight during a comedy performance, according to a Channel 12 report. Judge Tzipora Ohana-Kafash
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-295/) - Signs of the Times September 10, 2026 Q Why do we eat the simanim on Rosh Hashanah? A The Gemara (Kreisos 6a) cites Abayei that at reish shata (the start of the year) one should eat foods that signify good things. The Chayei Adam (139:6) explains this based on the Ramban’s comment (Bereishis 12:6) that the nevi’im
- [Chulin, Perek 11](https://baishavaad.org/chulin-perek-11/) - Daf 135-Ownership and Residence R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 136-Ownership vs. Partnership R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 137-Kedushah and Nachalah R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 138-Shiluach Hakein R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad NEXT PEREK:
- [Shiur Shenanigans: May One Steal Torah?](https://baishavaad.org/shiur-shenanigans-may-one-steal-torah/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 3, 2026 The New York Post reports: A Brooklyn socialist lawmaker declared this week that shoplifters have a right to swipe items like soap and toothpaste from local stores without getting busted—because of their “biological need” for the products. State Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher strongly suggested shoplifting
- [Chulin, Perek 12](https://baishavaad.org/chulin-perek-12/) - Daf 138-Unholy Gifts Daf 139-Unholy Gifts Daf 140-Unholy Gifts Daf 141-Unholy Gifts Daf 142-Unholy Gifts NEXT PEREK:
- [Chulin, Perek 10](https://baishavaad.org/chulin-perek-10/) - Daf 130-Unholy Gifts R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 131-Banking in Halacha R' Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 132-Matanos Distribution R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 133-Whose Produce Is That? R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 134-In Doubt? Give Out. R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad NEXT PEREK:
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Nitzavim-Vayeilech](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-nitzavim-vayeilech-4/) - Bracha on Sight September 3, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 600:2) says that we recite Shehecheyanu at Kiddush on the second night of Rosh Hashanah, just as on the first. And to accommodate the view that the two days are treated as yoma arichta
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-294/) - Solitary Slichos September 3, 2026 Q Are Slichos said differently if there is no minyan? A The Rashba (Teshuvos 1:211) writes that recitation of the Yud Gimmel Midos Harachamim is a davar shebikdushah, like Kaddish and Kedushah, and requires ten men. His source is the Gemara (Rosh Hashanah 17b) that says that when Hashem taught Moshe Rabeinu
- [Chulin, Perek 9](https://baishavaad.org/chulin-perek-9/) - Daf 118-A Different Hechsher R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, member, Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 119-Tum'as Ochlin R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, member, Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 120-Juice in Halacha R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 121-Tum'ah in Live Animals? R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, member, Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 122-How Far? R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, member, Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 123-Earthenware
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ki Savo](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-ki-savo-26/) - Boundless August 27, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman Accursed is one who moves the boundary of his fellow... Dvarim 27:17 This curse of the masig gvul refers to an issur in Parshas Shoftim: “You shall not move a boundary of your fellow…” (Dvarim 19:14). The Sifri lists four acts
- [Ask Not, Part II: May a Mitzvah Be Delegated to a Shliach?](https://baishavaad.org/ask-not-part-ii-may-a-mitzvah-be-delegated-to-a-shliach/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 27, 2026 Our previous article discussed the plaintiffs’ argument in Silver Spring Jewish Center, Inc. v. Montgomery County that “Halachically, reliance on volunteer members of the community (to staff the shul’s security team), rather than outsourcing the religious obligation to others, is preferred under Jewish law”
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-293/) - Foreign Policy? August 27, 2026 Q Is there a problem with buying life insurance? A Many poskim say that taking out life insurance to provide for one’s family is not only permitted but obligatory. The Chovos Halevavos (Sha’ar Habitachon) teaches that while a person must place his trust in Hashem, he must work within the framework of
- [Best Practices of Giving Ma’aser](https://baishavaad.org/best-practices-of-giving-maaser/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: Can you please give an overall outline regarding the best practices when giving ma’aser. Answer: In Sefer Ahavas Chesed, the Chofetz Chaim provides a step-by-step outline for giving ma’aser. First of all, he says that before someone starts giving ma’aser, he should say he is doing it b’li neder. The reason
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-292/) - Midnight Mercy August 20, 2026 Q Why do we say Vehu Rachum before Ma’ariv? And why is it omitted on Shabbos and Yom Tov? A The Tur (O.C. 237) gives the primary reason: Shacharis and Mincha each correspond to a korban tamid, which provides atonement, but Ma’ariv has no tamid of its own, so Chazal instituted Vehu
- [Ask Not: May a Mitzvah Be Delegated to a Shliach?](https://baishavaad.org/ask-not-may-a-mitzvah-be-delegated-to-a-shliach/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 20, 2026 JNS reports: The Silver Spring Jewish Center has sued Montgomery County, Md., on Thursday over a new firearms ordinance that restricts congregants and volunteers from carrying guns in houses of worship and other designated “places of public assembly.” The Orthodox synagogue and Rabbi J.
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ki Seitzei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-ki-seitzei-2026/) - Cottage Loaf August 20, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Yechiel Biberfeld An Amoni or Moavi shall not enter the congregation of Hashem, even their tenth generation shall not enter the congregation of Hashem, to eternity, because of the fact that they did not greet you with bread and water on the
- [RIBBIS FACTS](https://baishavaad.org/ribbis-facts/) - 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 interest from a publicly-traded bank or financial institution where there are no Jews who are
- [Chulin, Perek 8](https://baishavaad.org/chulin-perek-8/) - Daf 104-Waiting and Washing R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 105-Meat or Dairy Stew R' Avraham Yeshaya Cohen, Rosh Kollel Ohel Yitzchok, Lakewood Daf 106-Netilas Yadayim R' Avraham Yeshaya Cohen, Rosh Kollel Ohel Yitzchok, Lakewood Daf 107-Meatpacking R' Avraham Yeshaya Cohen, Rosh Kollel Ohel Yitzchok, Lakewood Daf 108-Basar Bechalav Intricacies R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 109-Pure Blood R' Avraham Yeshaya Cohen, Rosh Kollel Ohel Yitzchok, Lakewood Daf
- [Chulin, Perek 7](https://baishavaad.org/chulin-perek-7/) - Daf 90-Enjoy Your Food R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 91-Making It Edible R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 92-The Struggle for Eternity R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 93-Half vs. Whole R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 94-Geneivas Da'as R' Yehoshua Grunwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 95-Rov and Kavua R' Eliezer Cohen, rav, Bais Medrash Tiferes Eliezer, Lakewood Daf 96-Flavor Matters R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 97-The Chef Taste Test:
- [Just Cause, Part II: Violating Isurim via Grama](https://baishavaad.org/just-cause-part-ii-violating-isurim-via-grama/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 13, 2026 Our previous article raised the question of whether manipulating someone into committing a crime engenders the same criminal liability as committing the crime, and we discussed violation of isurim by means of grama (causation). In this article, we consider other aspects of grama. The
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shoftim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shoftim-5/) - City Limits August 13, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze’ev Granek If a corpse will be found on the land that Hashem, your G-d, gives you to possess it, fallen in the field, it was not known who smote him…The elders of that city shall bring the calf down
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-291/) - Service Area August 13, 2026 Q On a construction site, may I make a bracha in an area designated in the blueprints to become a bathroom? A Tfilos, brachos, and words of Torah may not be spoken in the presence of waste, as the Torah (Dvarim 23:15) says, “vehaya machanecha kadosh (and your camp shall be holy).”
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-290/) - The Tale of a Scaled Tail August 6, 2026 Q On a camping trip, we caught a fish whose species we could not identify, but it had some scales near its tail and a fin. May we rely on its simanim alone? A The Mishnah and Gemara note simanim that distinguish between the 24 birds on the
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Re'ei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-reei-4/) - Done Deal? August 6, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehonoson Dovid Hool When you send him away from you free, you shall not send him away empty-handed. Dvarim 15:7 If someone hires an employee and then reneges on the deal, the halacha depends on many factors, some of which follow. If
- [Just Cause: Violating Isurim via Grama](https://baishavaad.org/just-cause-violating-isurim-via-grama/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 6, 2026 Ars Technica reports: In early 2025, Atlanta resident Samuel Tunick was on his way home following a trip abroad. After landing in the US, customs agents demanded access to his Pixel phone, which was running an alternative version of Android called GrapheneOS. Rather than
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Eikev](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-eikev-6/) - Not Right July 30, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald And you shall place these words of Mine upon your heart and upon your soul, and you shall tie them as a sign on your arm (yedchem), and they shall be as ornaments between your eyes. Dvarim 11:18 The
- [Climate Change, Part II: Who Rules the Windows?](https://baishavaad.org/climate-change-part-ii-who-rules-the-windows/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 30, 2026 Our previous article surveyed various positions on how to resolve disputes about whether windows in a shared space—a shul, a bus, an office—should be open or closed. This article continues that discussion. R’ Yaakov Yeshayah Blau (author of Pis’chei Choshen and many other contemporary
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-289/) - In Gear July 30, 2026 Q Is swimming gear like bathing suits, swim goggles, and pool floats muktzeh? A There are two main categories of muktzeh: Muktzeh machmas gufo: a raw, unprocessed object like a stone or branch. (There are other types in this category, but they are beyond the scope of this article.) Kli shemelachto le’issur:
- [Climate Change: Who Rules the Windows?](https://baishavaad.org/climate-change-who-rules-the-windows/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 24, 2026 Bechadrei Chareidim and Matzav.com report: A bais din in Beit Shemesh has issued a unique compromise ruling to resolve a prolonged dispute between residents of an eight-story apartment building over the operation of a Shabbos elevator, balancing the needs of elderly and upper-floor residents
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-288/) - Autostart July 24, 2026 Q I’m in a camp in the mountains with only one minyan, in which Kabalas Shabbos concludes some 15 minutes before shkiah. Until when may I light neiros? A The concept of tosefes Shabbos is that anytime after plag hamincha, one may add on to Shabbos, so if someone verbally accepts Shabbos prior
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Va'es'chanan](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vaeschanan-5/) - Risk Management July 24, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Eliezer Gewirtzman But you should take great care for your souls, for you did not see any likeness on the day Hashem spoke to you at Choreiv from the midst of the fire. Dvarim 4:15 This pasuk is commonly understood as a
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Dvarim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-dvarim-26/) - Meat Counter July 16, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze’ev Granek The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 551:9) says that some have the minhag not to eat meat or drink wine during the week of Tisha B’Av (shavua shechal bo), and others refrain from Rosh Chodesh Av. Sephardim generally follow the first
- [Gift Rap: When Beneficiaries Stealthily Reward Their Benefactors](https://baishavaad.org/gift-rap-when-beneficiaries-stealthily-reward-their-benefactors/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 16, 2026 The Associated Press reports: ...All told, 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 13 emeralds, and six rubies encrust the watch-sized gold ring presented this week to Bill White, the U.S. ambassador to Belgium, to give to U.S. President Donald Trump. “A very special thank you to
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-287/) - Grate Adventure July 16, 2026 Q Is there a practical way to kasher the public charcoal grills installed at campgrounds and parks? A The Torah (Bemidbar 31:23) establishes a principle in the context of the utensils from the spoils of the war with Midyan: “Kol davar asher yavo va’eish ta’aviru va’eish vetaheir (Everything that comes
- [Chulin, Perek 5](https://baishavaad.org/chulin-perek-5-2/) - Daf 78-Kisui Hadam R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 79-Mother and Fetus R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 80-Mother-in-Law R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 81 -Between Man and Animal R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 82 -Shechitah Dichotomy R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 83 -Shechitah vs. Kisui Hadam R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad NEXT PEREK:
- [Chulin, Perek 4](https://baishavaad.org/chulin-perek-5/) - Daf 78-Ben Pekua R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 69-Yerushalayim's Walls R' Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 70-Surrogate Motherhood R" Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 71 -Kedei Achilas Pras R' Avraham Yeshaya Cohen, Rosh Kollel Ohel Yitzchok, Lakewood Daf 72 -Bracha on Ben Pekua R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 73 -Long Nails as Chatzitzah? R' Yehoshua Grunwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 74-Milk of Bas Pekua R' Aharon Kahn, posek,
- [Menachos, Perek 13](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-13/) - Daf 105 - Pay or No Pay R' Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, rosh chaburah, Bais Medrash Govoha Daf 106 - Not a Bitul | R' Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, rosh chaburah, Bais Medrash Govoha Daf 107 - Shabbos Crew R' Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, rosh chaburah, Bais Medrash Govoha Daf 108 - How Much to Give R' Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, rosh chaburah, Bais Medrash Govoha Daf 109 -Offer Valid Until Death R' Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, rosh chaburah, Bais Medrash
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Matos-Mas'ei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-matos-masei-26/) - Getting You Nowhere July 9, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald You shall not bring guilt (lo sachanifu) upon the land in which you are, for the blood will bring guilt upon the land; the land will not have atonement for the blood that was spilled in it, except through
- [Noble Nutrition: Is Royal Jelly Kosher?](https://baishavaad.org/noble-nutrition-is-royal-jelly-kosher/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 9, 2026 In our previous article, we noted that the Gemara offers two bases to permit consuming bee honey: The fact that they ingest [the nectar of flowers] into their bodies and do not excrete [honey] from their bodies (rather, their bodies transform the nectar into
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-286/) - Egg Pilaf July 9, 2026 Q Can I leave egg salad in the fridge to eat for breakfast? A The Gemara says (Nidah 17a) that someone who eats garlic, onion, or egg that sat peeled overnight is liable to pay with his life and is held accountable for his death. This is not a matter of issur but sakanah,
- [Menachos, Perek 7](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-7/) - Daf 73 -The Mitzva of Eating the Meat of the Korban R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 74 - Ice Cream for Dessert: Does it Require a Beracha? R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 75 - What is a Greek Chaf? R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 76 - Shehechiyanu on Mitzvos
- [Menachos, Perek 8](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-8/) - Daf 77 -What is the Minumum Amount of Challah That Needs to Be Separated R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 78 - The Korban of the Miluim R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 79 -Give Thanks: Halachos of Birchas HaGomel R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 80 - Civil Discourse R' Moshe
- [Menachos, Perek 9](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-9/) - Daf 83 -The Kashrus Bone Utensils R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 84 - Using Shmitta Oil R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 85 - Moshe vs. Pharaoh R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 86 - Spending on Mitzvos: When & How R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad
- [Menachos, Perek 10](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-10/) - Daf 87 -To Be Exact: How Exact are Measurements & Shiurim? R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 88 - What is the Hatavas HaNeiros? R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 89 -Menorah Oil: How Much? R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 90 - Libation Liability: Who
- [Menachos, Perek 11](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-11/) - Daf 94 - The Shulchan & It's Accessories R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 95 - Desert Departure Time R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 96 - The Shulchan on Display R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 97 - The Shulchan on Shabbos R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus
- [Menachos, Perek 6](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-6/) - Daf 64 - Pikuach Nefesh on Shabbos Without Intent R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 65 - Taanis Esther: Minhag or Takanah? R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 66 -Days & Weeks: One Mitzvah or Two? R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 67 -The Measure for Separating Challah R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek,
- [Chulin, Perek 4](https://baishavaad.org/chulin-perek-4/) - Daf 68-Ben Pekua R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 69-Yerushalayim's Walls R' Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 70-Surrogate Motherhood R" Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 71 -Kedei Achilas Pras R' Avraham Yeshaya Cohen, Rosh Kollel Ohel Yitzchok, Lakewood Daf 72 -Bracha on Ben Pekua R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 73 -Long Nails as Chatzitzah? R' Yehoshua Grunwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 74-Milk of Bas Pekua R' Aharon Kahn, posek,
- [Menachos, Perek 5](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-5/) - Daf 53 - Egg Matzah R' Yehoshua Grunwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 54 - Gelatin Kashrus R' Yehoshua Grunwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 55 - Powdered Milk Kashrus R' Yehoshua Grunwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 56 -The Prohibitions of Sterilization R' Yehoshua Grunwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 57 -Gebrokts: Origins & Halacha R' Yehoshua Grunwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 58
- [Menachos, Perek 4](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-4/) - Daf 39 - Positive vs. Negative R' Eliezer Cohen, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 40 - Linen Tzitzis R' Eliezer Cohen, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 41 - Too Many Strings R' Eliezer Cohen, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 42 - Tying the Knot R' Yonah Dick Daf 43 - 100 Brachos for Women R' Eliezer Cohen, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 44 - The
- [Menachos, Perek 3](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-3/) - Daf 17 - Hakravah, Haktarah, Avodah R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 18 - Relativity in Avodah R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 19 - Relativity in Halacha R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 20 - Sunset vs. Nightfall R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 21 - Boiled Blood R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 22 - Salting Korbanos R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 23 - The Covenant
- [Menachos, Perek 1](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-1/) - Daf 2 -Your Money and Your Life R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 3 -The Fundamental Four R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 4 -Holy Ware R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 5 -Fit for a Jew R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 6 -Can You Fix It? Part 1 R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 7 -Can You Fix It? Part 2 R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais
- [Bee or Not Bee? That Is the Question.](https://baishavaad.org/bee-or-not-bee-that-is-the-question/) - Which honey does the Torah mean? Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 2, 2026 The JTA reports: Ben & Jerry’s Israel operation has come up with a flavor that does not leave much to interpretation. Called “Milk and Honey,” a nod to the Biblical description of the Land of Israel, its namesake
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Pinchas](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-pinhas/) - A Blast from the Past July 2, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, there shall be a holy convocation for you; you shall do no work of labor, it shall be a day of shofar sounding for you.
- [Chulin, Perek 1](https://baishavaad.org/chulin-perek-1/) - Daf 2 - Is Shechitah a Mitzvah? R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 3 - Chametz and Commerce R' Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 4 - Minors in Halacha R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 5 - The Heretical Shochet R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 6 - The Mumar in Halacha R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 7 - Holy Donkey R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 8 -
- [Chulin, Perek 2](https://baishavaad.org/chulin-perek-2/) - Daf 27 -Shechitas Simanim: Fish & Fowl R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 28 - Dead or Alive? R' Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 29 - Making the Cut R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 30 - A Kosher Ending Rav Eliezer Cohen, Rov of Bais Medrash Tiferes Eliezer Daf 31 - Immersion with Intension R' Avraham Yeshaya Cohen, Rosh Kollel Ohel Yitzchok,
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-285/) - Door Post-It July 2, 2026 Q May I transfer a mezuzah from my house to my office? A The Gemara (Bava Metzia 102a) cautions against removing mezuzos when vacating a home. Tosfos explains that a house left without mezuzos is vulnerable to mazikin, and removing them exposes the incoming residents to that danger. The She’iltos DeRav Achai
- [Chulin, Perek 3](https://baishavaad.org/chulin-perek-3/) - Daf 42 -Treifos Basics : Part 1 R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 43 -Do Scabs Heal Treifus? R' Yosef Fund, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 44 -I'll Take It: Accepting Gifts R' Yehoshua Grunwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 45 -Talking "Teiku" R' Yehoshua Grunwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 46 -Wheezing Lungs R' Yosef Fund, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 47 -Treifos Basics : Part 2 R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan,
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-284/) - Fringe Fabrics June 25, 2026 Q Do leather or synthetic four-cornered garments require tzitzis? A Wool and linen are obligated in tzitzis mideOreisa, and there is a machlokess in the Gemara (Menachos 39b) whether other fabrics are obligated mideOreisa or mideRabanan. The Mechaber (O.C. 9:1) rules that it is mideOreisa, but the Rama rules that
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Chukas-Balak](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-chukas-balak-3/) - Foreign National June 25, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze’ev Granek Mo’av said to the elders of Midian, “Now the congregation will chew up our entire surroundings, as an ox chews up the greenery of the field.” Balak, son of Tzipor, was king of Mo’av at that time. Bemidbar
- [There Goes the Neighborhood: Can Someone Object to the Danger Next Door?](https://baishavaad.org/there-goes-the-neighborhood-can-someone-object-to-the-danger-next-door/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 25, 2026 Fox News reports: The aerospace company at the center of a chemical emergency that forced thousands of California residents to flee from their homes over Memorial Day weekend is facing another lawsuit. The lawsuit contends that United Kingdom-based GKN Aerospace engaged in negligence, trespass
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-283/) - Double Dipping June 18, 2026 Q I purchased a silver dish from a non-Jew to give to a friend as a gift. Should I tovel it now, or should he tovel it after receiving it? A Klei seudah (meal utensils) are subject to the mitzvah of tvilas keilim. If a store owner wishes to take a
- [Lifeline: Which Takes Precedence, Talmud Torah or Hatzalas Nefashos?](https://baishavaad.org/lifeline-which-takes-precedence-talmud-torah-or-hatzalas-nefashos/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 18, 2026 VINnews reports: During a meeting of the Knesset’s Ministerial Committee for Legislation held on Tuesday morning, it was agreed to advance a revised version of the proposed “Basic Law: Torah Study.” The new version will reflect the importance of Torah scholars without equating them
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Korach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-korach-26/) - Begging to Differ June 18, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman Korach gathered the entire assembly against them at the entrance of the Ohel Mo’ed, and the glory of Hashem appeared to the entire assembly. Bemidbar 16:19 Korach’s rebellion against Moshe raises the question of when one chacham is
- [Party Line, Part II: Can Bais Din Give What the Plaintiff Doesn’t Seek?](https://baishavaad.org/party-line-part-ii-can-bais-din-give-what-the-plaintiff-doesnt-seek/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 11, 2026 In our previous article, we noted that It is unclear whether halacha has an analogue to the party-presentation principle—whether a bais din should consider only the issues raised by the litigants or any that it considers relevant. In this article, we consider various halachic
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shlach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shlach-6/) - Dough Mixer June 11, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg As the first of your kneading you shall set aside a loaf as a portion... Bemidbar 15:20 According to Rashi, “reishis arisoseichem (the first of your kneading)” refers to the minimum quantity of flour that is subject to the
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-282/) - Beyond a Shadow June 11, 2026 Q We often picnic in a nearby park. On sunny days, it can be hard to find an available picnic table in a shady spot. There is an area at the park’s edge that is shaded by a church and stays cool. May we sit there and derive benefit from
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Beha'alos'cha](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-behaaloscha-26/) - Question Time June 4, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Boruch Penfil If any man will become impure through a corpse or will be on a distant road…he shall make the Pesach-offering for Hashem; in the second month, on the fourteenth day, in the afternoon, shall they make it… Bemidbar 9:10-11 The
- [Party Line: Can Bais Din Give What the Plaintiff Doesn’t Seek?](https://baishavaad.org/party-line-can-bais-din-give-what-the-plaintiff-doesnt-seek/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 4, 2026 From the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Margolin v. National Association of Immigration Judges: Federal courts adhere to the principle of party presentation...That principle—the “rule that points not argued will not be considered”—distinguishes our adversarial system of justice from an inquisitorial one...Because courts
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-281/) - Beating a Path June 4, 2026 Q After buying my house, I discovered that neighbors cross my backyard to reach a playground. When I told one that I intend to fence in the yard, he said he’s used the yard for years and is entitled to continue doing so. Is he right? A The Gemara (Bava
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-280/) - Eating Disorder May 28, 2026 Q I had a sandwich delivered to my office, but the one I ate turned out to be from my coworker’s order rather than mine. May I say Birkas Hamazon? A The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 196:1) rules that one does not recite a bracha on forbidden food, neither before nor after.
- [Breaking Point: Recreation in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/breaking-point-recreation-in-halacha/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 28, 2026 The question of how much recess children should have in school has recently been the subject of debate in the American media. The value of recess for a child’s well-being was acknowledged by the Ri Hazakein (R’ Yitzchak ben Shmuel of Dampierre) more than
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Naso](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-naso-26/) - Angle of Advance May 28, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze’ev Granek The one who brought his korban on the first day was Nachshon ben Aminadav of Sheivet Yehudah…one male goat for a chatas. Bemidbar 7:12,16 A korban chatas normally atones for its offerer’s aveirah. According to the Sifri, cited
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-279/) - Late Bli(n)tz May 21, 2026 Q May I fry fresh cheese blintzes on Shavuos for our ne’ilas hachag, which will extend beyond shkiah? A With regard to eating before havdalah: Though one may not eat after shkiah before havdalah, he may continue eating if he is in middle of a seudah, as we do every Shabbos
- [Mind Matters: Is Mental Illness Pikuach Nefesh?](https://baishavaad.org/mind-matters-is-mental-illness-pikuach-nefesh/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 21, 2026 In our previous article, we cited several sources that permitted abortion to women whose pregnancies resulted from rape during the attacks of Simchas Torah 5784, on various grounds. One provocative basis for leniency is advanced by R’ Zvi Ryzman: Allowing such a pregnancy to
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- [Poison Pill: Abortifacients in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/poison-pill-abortifacients-in-halacha/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 14, 2026 The Associated Press reports: The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation. The order signed by Justice Samuel Alito temporarily
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Bemidbar](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-bemidbar-5/) - Lion’s Milk May 14, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Yehoshua Sova Those who encamp to the front, at the east, shall be the division of the camp of Yehudah according to their armies…they shall be the first to journey. Bemidbar 2:3,9 Why was Sheivet Yehudah first? Yehudah is king of the
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-278/) - An Acquired Taste May 14, 2026 Q I cut a raw onion with a meat knife and then chopped it in a pareve food processor. Is the processor now fleishig? A Three basic conditions are generally required for blios (absorbed tastes) to transfer from one item to another and impact its status: Typically, heat is required.
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Behar-Bechukosei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-behar-2/) - Loss of Smell May 7, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg I will put your cities to ruin and I will make your sanctuaries desolate; I will not smell your satisfying aromas. Vayikra 26:31 According to Rashi, “velo ariach bereiach nichochachem (I will not smell your satisfying aromas)” means that
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-277/) - Indented. Indebted? May 7, 2026 Q “It’s fine, don’t worry about it” is what my wife told the neighbor who dented our car. But I’d like to be reimbursed. Is the debt already forgiven? A Whether the damage has been forgiven depends on who owns and has halachic rights to the car. Ownership is determined not
- [Medical Inattention: The Surgeon Who Disorganized His Patient](https://baishavaad.org/medical-inattention-the-surgeon-who-disorganized-his-patient/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 7, 2026 Ars Technica reports on an egregious case of medical malpractice: A Florida grand jury has indicted surgeon Thomas Shaknovsky on charges of second-degree manslaughter for the 2024 death of a patient whose surgical procedure was horrifyingly botched. That patient was 70-year-old William Bryan of
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-276/) - Busy. Signal? April 30, 2026 Q My neighbor in shul was davening Shmoneh Esrei audibly and incorrectly said “vesein tal umatar” in Iyar. Should I have interrupted my own Shmoneh Esrei to correct him? A The Mishnah (Brachos 30b) famously teaches that one may not interrupt Shmoneh Esrei even if a king greets him or a nonvenomous snake is coiled around his heel.
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Emor](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-emor-6-2/) - Count Your Blessings April 30, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Boruch Penfil You shall count for yourselves—from the morrow of the rest day, from the day when you bring the omer of the waving—seven weeks, they shall be complete. Until the morrow of the seventh week you shall count fifty days.
- [False Alarm, Part II: Does Halacha Accept the Polygraph?](https://baishavaad.org/false-alarm-part-ii-does-halacha-accept-the-polygraph/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 30, 2026 Our previous article cited the psak of two distinguished poskim, the Eimek Halacha (R’ Yehoshua Baumol) and the Debrecener Rav (R’ Moshe Stern), that if a polygraph indicates that witnesses are lying, their testimony is rejected. But two other prominent poskim, the Tzitz Eliezer
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-275/) - Masr Transit April 23, 2026 Q Does traveling via Egypt violate the issur to return to Mitzrayim? A In three places, the Torah says not to return to Mitzrayim, and this is indeed an issur (Yerushalmi Sukkah 5:1). The Gemara says that the ancient Jewish community of Alexandria was ultimately destroyed on account of this violation. But
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-acharei-mos-kedoshim-5/) - Sense of Direction April 23, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg With this shall Aharon come into the Holy: with a bull, a young male of cattle, for a sin-offering, and a ram for an olah-offering. Vayikra 15:2 The Gemara (Brachos 30a) says that when reciting Shmoneh Esrei in
- [Menachos, Perek 12](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-12/) - Daf 101 - Chopped and Diced R’ Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 102 - Condemned to Fire R’ Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 103 - Dedicating Korbanos Today R’ Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 104 - Liquids vs. Solids R’ Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus
- [False Alarm: Does Halacha Accept the Polygraph?](https://baishavaad.org/false-alarm-does-halacha-accept-the-polygraph/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 23, 2026 From Undark Magazine: Scientists, the press, and the justice system have also derided polygraphs (lie detector devices) as inaccurate. Research has suggested that the physiological signals they pick up are prone to false positives and not enough true positives. Questions about their scientific validity
- [Ich Bet Eich, Part II: May One Wager in Prediction Markets?](https://baishavaad.org/ich-bet-eich-part-ii-may-one-wager-in-prediction-markets/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 17, 2026 Our previous article cited the case of an IDF reservist facing indictment for exploiting classified military information and risking operational security in wartime by means of a bet he placed on Polymarket. Having seen nonpublic military mobilization orders indicating that an attack had been
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-274/) - Penalty Box April 17, 2026 Q I discovered this week that my ten-year-old son’s desk drawer held a box of shalach manos cookies over Pesach. May they be eaten now? A If a Jew owned chametz on Pesach in violation of bal yeira’eh—chametz she’avar alav haPesach—Chazal imposed a penalty and forbade deriving benefit from it after
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tazria-Metzora](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-tazria-metzora-26/) - Half and Half April 17, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Yechiel Biberfeld On the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. Vayikra 12:3 Sometimes the father of a newborn boy wishes to perform his son’s milah himself but wants to leave the priah (pulling back of the foreskin)
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tzav](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-tzav-5/) - Big Day, Shabbos March 26, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze’ev Granek He shall remove his garments and don other garments, and he shall take the ash out of the camp, to a pure place. Vayikra 6:4 The Gemara (Shabbos 114a) derives from this mitzvah that changing one’s clothing is
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-273/) - Leaven Scent March 26, 2026 Q I live near a non-Jewish bakery and enjoy the aroma of freshly-baked bread that wafts into the street as I pass by. May I do this on Pesach? A Chametz is asur behana’ah (forbidden to derive benefit from), whether it is owned by a Jew or a non-Jew (see Rivash 400). The Gemara
- [Ich Bet Eich: May One Wager in Prediction Markets?](https://baishavaad.org/ich-bet-eich-may-one-wager-in-prediction-markets/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 26, 2026 Mishpacha Magazine reports: An IDF reservist…held a golden opportunity—a chance to turn obligation, duty, and danger into profit… The app open on his phone was Polymarket, a decentralized prediction platform where the world’s most cynical and most certain gather to trade on the future.
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-272/) - Halachic Grounds March 20, 2026 Q May I set a coffee maker before Shabbos to grind beans and brew coffee on Shabbos morning? A It is well established that one may set a timer before Shabbos to activate electric lights on Shabbos, even the types that involve a melacha deOreisa. The principle is that if the act
- [Supreme Ouster: May the People Depose Their Rulers?](https://baishavaad.org/supreme-ouster-may-the-people-depose-their-rulers/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 20, 2026 On February 28, President Donald Trump released a prerecorded eight-minute address to the nation announcing that the United States military had begun major combat operations in Iran. Before concluding his remarks, he called the Iranian people to action: Finally, to the great, proud people
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayikra](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayikra-5/) - No Bless Oblige March 20, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald When we recite the Hagadah, we fulfill the mitzvah deOreisa of sipur yetzias Mitzrayim (telling the story of leaving Egypt). Why don’t we make a bracha on this mitzvah? The Me’iri (Brachos 12b) cites one view that indeed, a
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-271/) - Halachic Grounds March 19, 2026 Q May I set a coffee maker before Shabbos to grind beans and brew coffee on Shabbos morning? A It is well established that one may set a timer before Shabbos to activate electric lights on Shabbos, even the types that involve a melacha deOreisa. The principle is that if
- [Bet Din: Gambling in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/bet-din-gambling-in-halacha/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 12, 2026 Reuters reports: The Kalshi prediction market was sued for failing to pay $54 million to people who bet that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah ​Ali Khamenei would leave office before March 1, according to a class-action ‌lawsuit filed on Thursday. Khamenei was killed on Saturday (February 28)
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei-Hachodesh](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayakhel-pekudei-hachodesh26/) - Check Number March 12, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg This month shall be for you the beginning of the months, it shall be for you the first of the months of the year. Shmos 12:2 The Ramban explains that the months are counted from Nisan to commemorate yetzias Mitzrayim.
- [Private First Class: Rabeinu Gershom and the Mail](https://baishavaad.org/private-first-class-rabeinu-gershom-and-the-mail/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 5, 2026 Ring, the Amazon-owned maker of video doorbell cameras, recently released an ad touting how its network of cameras could be used to find lost dogs. The public reacted negatively, as the idea stoked fears that privacy is vanishing. The backlash soon extended to other
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ki Sisa](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-ki-sisa-2-2/) - Fish and Dips March 5, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Yechiel Biberfeld You shall not cook a tender young animal in its mother’s milk. Shmos 34:26 The Gemara (Psachim 76b; see Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 116) forbids eating or cooking meat and fish together due to a concern for tzara’as. It would
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-270/) - On Request March 5, 2026 Q May I daven on Shabbos for someone who needs a shidduch? A The Yerushalmi (Shabbos 15:3) says not to make personal requests on Shabbos (bakashas tzrachim), and the poskim cite this as halacha (see Bais Yosef O.C. 188, citing the Shibalei Haleket). The Korban Ha’eidah (Yerushalmi ibid.) explains that asking
- [Dead Reckoning, Part II: May We Endanger the Living to Retrieve the Dead?](https://baishavaad.org/dead-reckoning-part-ii-may-we-endanger-the-living-to-retrieve-the-dead/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 26, 2026 In our previous article, we cited the position of R’ Zalman Nechemiah Goldberg and R’ Yaakov Ariel that as important as it is to bury a meis mitzvah, it does not justify either risking lives or chillul Shabbos. In this article we will consider
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tetzaveh-Zachor](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-tetzaveh-5/) - Annual Remembership February 26, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Baruch Penfil Remember what Amaleik did to you on the way, when you were leaving Mitzrayim. Dvarim 25:17 Chazal mandated an annual reading of Parshas Zachor to fulfill the mitzvah of zchiras Amaleik. The Magein Avraham (O.C. 60) asks why a special
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-269/) - Letter: Let Her? February 26, 2026 Q May my artistic daughter fix a broken letter in my old megillah? A The writing of a megillah is subject to the general rules of writing a sefer Torah. The Gemara (Megillah 16b) says this in the context of sirtut (line scoring), deriving it from the megillah’s self-description as “divrei shalom ve’emess
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-268/) - Arm Wrestling February 19, 2026 Q I developed a condition that affected my handwriting ability, so instead of writing, I type on my phone, which I tend to do with my left hand. But I perform all other tasks with my right. Where should I put my tfillin? A Several sources are given in the Gemara (Menachos 37a)
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Trumah](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-trumah-5/) - Holy Ground February 19, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald And they shall make Me a Sanctuary—so that I may dwell among them. Shmos 25:8 Many mefarshim derive from this pasuk a mitzvah to build the Bais Hamikdash. Although we do not have a Bais Hamikdash today, some Rishonim
- [Dead Reckoning: May We Endanger the Living to Retrieve the Dead?](https://baishavaad.org/dead-reckoning-may-we-endanger-the-living-to-retrieve-the-dead/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 19, 2026 Israeli president Isaac Herzog recently posted on Twitter/X: Ran Gvili, our hero, has returned home after 843 days. Ran, a special forces police officer, went out to battle heroically in order to save lives on October 7th. Finally, Ran has been returned home to
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-267/) - Night Lights February 12, 2026 Q Shkiah has arrived, but I haven’t lit neiros Shabbos. Is there anything I can do? A During bain hashmashos (halachic twilight, between shkiah and tzeis hakochavim, which is safeik yom safeik leilah), amirah lenachri is permitted letzorech Shabbos (O.C. 261:1), so you may ask a non‑Jew to light. Some poskim allow the bracha to be made, because you are fulfilling
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Mishpatim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-mishpatim-6/) - Found Favor February 12, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg When you will encounter an ox of your enemy or his donkey wandering, you shall surely return it to him. Shmos 23:4 If one finds a lost object with no simanim (characteristics by which the owner could identify it),
- [Court Favor: May a Dayan Employ Compassion?](https://baishavaad.org/court-favor-may-a-dayan-employ-compassion/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 12, 2026 The Associated Press reports: Frank Caprio, a retired municipal judge in Rhode Island who found online fame as a caring jurist and host of “Caught in Providence,” has died. He was 88… Caprio billed his courtroom as a place “where people and cases are
- [Menachos, Perek 2](https://baishavaad.org/menachos-perek-2/) - Daf 13 - Matir Mechanics R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 14 - When Thought Defines Deed R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 15 - Divine Space R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 16 - Matir vs. Nitar R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad NEXT PEREK:
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Yisro](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-yisro-25-2/) - Moonshot February 5, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman You shall not make [images of what is] with Me; gods of silver and gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves. Shmos 20:20 The Gemara (Rosh Hashanah 24a) says that among the images this prohibits making are those of
- [If a vendor gives a gift to a company's buyer, does it belong to the buyer or to his employer?](https://baishavaad.org/if-something-is-given-as-a-benefit-to-an-employee-from-a-seller-who-owns-that-item-the-employee-or-employer/) - Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: Sometimes in the world of purchasing, sellers will give benefits to buyers as part of a purchase. For example, an employee works for a contractor who sends him to purchase some tiles. After he makes the purchase, the seller tells him that he has some extra tiles that he can
- [Freedom of the Seize: May Government Expropriate Property?](https://baishavaad.org/freedom-of-the-seize-may-government-expropriate-property/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 5, 2026 Bitcoin Magazine reports: The U.S. government has taken full legal ownership of more than $400 million in seized cryptocurrency, cash, and real estate tied to Helix, once one of the most widely used bitcoin mixing services on the darknet. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., entered
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-266/) - The Winter War February 5, 2026 Q I paid for the snow to be cleared from my driveway, but the crew mistakenly cleared my neighbor’s driveway instead. My neighbor wants to use his clean driveway and reimburse me, but I’d prefer to waive the charge, park in his clean driveway, and have him park in my
- [Baby Gap: May a Woman Demand a Divorce Because Her Husband Won’t Give Her Children?](https://baishavaad.org/baby-gap-may-a-woman-demand-a-divorce-because-her-husband-wont-give-her-children/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 29, 2026 Ynet reports: The Tel Aviv Rabbinical Court ordered a man to divorce his wife and pay her NIS 72,000 ($22,800), the full amount of the ketubah, after ruling that his continued refusal to have additional children justified both divorce and financial liability. The ruling
- [Can A Seller Insist That The Customer Needs To Request A Refund From The Original Seller Rather Than Himself?](https://baishavaad.org/can-a-seller-insist-that-the-customer-needs-to-request-a-refund-from-the-original-seller-rather-than-himself/) - Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: Reuven purchased an item from what appeared to be an independent, one-man retail shop. The seller personally handled the sale and issued a receipt. After returning home, Reuven discovered that the item was defective and returned to the shop to request a refund. At that point, the seller explained that
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Beshalach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-beshalach-3/) - Here We Go Again Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Zev Granek February 2, 2023 …For that which you have seen Mitzrayim today, you shall not see them ever again. Shmos 14:13 The Mechilta says this is a mitzvas lo sa’aseh not to live in Mitzrayim. This prohibition is codified
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Beshalach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-beshalach-6/) - Here We Go Again January 29, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze’ev Granek …For that which you have seen Mitzrayim today, you shall not see them ever again. Shmos 14:13 The Mechilta says this is a mitzvas lo sa’aseh not to live in Mitzrayim. This prohibition is codified by many
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-265/) - Karasi Ve’ein Oneh January 29, 2026 Q Our minyan typically has ten or eleven men, of which seven are currently saying Kaddish. Is it a problem that so few are answering? A Some shuls have the minhag that only one person says Kaddish, even if several have a chiyuv. (Biur Halacha 132:1 seems to support this.)
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Bo](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-bo-26/) - Mind Matters January 22, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg They shall eat the flesh on that night—roasted over the fire—and matzos; with bitter herbs shall they eat it. Shmos 12:8 The primary view in the Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 60:4) is that mitzvos tzrichos kavanah (they require that the
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-264/) - Ice Scraper January 22, 2026 Q Someone brushed against a plate of cake I was holding at a kiddush and got chocolate icing on his tallis, but he didn’t notice at the time. Do I have to notify him that I’m the culprit? A The key determinant of liability for such inadvertent damage is which
- [Police Force: Is a Law Enforcement Officer Mandated to Risk His Life?](https://baishavaad.org/police-force-is-a-law-enforcement-officer-mandated-to-risk-his-life/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 22, 2026 Jacob Sullum writes in Reason: After the 2022 shooting that killed 19 students and two teachers at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, police officers were widely condemned for failing to act in time to prevent those deaths. The gunman was not stopped until
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Va’eira](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vaeira-26/) - Ground Effect January 15, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze’ev Granek For if you do not send out My people, behold, I shall incite against you, your servants, your people, and your houses, the mixture of wild beasts; and the houses of Mitzrayim shall be filled with the mixture of
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-263/) - Vocal Rest January 15, 2026 Q May I listen to music to lull myself to sleep at night, or to counter the monotony of staring at a screen all day at work? A The Mishnah (Sotah 48a) records that when the Sanhedrin ceased to function before the Churban Bayis Sheini, music was banned from wine feasts, as
- [A Bull in a Print Shop: Must the Government Pay for Damage Caused by Its Legitimate Actions?](https://baishavaad.org/a-bull-in-a-print-shop-must-the-government-pay-for-damage-caused-by-its-legitimate-actions/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 15, 2026 Reason Magazine reports: In August of 2022, an armed fugitive threw Carlos Pena out of his North Hollywood printing shop and barricaded himself inside it. Over the course of 13 hours, a SWAT team with the LAPD launched more than 30 rounds of tear
- [Zvachim, Perek 11](https://baishavaad.org/zvachim-perek-11/) - Daf 93 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 94 - Splatter of Sanctity R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 95 - Holy Laundry R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 96 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 97 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 98 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad NEXT PEREK:
- [Zvachim, Perek 14](https://baishavaad.org/zvachim-perek-14/) - Daf 112 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 113 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 114 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 115 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 116 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 117 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 118 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 119 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 120 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad NEXT
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- [Zvachim, Perek 12](https://baishavaad.org/zvachim-perek-12/) - Daf 99 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 100 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 101 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 102 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 103 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 104 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 105 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad NEXT PEREK:
- [Zvachim, Perek 10](https://baishavaad.org/zvachim-perek-10/) - Daf 88 - For Good Reason R' Avraham Yeshaya Cohen, Rosh Kollel Ohel Yitzchok, Lakewood Daf 89 - How Often is Often? R' Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, rosh chaburah, Bais Medrash Govoha Daf 90 - Neiros or Mezuzah R' Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, rosh chaburah, Bais Medrash Govoha Daf 91 - Neiros or Mezuzah II R' Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, rosh chaburah, Bais Medrash Govoha Daf 92 - Parshas Achilas Korbanos R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-262/) - Hands Down January 8, 2026 Q I’m on the road and would like to eat my lunch. I don’t have access to water, but there’s snow on the ground. Can I use it for netilas yadayim? A The Shulchan Aruch (160:12) says that snow, hail, sleet, and ice can only be used for netilas yadayim after they
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shmos](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shmos-26/) - Secret Society January 8, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald He replied, "Who made you a man, a ruler, and a judge over us? Are you saying that you are going to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?" Moshe was frightened and he thought, "Indeed, the matter has become
- [Data Capture: May Ransom Be Paid to Cyberthieves?](https://baishavaad.org/data-capture-may-ransom-be-paid-to-cyberthieves/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 8, 2026 ManageMyHealth, a New Zealand medical records website, recently suffered a cyber extortion attack. A hacker group calling itself “Kazu” gained access to patient records and threatened to release them unless a $60,000 ransom was paid. According to state broadcaster Radio New Zealand: The deadline
- [Lodging Complaint, Part II: Can a Surprised Hotelier Cancel a Deal?](https://baishavaad.org/lodging-complaint-part-ii-can-a-surprised-hotelier-cancel-a-deal/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 1, 2026 Our previous article, on the dispute between the Meron guesthouse owners and Satmar, cited rulings of the Sefer Yehoshua, the Maharsham, the Tshuras Shai, and the Chesed LeAvraham in similar cases. All maintain that if before a sale there was a change in circumstances
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayechi](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayechi-5/) - Strategic Heir Command January 1, 2026 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald The time approached for Yisrael to die, so he called for his son, for Yosef, and said to him, “Please—if I have found favor in your eyes, please place your hand under my thigh and do kindness and truth
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-261/) - String Theory January 1, 2026 Q One string of my tzitzis tore. Is it still kosher? A Last week we noted that tzitzis strings should be 12 etzbaos (thumb-breadths) long, about 11.5 inches. The Gemara (Menachos 38b) says that if the strings were tied to a garment and later tore, the gardumim (remnants) are kosher if they
- [Zvachim, Perek 9](https://baishavaad.org/zvachim-perek-9/) - Daf 88 - For Good Reason R' Avraham Yeshaya Cohen, Rosh Kollel Ohel Yitzchok, Lakewood Daf 89 - How Often is Often? R' Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, rosh chaburah, Bais Medrash Govoha Daf 90 - Neiros or Mezuzah R' Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, rosh chaburah, Bais Medrash Govoha Daf 91 - Neiros or Mezuzah II R' Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, rosh chaburah, Bais Medrash Govoha Daf 92 - Parshas Achilas Korbanos R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-260/) - String Quartet December 25, 2025 Q How long do tzitzis strings have to be? A Tzitzis strings comprise two parts: gedil (the wound and knotted portion, from Dvarim 22:12) and anaf (the portion that hangs free, derived from the word “tzitzis” in Bemidbar 15:38). Mi’deOreisa, one chulya (segment) consisting of three windings and a double knot
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayigash](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayigash-6/) - Beyond Control December 25, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman Yosef acquired all the land of Mitzrayim for Paroh…and the land became Paroh’s. As for the nation, he resettled it by cities, from one end of Mitzrayim’s borders to the other. Bereishis 47:20-21 How does the Torah view socialism
- [Lodging Complaint: Can a Surprised Hotelier Cancel a Deal?](https://baishavaad.org/lodging-complaint-can-a-surprised-hotelier-cancel-a-deal/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 25, 2025 Matzav.com reports: A bais din ruling in Bnei Brak has handed a decisive victory to Satmar in a high-profile dispute with guesthouse owners in Meron, determining that lodging contracts for a major Shabbos gathering will remain unchanged and that concealing the identity of the
- [Identity Disorder, Part II: May One Hide His Jewishness to Save His Life?](https://baishavaad.org/identity-disorder-part-ii-may-one-hide-his-jewishness-to-save-his-life/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 18, 2025 Our article of two weeks ago discussed two Holocaust-era teshuvos by R’ Efraim Oshry on whether Jews could save themselves from the Germans via certificates of conversion to Christianity or other documents that identified them as non-Jews. He takes it for granted that representing
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Mikeitz](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-miketz/) - The Law of Conservation of Mass December 18, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Daniel Dombroff Then seven years of famine will arise after them and all the abundance in the land of Mitzrayim will be forgotten; the famine will ravage the land. Bereishis 41:30 During times of plenty, may one reduce
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-259/) - Oil Change December 18, 2025 Q After Chanukah, how may I dispose of my leftover oil and wicks? And what should I do with a tin menorah that is no longer usable? A The leftover oil from each night may be used on another night (Mishnah Brurah 677:17). But oil that remains after Chanukah, having been
- [Confronting Your Accuser: Does Absence Make the Heart Grow Brazener?](https://baishavaad.org/confronting-your-accuser-does-absence-make-the-heart-grow-brazener/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 11, 2025 From the decision of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in Smith v. State, written by Judge Scott Walker: Appellant, Champagne Smith, was indicted for a second-degree felony offense of aggravated assault. During Appellant’s 2023 trial, the trial court required all persons to wear
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayeishev](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayeishev-25/) - First Light December 11, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Avraham Yeshaya Cohen The Gemara (Shabbos 21b) says to light Chanukah candles mishetishka hachamah.[1] If one did not do so, he may light ad shetichleh regel min hashuk (until there are no more passersby outside). Tosfos cites the view of the Ri
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- [Public Address: Doxing in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/public-address-doxing-in-halacha/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 4, 2025 Law professor and law blogger Eugene Volokh reports that a judge has struck down Daniel’s Law, a West Virginia statute that prohibited the disclosure of the home address or personal phone number of certain government officials “under circumstances in which a reasonable person would
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- [Rough Draft, Part II: Sin Now for Salvation Later?](https://baishavaad.org/rough-draft-part-ii-sin-now-for-salvation-later/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 21, 2025 Our previous article cited a ruling attributed by R’ Yitzchak Zilberstein to R’ Yechezkel Abramsky that if it is impossible for someone to obtain an exemption from IDF service, “there is a mitzvah for [him] to leave Eretz Yisrael and make every effort not
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- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-243/) - Hot Hoppers August 14, 2025 Q While I was eating on the patio, a grasshopper jumped into my hot soup. May I eat the soup? A Generally, if nonkosher food touches kosher food, and the point of contact was hot, the kosher food absorbs the forbidden taste and is no longer kosher. But here are several factors
- [Rough Draft: Sin Now for Salvation Later?](https://baishavaad.org/rough-draft-sin-now-for-salvation-later/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 14, 2025 VINnews reports: At the anti-draft meeting of gedolim held Wednesday night in Ma’ale Hachamishah, R’ Yitzchak Zilberstein, a member of the Council of Torah Sages of the Degel HaTorah party, quoted a halachic ruling in the name of his teacher, R’ Yechezkel Abramsky zt”l:
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Eikev](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-eikev-5/) - Just Desserts August 14, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Ari Stauber And you shall eat and you shall be satisfied, and you shall bless Hashem, your G-d, for the good Land that He gave you. Dvarim 8:10 According to one stage of the Gemara, this pasuk serves as the source for
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-242/) - All-Purpose Flower August 7, 2025 Q When visiting botanical gardens in bloom, when the fragrance fills the air, should I recite a bracha before smelling the flowers? A Just as we may not enjoy food without a bracha, we may not enjoy a fragrance without one (Brachos 43b, codified in O.C. 216:1). This applies with any pleasant-smelling
- [A Guilded Age: The State of the Union in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/a-guilded-age-the-state-of-the-union-in-halacha-2/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 7, 2025 The share of private-sector workers that belong to a labor union fell to 5.9% last year, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data published this year. Membership has declined slowly but steadily since peaking at 35.6% in 1954.[1] In this article, we explore
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Va’es’chanan](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-vaeschanan-25/) - Loving While Leaving August 7, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg Hear, O Yisrael: Hashem is our G-d, Hashem is the One and Only. Dvarim 6:1 The Gemara in Brachos (61b) describes how R’ Akiva was put to death by the Romans for teaching Torah in public. While he was
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Dvarim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-dvarim-shabbos-chazon25/) - When Tisha B’Av Falls on Sunday July 31, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Yosef Jacobovits This year, with Tisha B’Av on Sunday, many special halachos apply; here are some of them. One must complete seudah shlishis before shkiah, when the issur to eat begins. The other prohibitions begin at tzeis hakochavim.
- [Sunk Cost: Should One Spend Extravagantly To Beautify a Shul?](https://baishavaad.org/sunk-cost-should-one-spend-extravagantly-to-beautify-a-shul/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 31, 2025 Matzav.com reports: A monumental milestone has been reached with the completion of the largest Aron Kodesh ever constructed, now standing in grandeur at the Yeshiva Ateret Shlomo campus in Rishon LeTzion. This extraordinary endeavor, fully crafted by hand, is being hailed as an unprecedented feat.
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-241/) - Trouble Shooting July 31, 2025 Q I run a summer program for 18-year-old girls, and we’re considering taking them to a local gun range for recreational shooting. Is there a problem with that? A The pasuk says (Dvarim 22:5), “Lo yihyeh chli gever al ishah velo yilbash gever simlas ishah (A man’s garb shall not be on
- [Avoda Zarah, Perek 3](https://baishavaad.org/avoda-zarah-perek-3/) - Daf 40 - Nosein Ta'am Lifgam R' Tzvi Frank, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 41 - Warp and Weft R' Yechiel Biberfeld, Rosh Kollel, Philadelphia Community Kollel Daf 42 - Acquiring Chametz R' Yechiel Biberfeld, Rosh Kollel, Philadelphia Community Kollel Daf 43 - Producing Forms of Celestial Bodies R' Yechiel Biberfeld, Rosh Kollel, Philadelphia Community Kollel Daf 44 - Torah Thoughts in the
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Matos-Mas'ei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-matos-maasei/) - Boundary Issues July 24, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze’ev Granek Command the Bnei Yisrael and say to them: When you come to the Land of Kna’an, this is the land that shall fall to you as an inheritance, the Land of Kna’an according to its borders. Bemidbar 34:2 According
- [B-2 or Not B-2: Should Bibi Have Given the Mezuzah?](https://baishavaad.org/b-2-or-not-b-2-should-bibi-have-given-the-mezuzah/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 24, 2025 The Times of Israel reports: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented US President Donald Trump in the White House on Monday with a mezuzah case in the shape of a B-2 stealth bomber. The fighter jets were instrumental in US strikes on key Iranian nuclear
- [Avoda Zarah, Perek 2](https://baishavaad.org/avoda-zarah-perek-2/) - Daf 23 - The Justice System R' Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 24 - Treifah Today R' Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 25 - Yichud R' Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 26 - Ribbis with Nonreligious Jews R' Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 27 - The Terminally Ill Patient R' Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 28 - Desecrate or Wait? R'
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-240/) - Garden of Weedin’ July 24, 2025 Q Should I refrain from weeding and other gardening activities during the Nine Days? A The Gemara says (Ta’anis 14b, codified in S.A. O.C. 551:2) to refrain during the Nine Days from netiah shel simcha (planting of a joyous nature) like abvarnaki shel melachim (a tree planted for a king to
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-239/) - Musical Notes July 17, 2025 Q May I practice guitar during the Three Weeks? A While it is not explicitly mentioned in the Gemara or Rishonim, the accepted practice among Ashkenazim—based on the Magein Avraham (551:10)—is to refrain from dancing during Bein Hametzarim due to the solemnity of the period. Later poskim (Aruch Hashulchan 493:2, Igros Moshe
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Pinchas](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-pinchas-6/) - Heir in Law July 17, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald If there are no brothers of his father, you shall tranfer his inheritance to the relative (she’eiro) who is closest to him of his family, and he shall inherit it. Bemidbar 29:11 In the Torah’s laws of inheritance, a
- [Handl with Care: Should We Negotiate with Terrorists?](https://baishavaad.org/handl-with-care-should-we-negotiate-with-terrorists/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 17, 2025 The New York Times reports: The Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Friday that it had responded positively to a new proposal for a 60-day Gaza cease-fire with Israel and was ready to immediately enter negotiations on implementing it. It was not immediately clear
- [Avoda Zarah, Perek 1](https://baishavaad.org/avoda-zarah-perek-1/) - Daf 2 - Introduction to Avodah Zarah R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 3 - Sick in the Sukkah R' Avraham Yeshaya Cohen, Rosh Kollel Ohel Yitzchok, Lakewood Daf 4 - Shacharis During Musaf R' Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Daf 5 - Simcha on Rosh Hashanah R' Avraham Yeshaya Cohen, Rosh Kollel Ohel Yitzchok, Lakewood Daf 6 - Shabbos Car
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-238/) - Beware of Dog July 10, 2025 Q A pet-shop owner made a donation to our shul. May we use the money? A The Torah says, “You shall not bring a harlot’s fee (esnan zonah) or the price of a dog (mechir kelev) to the house of Hashem, your G-d” (Dvarim 23:19). These items may not be offered
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Balak](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-balak-25/) - Hearing Things July 10, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Yaakov Meir Levi One of the activities customarily avoided during the Three Weeks is listening to music. But Chazal prohibited listening to music in some cases year-round in mourning for the churban. According to the Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 560), one may neither
- [Battle Grounds: When Is War Justified?](https://baishavaad.org/battle-grounds-when-is-war-justified/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 10, 2025 The US attack on Iranian nuclear facilities has been assailed in some quarters as a violation of international law. The condemners often cite the idea, widely held in the modern era, that war is morally and legally unjustifiable except in self-defense. As the United
- [Color Scheme: May a Merchant Make His Wares Look Better than They Are?](https://baishavaad.org/color-scheme-may-a-merchant-make-his-wares-look-better-than-they-are/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 3, 2025 The Associated Press reports: Nestle said Wednesday it will eliminate artificial colors from its U.S. food and beverages by the middle of 2026. It’s the latest big food company making that pledge. Last week, Kraft Heinz and General Mills said they would remove artificial
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Chukas](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-chukas-25/) - Generation Gap July 3, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman And Moshe made a snake of copper and placed it on the pole; so it was that if the snake bit a man, he would stare at the copper snake and live. Bemidbar 21:9 The navi (Melachim II 18:4)
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-237/) - Crude Ohel July 3, 2025 Q May I spread a towel to block the hot sun on Shabbos afternoon? A One may set up a temporary barrier on Shabbos, except if the barrier is intended to form a halachic mechitzah, e.g., to enclose an area so as to permit carrying (O.C. 315:1). You may therefore hang a
- [Code of Arms: Weapons in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/code-of-arms-weapons-in-halacha-2/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 26, 2025 In recent years, there appears to have been an increase in the number of Orthodox Jews that carry firearms for protection, especially at times of tension in the U.S. or war in Eretz Yisrael R”l. In this article, we explore Torah perspectives on bearing
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Korach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-korach-25/) - Redemptive Rebate June 26, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald And those that are to be redeemed—from one month shall you redeem according to the valuation, five silver shkalim… Bemidbar 18:16 The mitzvah of pidyon haben requires that a kohein redeem the firstborn son of a yisrael for five silver
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-236/) - Long Time No Sue June 26, 2025 Q Can someone sue in bais din for an injury after the time limit set by the state’s statute of limitations has elapsed? A Statutes of limitations are designed to encourage timely pursuit of legal claims and to protect defendants from the indefinite threat of litigation. For example, in
- [Death’s Door, Part II: Risking Life Wrongly but with Pious Motives](https://baishavaad.org/deaths-door-part-ii-risking-life-wrongly-but-with-pious-motives/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 19, 2025 In our previous article we cited the position of R’ Yosef Shalom Elyashiv: Ab initio (lechat’chilah), it is clear that it is prohibited to endanger oneself to save a sefer Torah, for this is not among the things of which it is said, “He
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shlach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shlach-5/) - A Grave Error? June 19, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Yechiel Biberfeld They ascended in the south and he arrived at Chevron… Bemidbar 13:22 Why does the pasuk begin with “they” and continue with “he”? Rashi (referencing Sotah 34b) explains that all the spies ascended in the south, but Kaleiv alone
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-235/) - Volume Discount? June 19, 2025 Q I sit near a loud air conditioner in shul and can’t hear myself davening. Is that a problem? A The Mishnah (Brachos 15a) records a machlokess whether one who doesn’t hear himself saying Krias Shma fulfills the mitzvah. The halacha is that he does (Shulchan Aruch O.C. 62:3), and this
- [Death’s Door: Risking Life Wrongly but with Pious Motives](https://baishavaad.org/deaths-door-risking-life-wrongly-but-with-pious-motives/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 12, 2025 VINnews reports: A Jewish firefighter risked his life to save a sefer Torah from a burning Long Island Chabad center on Wednesday morning, in a moment congregants described as nothing short of a miracle. Michael Farca, a firefighter and member of the Jewish community,
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Beha'alos'cha](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-behaaloscha-25/) - Who’s Asking? June 12, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald Those men said to him, “We are impure through a human corpse; why should we be left out by not offering Hashem’s offering in its appointed time among Bnei Yisrael?” Bemidbar 9:7 According to the Sifri, the phrase “those men”
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-234/) - Ayin Ro’ah June 12, 2025 Q If a man and a woman are secluded under the watchful eye of video surveillance, is that forbidden yichud? A A related scenario in hilchos yichud is pesach pasuach lirshus harabim (where a door or window is open to a public domain). In many such cases, yichud is permitted, because the
- [Pay Cut, Part II: May a Mohel Charge for His Services?](https://baishavaad.org/pay-cut-part-ii-may-a-mohel-charge-for-his-services/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 5, 2025 In our previous article, we noted that it is generally prohibited to charge for the performance of a mitzvah, and for a bris in particular. We discussed one possible dispensation from this prohibition, that of sechar batalah.[1] In this article, we discuss several other
- [Shvuos, Perek 2](https://baishavaad.org/shvuos-perek-2/) - Daf 28 - Daf 29 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 30 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 31 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 32 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 33 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 34 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 35 -
- [Shvuos, Perek 1](https://baishavaad.org/shvuos-perek-1/) - Daf 1 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 2 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 3 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 4 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 5 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 6 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 7 - Korban Tzibur R' Yosef
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Naso](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-naso-25/) - Admit One June 5, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg And they shall confess (vehisvadu) their sin that they committed… Bemidbar 5:7 The Torah refers here to one who steals from a convert who then dies with no heir (see Rashi to 5:6). If this thief denies stealing and then
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-233/) - Bentch Warrant June 5, 2025 Q When attending a simcha, I usually eat bread. If I’m short on time, must I wait for the zimun? A Chazal instituted Birkas Hazimun, and one who eats a meal together with two or more people is obligated to participate. He may not bentch privately and miss the Birkas
- [Pay Cut: May a Mohel Charge for His Services?](https://baishavaad.org/pay-cut-may-a-mohel-charge-for-his-services/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 29, 2025 VINnews reports: Veteran mohel R’ Emmanuel Meshulam z”l passed away suddenly in the middle of a brit ceremony. He had served as a mohel for over forty years, performing circumcisions for thousands of infants throughout the years without taking any remuneration for his efforts.
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Bemidbar](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-bemidbar-4/) - Dear Dairy May 29, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Yosef Jacobovits The Rama (O.C. 494:3) writes that it is customary in many places to eat both dairy and meat on the first day of Shavuos. He explains that eating meat after dairy in the same meal requires that the bread on
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-232/) - Upon Reflection May 29, 2025 Q May one gaze at a rainbow indirectly, using a mirror? A The Mishnah in Chagigah (2:1) says: “Whoever has no regard for the honor of his Maker deserves to have never come to the world.” According to one view in the Gemara (16a), this refers to someone who gazes
- [Pay per Plane: Is a Gift to a Leader a Bribe?](https://baishavaad.org/pay-per-plane-is-a-gift-to-a-leader-a-bribe/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 22, 2025 The Associated Press reports: For President Donald Trump, accepting a free Air Force One replacement from Qatar is a no-brainer. “I would never be one to turn down that kind of an offer,” the Republican told reporters on Monday. “I could be a stupid person and say,
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-231/) - Kohein of Silence May 22, 2025 Q We have reached Krias HaTorah, and the only kohein in the shul is still davening. What should we do? A Normally, if no kohein is present, the first aliyah is given to a levi or a Yisrael (with no preference), and the gabbai announces, “Ein kan kohein, ya’amod Ploni
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Behar-Bechukosai](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-behar-bechukosai-3/) - On a Dilemma of the Horns May 22, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg …On the Day of Atonement, you shall sound the shofar throughout your land. Vayikra 25:9 In this pasuk, the Torah commands us to blow the shofar on Yom Kippur of the yovel year. According to
- [Bad Goods: Products Liability in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/bad-goods-products-liability-in-halacha/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 15, 2025 The Associated Press reports: A South Florida jury has awarded $3 million to a man who was severely injured by a defective airbag in a 2020 crash… Jose Hernandez was driving his 2005 Honda Civic in Miami in December 2020 when another vehicle hit
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Emor](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-emor-25/) - Far and Away May 15, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald These are the appointed festivals of Hashem… Vayikra 23:37 The Gemara (Psachim 3b) tells how R’ Yehudah ben Beseira, who was in Netzivin, was able to help the Chachamim in Yerushalayim catch a non-Jew masquerading as a Jew
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-230/) - Common Grounds May 15, 2025 Q I had a non-Jewish repairman make himself a coffee in my Keurig machine. Will any coffee I make now be forbidden as bishul akum? A If a non-Jew cooks food—even if it is otherwise kosher—it is bishul akum and not kosher. Many early authorities say it renders the utensil
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-acharei-mos-kedoshim-4/) - Nixed Blessing May 8, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Ari Stauber In the fourth year, all its fruit shall be sanctified to laud Hashem. Vayikra 19:24 The Gemara (Brachos 35a) attempts to derive the obligation to praise Hashem with brachos from this pasuk, though it eventually concludes that the source
- [Gift Rap: When Does Sonei Matanos Yichyeh Apply?](https://baishavaad.org/gift-rap-when-does-sonei-matanos-yichyeh-apply/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 8, 2025 Various news sites have picked up an old story about the Pope donating a Lamborghini he received from the manufacturer to charity: Back in November 2017, Pope Francis was presented with a brand-new Lamborghini Huracan at the Vatican… The Lambo was auctioned off for
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-229/) - Under(age) Oath May 8, 2025 Q My twelve-year-old son pledged money to tzedakah. Is his pledge binding? If so, is it subject to hataras nedarim? A In general, a katan (minor) cannot effectuate a chalois (change of halachic status). But with regard to nedarim (vows), the Torah validates the neder of a katan who is samuch
- [Taking a Stand: Should One Rise Before Religious Leaders?](https://baishavaad.org/taking-a-stand-should-one-rise-before-religious-leaders/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 1, 2025 The Associated Press reports: Hours after Pope Francis’ death was announced, Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted a short message on X: “Rest in peace, Pope Francis. May his memory be a blessing.” Several hours later, it was deleted without explanation. Coming at a time of
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-228/) - Out for the Count May 1 , 2025 Q I will be undergoing surgery during Sfirah and will probably miss counting that day. Should I count even now without a bracha? A The reason one counts without a bracha after missing a day is that some Rishonim, including the Bahag, hold that if one day’s
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tazria-Metzora](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-tazria-metzora-25/) - Counting on Command May 1, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg …She must count seven days for herself, and afterward she may be purified. Vayikra 15:28 In this pasuk, the Torah instructs a zavah to wait shiva nekiyim (seven clean days) before she may immerse in a mikveh. Tosfos
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-227/) - Against the Grain April 24, 2025 Q I invited a not-yet-observant Jewish acquaintance to our seudah on the Shabbos after Pesach, and he brought an expensive bottle of whiskey that was chametz she’avar alav haPesach. Rejecting his offering would presumably have offended him. What should I have done? A Chazal forbade eating and deriving benefit from chametz
- [Makos, Perek 3](https://baishavaad.org/makos-perek-3/) - Daf 13 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 14 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 15 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 16 - The Fish Worm Controversy R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 17 - Copepods in NYC Water R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 18 - 1. Aliyos for the
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shmini](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shmini-4/) - Blood Type April 24, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze'ev Granek Do not make your souls abominable by means of any creeping thing; and you shall not make yourselves impure through them, lest you make yourselves impure through them. Vayikra 11:43 The Chelkas Yaakov was asked if one may
- [Mean Deviation, Part II: When You Don’t Mean What They Mean](https://baishavaad.org/mean-deviation-part-ii-when-you-dont-mean-what-they-mean/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 24, 2025 In our previous article, we discussed the permissibility of making a statement that is intended to appear to others to be a profession of idolatry or heresy, in order to avoid death or financial loss, where the speaker has a different meaning in mind.
- [Mean Deviation: When You Don’t Mean What They Mean](https://baishavaad.org/mean-deviation-when-you-dont-mean-what-they-mean/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 10, 2025 Recently, Agudath Israel of America released a kol korei from the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of America that prohibits voting in the ongoing election of American delegates to the World Zionist Congress, the supreme organ of the World Zionist Organization (WZO), on various grounds. From
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-226/) - Pass Over? April 10, 2025 Q My supplier is conducting a sale during Chol Hamo’ed Pesach. Must I forgo the buying opportunity? And if a client places a large order during Chol Hamo’ed, may I fulfill it? A One of the prohibitions of Chol Hamo’ed is engaging in business activities, including buying, selling, settling accounts (O.C.
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tzav](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-tzav-4/) - Travel Allowance April 10, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze'ev Granek If he shall offer it for a thanksgiving-offering… Vayikra 7:12 The Gemara says that four people must recite Birkas Hagomel to express their thanks for being saved from danger: seafarers, desert travelers, recovered patients, and released prisoners (Brachos
- [Makos, Perek 1](https://baishavaad.org/makos-perek-1/) - Daf 2 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 3 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 4 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 5 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 6 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 7 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 8 - R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan,
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-225/) - Tastemakers April 3, 2025 Q What should I do if I inadvertently ate something after the afikoman? A To preserve the taste of matzah in the mouth, nothing may be eaten after the afikoman (O.C. 478:1). If someo ne mistakenly ate, he should have another afikoman (Mishnah Brurah ibid. 1), unless he already bentsched (Kaf Hachaim
- [Sins of Commission, Part II: How Much Is Too Much for a Fundraiser to Keep?](https://baishavaad.org/sins-of-commission-part-ii-how-much-is-too-much-for-a-fundraiser-to-keep/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 3, 2025 In our previous article, we discussed a rule, attributed to various named and unnamed gedolei Torah, that a fundraiser for a tzedakah organization may take as his compensation up to 49% of the funds raised. We concluded by noting that R’ Mendel Shafran is
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayikra](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayikra-4/) - Beg, Borrow, or Steal April 3, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald When a person (adam) from among you will bring an offering to Hashem: from the animals—from the cattle and from the flocks you shall bring your offering. Vayikra 1:2 Rashi comments that the word “adam” teaches that
- [Sins of Commission: How Much Is Too Much for a Fundraiser to Keep?](https://baishavaad.org/sins-of-commission-how-much-is-too-much-for-a-fundraiser-to-keep/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 27, 2025 R’ Yaakov Bender, Rosh Hayeshiva of Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway, New York, writes: Every Purim, many children of all stripes and ages come to our home. The boys are often collecting for some cause or another, and I am more than happy
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-224/) - Out of Stock March 27, 2025 Q I own stock in a non-Jewish bread manufacturer. As part of my estate planning, I placed my shares into a trust. On Pesach, am I forbidden under bal yeira’eh to own the stock in this way? If so, can I avoid the transgression by selling the shares to a
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Pekudei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-pekudei-2/) - Minimum Age March 27, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze’ev Granek A beka for every head, a half-shekel in the shekel of the Sanctuary, for everyone who passed the counters, from twenty years of age and up, for the six hundred three thousand, five hundred fifty. Shmos 38:26 Rashi
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayakhel](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayakhel-2/) - Fire Power March 20, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman You shall not light fire in any of your dwellings on the Shabbos day. Shmos 35:4 Ever since the discovery of electricity, poskim have hotly debated its halachic status. Although all poskim agree that it is forbidden to use
- [Sanhedrin, Perek 11](https://baishavaad.org/sanhedrin-perek-11/) - Daf 90 - Defining Apikoress R' Shraga Kallus, Rosh Kollel, The Second Seder Kollel, Yerushalayim Daf 91 - Techeiless R' Shraga Kallus, Rosh Kollel, The Second Seder Kollel, Yerushalayim Daf 92 - Table Manners R' Shraga Kallus, Rosh Kollel, The Second Seder Kollel, Yerushalayim Daf 93 - Giving up One's Life R' Shraga Kallus, Rosh Kollel, The Second Seder Kollel, Yerushalayim Daf 94 -
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-223/) - A Blanket Rule March 20, 2025 Q Why doesn’t a blanket need tzitzis? A The straightforward answer is that a blanket is not worn as garments are, as it is only draped over the body, and the mitzvah of tzitzis applies only to a ksus (garment). Indeed, the Mordechai (Menachos 941) offers this reasoning. But some
- [Out of Place: May a Tenant Be Evicted for Nonpayment?](https://baishavaad.org/out-of-place-may-a-tenant-be-evicted-for-nonpayment/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 20, 2025 The Associated Press reports: California law allows landlords to evict tenants for nonpayment regardless of whether they are willing and able to pay their overdue rent. Tenant advocates...are pushing a proposal in the Legislature that would bring California in line with 21 other states
- [Sanhedrin, Perek 10](https://baishavaad.org/sanhedrin-perek-10/) - Daf 84 - Makei Aviv R' Chaim Weg, Rosh Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 85 - Cursing the Dead R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 86 - Public Kidnapping R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 87 - Zakein Mamrei I R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 88 - Zakein Mamrei II R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 90 - Disobeying a Navi R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad NEXT
- [Sanhedrin, Perek 9](https://baishavaad.org/sanhedrin-perek-9/) - Daf 75 - Stepmother-in-Law R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 76 - An Idolater's Loss R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 77 - The Fridge on Shabbos R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 78 - Risky Surgery R' Aryeh Finkel, member, Bais HaVaad Dayanus Kollel Daf 79 - Accident Compensation R' Aryeh Finkel, member,
- [Sanhedrin, Perek 7](https://baishavaad.org/sanhedrin-perek-7/) - Daf 49 - Order of Shmoneh Esrei Daf 50 - A Kohein's Daughter Daf 51 - Civil Unions Daf 52 - The Vach Nacht Daf 53 - Is Magic Kishuf? Daf 54 - Mesirah Daf 55 - Age of Majority Daf 56 - Honoring Parents Daf 57 - Stopping a Rodeif Daf 58 -
- [Sanhedrin, Perek 8](https://baishavaad.org/sanhedrin-perek-8/) - Daf 68 - R' Yitzhak Grossman, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 69 - Torts by Minors II R' Yitzhak Grossman, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 70 - Torts by Minors III R' Yitzhak Grossman, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 71 - Current-State Judgment R' Yitzhak Grossman, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 72 - The Subterranean Pursuer R' Ari Kahan, posek, Bais HaVaad Medical Halacha Kollel
- [Double Dealing: The Day Care Drug Den](https://baishavaad.org/double-dealing-the-day-care-drug-den/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 13, 2025 The Associated Press reports: A woman who owned a New York City day care center where a toddler died after ingesting fentanyl has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal drug charges. Grei Mendez, 37, dropped her head into
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ki Sisa](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-ki-sisa-4/) - Tea Time March 13, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Jacobovits And the Bnei Yisrael shall observe the Shabbos, to make the Shabbos an eternal covenant for their generations… Shmos 31:16 The Mishnah Brurah (O.C. 289:2) says that many people customarily recite this pasuk and the following one as part
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-222/) - Midor Ledor March 13, 2025 Q If a mezuzah was taken down for checking or to paint the house, may it be moved to a different door? A According to some poskim (Teshuvos Vehanhagos 1:649), a mezuzah in a doorway that is obligated to have one mideOreisa should not be transferred to a doorway that
- [Sanhedrin, Perek 6](https://baishavaad.org/sanhedrin-perek-6/) - Daf 43 - Walled Cities R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 44 - Using a Goral R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 45 - Hanging in Halacha? R’ Menachem Genack, Rabbinic Administrator, Orthodox Union Daf 46 - Kvuras Hameis R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 47 - Cemetery Neighbors R' Yehoshua Greenspan, Safra
- [Sanhedrin, Perek 5](https://baishavaad.org/sanhedrin-perek-5/) - Daf 40 - Kiddush Levanah Deadline R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad Daf 41 - Hasra'ah Requirements R' Yehoshua Greenspan, Safra Dedayna, Bais HaVaad Daf 42 - Walled Cities R' Moshe Ze'ev Granek, posek, Bais HaVaad NEXT PEREK:
- [Horse Raising: Must One Relieve an Animal’s Pain?](https://baishavaad.org/horse-raising-must-one-relieve-an-animals-pain/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 6, 2025 The Associated Press reports: A horse that fell through the ice of an upstate New York pond was saved by rescuers who pulled together to free the animal from the frigid water. Body-camera footage from responding officers shows the team of Saratoga Springs police
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tetzaveh](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-tetzaveh-4/) - Majority Wule March 6, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze’ev Granek The Mishnah (Kilayim 9:1) says that all the bigdei kehunah are made of sheep’s wool, linen, or both. The Mishnah later says that if one mixed together sheep’s wool and camel’s wool, the status of the thread follows
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-221/) - Meal Plan March 6, 2025 Q Our seudas Purim usually goes on for several hours, so this year’s may continue into Shabbos. What should we do about bentching, kiddush, davening, Al Hanisim, etc.? A The Rama (O.C. 695:2) directs that when Purim falls on Friday, the seudas Purim should begin before chatzos hayom (Mishnah Brurah ibid.
- [French Dip: Must a Lottery-Winning Card Thief Share with His Victim?](https://baishavaad.org/french-dip-must-a-lottery-winning-card-thief-share-with-his-victim/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 27, 2025 The Associated Press reports: Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros ($523,000). But they vanished before cashing in—and now they’re among France’s most famous fugitives. The man whose card was stolen, identified in police documents as
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Trumah](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-trumah-4/) - Copy Protected February 27, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Yechiel Biberfeld And you shall make a menorah of pure gold… Shmos 25:31 The Gemara in Avodah Zarah says it is forbidden mideOreisa to build a replica of the seven-branched menorah of the Bais Hamikdash. Though the original was made of gold,
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-220/) - Taking Part February 27, 2025 Q I have an electric cooking device that is used for dairy. One of its parts became treif through contact with beef soup. Do I need to kasher the other parts, some of which are hard to access? A The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 451:12) says that chametz vessels must be kashered
- [Secondary School, Part II: May One Commit to a Mesivta If He May Yet Choose Another?](https://baishavaad.org/secondary-school-part-ii-may-one-commit-to-a-mesivta-if-he-may-yet-choose-another/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 20, 2025 In our previous article, on the question of whether parents may promise a child’s attendance to a middle-tier mesivta while still seeking a spot at a top-tier one, we challenged an ends-justifying-the-means argument in favor. We noted that reneging on a verbal commitment constitutes
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Mishpatim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-mishpatim-5/) - Doubt of the Benefit February 20, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg When a man will borrow from his fellow and it will become injured or will die… Shmos 22:13 Because a sho’eil (borrower) is permitted to use the item in his care and doesn’t pay for the privilege, he
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-219/) - Rules of Order February 20, 2025 Q May I order groceries from Instacart on Friday if they might arrive on Shabbos? A The prohibition of amirah lenachri applies even if the non-Jew was given his instructions before Shabbos. If it is late in the day, and it is not feasible for the food to arrive
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Yisro](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-yisro-25/) - Cloud Computing February 13, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald I am Hashem your G-d, who took you out of the land of Mitzrayim… Shmos 20:2 Chazal say (Shabbos 88b) that when Klal Yisrael heard the first two dibros directly from Hashem, they were thrown back a distance of 12
- [Secondary School: May One Commit to One Mesivta If He May Yet Choose Another?](https://baishavaad.org/secondary-school-may-one-commit-to-one-mesivta-if-he-may-yet-choose-another/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 13, 2025 R’ Yair Hoffman published this exchange: Dear Rabbi Hoffman, The community in which we live[1] has, boruch Hashem, a thriving community of true bnei Torah. There are also a number of mesivtos that serve the community and the situation is a highly competitive one.
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-218/) - Rough Drawing February 13, 2025 Q After the winner was announced at our school fundraising raffle, it was discovered that a computer glitch had caused a few names to be omitted. Is the result valid, or must the drawing be redone? A The Chavos Ya’ir (61) recounts that his talmidim held a raffle on Purim for
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-217/) - Fruit Futures February 6, 2025 Q I made a bracha on an apple, and while eating it I received a delivery of oranges. May I eat one without a new bracha? A The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 206:5) says that if someone makes a bracha on food and then receives more of the same food, he
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Beshalach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-beshalach-5/) - Going Public February 6, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald …And they went for a three-day period in the Wilderness, but they did not find water. Shmos 15:22 The Gemara in Bava Kama says that water refers to Torah, and thus the pasuk indicates that Klal Yisrael went three days
- [Water Wars: Comfort for Me, Danger for Thee?](https://baishavaad.org/water-wars-comfort-for-me-danger-for-thee/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 6, 2025 AP News reports: Social media users have claimed that Stewart and Lynda Resnick, co-owners of a massive agriculture company that has a majority stake in California’s Kern Water Bank, control California’s water and have refused to lend enough to firefighting efforts. The water bank
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-216/) - Buy Now, Ribbis Later? January 30, 2025 Q My business offers free financing for twelve months on orders over $1,000. A customer suggested to me that there may be a ribbis problem with this offer. Is he correct? A Any benefit that a lender receives from a borrower in exchange for a loan is ribbis (Y.D.
- [Kinder Eggs, Part II: Tza’ar Ba’alei Chaim Questions in Modern Farming](https://baishavaad.org/kinder-eggs-part-ii-tzaar-baalei-chaim-questions-in-modern-farming/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 30, 2025 In this article, we continue to consider halachic perspectives on controversial animal husbandry practices. Beak trimming The Sheivet Halevi (R’ Shmuel Wosner) writes that it is obvious that trimming the beaks of birds in order that they not peck and harm each other is
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Bo](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-bo-5/) - First to Fast January 30, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg And every firstborn in the land of Mitzrayim shall die… Shmos 11:5 The minhag is that firstborns fast on Erev Pesach. The Tur says the reason is because Hashem spared the Jewish firstborns during makas bechoros while their
- [Sanhedrin, Perek 4](https://baishavaad.org/sanhedrin-perek-4/) - Daf 32 - Psharah R' Yitzhak Grossman, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 33 - Appeal R' Yitzhak Grossman, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 34 - Female Judges R' Yitzhak Grossman, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 35 - Supporting the Unneedy R' Yaakov Rapapport, Cleveland, Ohio Daf 36 - Judicial Compassion? R' Yitzhak Grossman, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 37 - Circumstantial Evidence R' Yitzhak Grossman, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Va'eira](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vaeira-3/) - Sorcery’s Source January 23, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze’ev Granek And the necromancers did the same through their incantations to bring out the lice, but they were unable… Shmos 8:14 The Rambam (Hil. Avodah Zarah 11) lists the types of witchcraft and sorcery that are forbidden. He writes that
- [Kinder Eggs: Tza’ar Ba’alei Chaim Questions in Modern Farming](https://baishavaad.org/kinder-eggs-tzaar-baalei-chaim-questions-in-modern-farming/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 23, 2025 AP News reports: Every year the U.S. egg industry kills about 350 million male chicks because, while the fuzzy little animals are incredibly cute, they will never lay eggs, so they have little monetary value. That longtime practice is changing, thanks to new technology
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-215/) - Finishing Coats January 23, 2025 Q Raincoats have accumulated in my shul’s coatroom over the years. May I give them away or discard them? A Many shuls post a sign stating that all items become hefker (ownerless) after a certain period. If your shul has such a sign prominently displayed, you may dispose of the items
- [Absent Without Leave: Does Halacha Mandate Sick Pay?](https://baishavaad.org/absent-without-leave-does-halacha-mandate-sick-pay/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 16, 2025 AP News reports: Pregnant New Yorkers will be entitled to at least 20 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments under a law that took effect Wednesday. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the policy makes New York the first state in the country
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-214/) - Book Keeping January 16, 2025 Q I have a bookstore in my basement. May I read the books on Shabbos? A One of the categories of muktzeh is muktzeh machamas chisaron kis, which covers items that one is particular about so he avoids using them regularly. Such items may not be moved on Shabbos for
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shmos](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shmos-25/) - Junk Food January 16, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald Shall I go and summon for you a wet nurse from the Hebrew women, who will nurse the boy for you? Shmos 2:7 This teaches that she had taken him around to many Egyptian women to nurse and he had
- [Sanhedrin, Perek 2](https://baishavaad.org/sanhedrin-perek-2/) - Daf 18 - Teva R' Chaim Weg, Rosh Kollel Zichron Gershon, Lakewood Daf 19 - Kingly Prerogative R' Menachem Genack, Rabbinic Administrator, Orthodox Union Daf 20 - Binyan Bais Hamikdash R' Menachem Genack, Rabbinic Administrator, Orthodox Union Daf 21 - A King's Pilagshim R' Menachem Genack, Rabbinic Administrator, Orthodox Union Daf 22 - Awe of the King R' Menachem
- [Bad Samaritans: What Is the Status of the Kusim?](https://baishavaad.org/bad-samaritans-what-is-the-status-of-the-kusim/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 9, 2025 AP News reports: The oldest known stone tablet inscribed with the Ten Commandments sold for more than $5 million at an auction on Wednesday. Sotheby’s said the 155-pound (52-kilogram) marble slab was acquired by an anonymous buyer who plans to donate it to an
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-213/) - A Must-Read January 9, 2025 Q When called up for Maftir, do I need to read the Haftarah along with the ba’al korei? Does everyone else? A Originally, there was no ba’al korei at Krias HaTorah, and each of the olim would read aloud for the tzibur. In the time of the early Rishonim, when
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayechi](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayechi-4/) - Wordless Waiver January 9, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze’ev Granek Thus shall you say to Yosef: “Please forgive the spiteful deed of your brothers and their sin for they have done you evil…” Bereishis 50:17 Yosef’s brothers ask him in their father’s name to forgive them for selling him,
- [Fish of Scale: Is the Livyasan Kosher?](https://baishavaad.org/fish-of-scale-is-the-livyasan-kosher/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 2, 2025 AP News reports: Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast fetched up to more than $1,300 per kilogram (2.2 lbs) at auction Thursday, as officials try to keep the struggling industry alive. Japan’s Fisheries
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayigash](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayigash-5/) - Name Calling January 2, 2025 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Ariel Ovadia And it was, when we went up to your servant my father… Bereishis 44:24 Pirkei D’Rabbi Eliezer says that Yosef’s life was shortened because he did not protest when Yehuda referred to Yaakov multiple times as Yosef’s servant. The Gemara
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- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-212/) - Diverted Gelt January 2, 2025 Q My grandparents gave me Chanukah gelt with instructions to buy a dining room set. May I use the money for something else instead? A The Gemara (Bava Metzia 78b) cites a machalokess between Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel and R’ Meir whether a poor person may use funds given to him
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Mikeitz](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-mikeitz-5/) - The Loan Arranger December 26, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg I will guarantee him; of my own hand you can demand him. If I do not bring him to you and stand him before you, then I will have sinned to you for all time. Bereishis 43:9 The Gemara
- [About Time: How Ought We Value a Little Bit of Life?](https://baishavaad.org/about-time-how-ought-we-value-a-little-bit-of-life/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 26, 2024 AP News reports: Rescue crews pulled two women from rubble several hours after a Russian missile struck a medical clinic in southern Ukraine, killing nine people and wounding 22 others, authorities said Wednesday. The women called rescue services to say they were buried by
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-211/) - Location, Location, Location December 26, 2024 Q The only window in my apartment that overlooks a public street is in a storage room in the back. Should I light the menorah there or in a room we actually live in? A The ideal place to light the menorah is outdoors, at the doorway to a
- [With Bells On: Where Were the Pa’amonim Heard?](https://baishavaad.org/with-bells-on-where-were-the-paamonim-heard/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 19, 2024 Arutz Sheva reports: Minister of Heritage Amichai Eliyahu met with British author and journalist Douglas Murray on Tuesday evening in Jerusalem. During the meeting, the minister surprised Murray by presenting him with an ancient bell that was part of the High Priest’s clothing. Murray,
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-210/) - Foiled Pans December 19, 2024 Q I’m staying at an Airbnb rental where cooking utensils, presumably nonkosher, are provided. May I bake in their pan if I line it with aluminum foil? Does it need tvilah? A When a utensil is heated, it expels blios (absorbed tastes) from the foods that were previously cooked in
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayeishev](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayeishev-5/) - Fire Away December 19, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Yosef Jacobovits The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 677:1) says that if a person eats in one house and sleeps in another, he should light Chanukah candles where he sleeps. According to the Rama, he should light where he eats. The Mishnah Brurah writes
- [Pardon Me: Does Family Loyalty Supersede Justice?](https://baishavaad.org/pardon-me-does-family-loyalty-supersede-justice/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 12, 2024 AP News reports: President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-209/) - Clean Room December 12, 2024 Q I made a bracha and then discovered that a soiled diaper was present. Should I repeat the bracha? A If one recites Krias Shma or tfilah (Shmoneh Esrei) within four amos (approx. 6.5-7.5 ft.) of tzoah (solid human waste), he is not yotzei (S.A. O.C. 76:8), whether or not there
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayishlach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayishlach-5/) - Prayer Priorities December 12, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg Rescue me, please, from the hand of my brother, from the hand of Eisav… Bereishis 32:12 The Gemara (Brachos 26b) derives from “Vayifga bamakom” (Bereishis 28:11) that Yaakov instituted the daily tfilah of Ma’ariv. In this pasuk, Yaakov engages in
- [Bava Basra, Perek 10](https://baishavaad.org/bava-basra-perek-10/) - Daf 160 - Mechilah from Rage R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 161 - The Lawyer's Stamp R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 162 - Fixing a Ksubah R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 163 - On the Bottom Line R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 164 - Whiteout, Please R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf
- [Game Plan: May One Attend a Sporting Event?](https://baishavaad.org/game-plan-may-one-attend-a-sporting-event/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 5, 2024 In our previous article, we cited R’ Moshe Feinstein’s teshuvah on the permissibility of playing ball (in an unspecified sport) in light of the danger involved.[1] In another teshuvah, R’ Moshe considers several other potential problems with sporting events. While the specific question he
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayeitzei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayeitzei-5/) - Prayer Proximity December 5, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald And he encountered (vayifga) the place and spent the night there because the sun had set… Bereishis 29:1 According to the Gemara (Brachos 26b), the word vayifga (from pegiah) refers to tfilah, from which the Gemara derives that Yaakov established
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-208/) - Tread Carefully December 5, 2024 Q When visiting a cemetery, may one stand on or walk over a kever? May one lean on a gravestone or place a siddur or a water bottle on it? A The Gemara (Sanhedrin 47b) teaches that a meis and items associated with a meis (like a casket and burial
- [Moral Hazard: When Risky Behavior Is Permitted](https://baishavaad.org/moral-hazard-when-risky-behavior-is-permitted/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 28, 2024 The Jewish Telegraph Agency (JTA) reports: Sam Salz’s first taste of NCAA Division I football came during a kickoff—known in football as a “special teams” play. For most football players, kickoffs are in fact routine. But if anything about the play was special, it
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Toldos](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-toldos-4/) - Forthright Falsehood November 28, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman And Yaakov said to his father: “It is I, Eisav your firstborn…” Bereishis 27:19 Yaakov Avinu engaged in deception multiple times to obtain what was rightfully his. Is such behavior permitted? The Gemara (Brachos 5b) indicates that Rav Huna suffered
- [Monkeys on the Run: People and Ba’alei Chaim](https://baishavaad.org/people-and-baalei-chaim/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 21, 2024 AP News reports: Forty-three monkeys escaped from a compound used for medical research in South Carolina.[1] Most of the monkeys have since been recaptured: Just eight monkeys remain free from the group who more than a week ago broke out of a South Carolina
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-207/) - Declared Interest November 28, 2024 Q My friend loaned me money and incurred expenses in withdrawing it and getting it to me. May I buy him a small gift to show my appreciation for his efforts? A The de’Oreisa prohibition against ribbis (interest) applies only if the lender made the loan with the stipulation that payment
- [Bava Basra, Perek 9](https://baishavaad.org/bava-basra-perek-9/) - Daf 140 - Fending for Herself R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 141 - Breirah R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 142 - Heir for Hours R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 143 - Flattering Comparisons R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 144 - Done for the Mitzvah? R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 145
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Chayei Sarah](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-chayei-sarah-75/) - Timely Prayer November 21, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald And Yitzchak went out to pray in the field toward evening… Bereishis 24:63 According to Chazal (Brachos 26b), this pasuk teaches that Yitzchak instituted the practice of davening Mincha. The Gemara records a machlokess about the latest time for this tfilah: R’ Yehudah holds that
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-206/) - In Second Place November 21, 2024 Q If I start eating in my car and wish to continue after I exit it, do I need another bracha? A A person who is eating and changes his location (shinui makom) is reckoned to have finished eating (except in the case of certain foods; see below). He
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayeira](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayeira-75/) - Sick Visit November 14, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald And Hashem appeared to him in the plains of Mamrei while he was sitting at the entrance of the tent in the heat of the day. Bereishis 18:1 According to the Midrash, Hashem visited Avraham following his bris milah to perform the
- [Ring Bearer: Who Keeps the Gifts from a Broken Relationship?](https://baishavaad.org/ring-bearer-who-keeps-the-gifts-from-a-broken-relationship/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 14, 2024 The question of who keeps the ring after a broken engagement has been wending its way through the Massachusetts courts. ...On Friday—seven years after the couple’s breakup—the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court provided a final answer: “When the planned nuptial does not come to pass,
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-205/) - Time Travel November 14, 2024 Q On Shabbos, may one adjust the pegs of a plug-in timer (a.k.a. Shabbos clock) to change its schedule? A Adjusting the timer’s pegs does one of two things: It prolongs the machine’s current state, postponing the time it turns on or off. It hastens the change, causing it to
- [Bava Basra, Perek 8](https://baishavaad.org/bava-basra-perek-8/) - Daf 108 - Introduction to Yerushah R' Dovid Grossman, Rosh Bais HaVaad Daf 109 - Yerushas Haba'al R' Chanoch Saltz, Rosh Kollel Even Ha'ezer, Lakewood Daf 110 - Brothers R' Dovid Grossman, Rosh Bais HaVaad Daf 111 - Firstborn Twins R' Dovid Grossman, Rosh Bais HaVaad Daf 112 - Buying a Grave R' Dovid Grossman, Rosh Bais HaVaad Daf 113 - Ra'ui R' Chanoch Saltz, Rosh Kollel Even Ha'ezer, Lakewood Daf 114 - Second Thoughts R' Dovid Grossman, Rosh Bais
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Lech Lecha](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-lech-lecha-24/) - No Pain, No Gain? November 7, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman This is My covenant which you shall keep between Me and you and your offspring after you: For every male among you to be circumcised. Bereishis 17:10 Is experiencing pain a requirement to fulfill the mitzvah of bris milah? Many poskim have
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-204/) - Milk Tolerance November 7, 2024 Q May almond milk be used in a meat or chicken recipe? A The Rama (Y.D. 87:3) says that mixing almond milk with meat is forbidden under the principle of mar’is ayin, because onlookers might think it’s real milk. Mar’is ayin applies even if no one is present (see O.C.
- [Mummy Issues, Part II: May One Derive Benefit from Human Remains?](https://baishavaad.org/mummy-issues-part-ii-may-one-derive-benefit-from-human-remains/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 7, 2024 Our previous article discussed whether a museum exhibition of dead bodies or doing business in dead bodies violates either the prohibition to derive benefit from the dead or the prohibition to do business in items that one is forbidden to consume. This article discusses
- [Mummy Issues: May One Derive Benefit from Human Remains?](https://baishavaad.org/mummy-issues-may-one-derive-benefit-from-human-remains/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman October 31, 2024 CNN reports: An auction house in England has withdrawn human remains, including shrunken heads and ancestral skulls, from sale following an outcry. The Swan auction house in Tetsworth, Oxfordshire withdrew more than two dozen lots from an upcoming auction titled “The Curious Collector Sale,”
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-203/) - Response Time Rav Aryeh Finkel October 31, 2024 Q While saying yihyu leratzon or Elokei Netzor at the end of Shmoneh Esrei, which tfilah responses may I say? A During Shmoneh Esrei, one stands before Hashem as before a human king, so the restrictions on interruption are stricter than elsewhere in davening, and it is
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha,  Parshas No’ach  ](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-noach/) - The Makings of Marriage Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald October 31, 2024 And the earth became corrupt before G-d, and the earth became full of robbery. Bereishis 6:11 “Became corrupt” is an expression of immorality and idolatry. Rashi ibid. In light of the violation of the standards of morality by
- [Je Recuse! A Conflict-of-Interest Conflict, Part II](https://baishavaad.org/je-recuse-a-conflict-of-interest-conflict/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman October 16, 2024 In the previous article, we considered whether the basic halachic rules governing conflicts of interest (negiah) would require the judge in a lawsuit filed by Elon Musk’s X Corp. to recuse himself; in this one, we consider the Gemara’s principle that a judge should
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-202/) - Meal Prep HaRav Shraga Kallus October 16, 2024 Q Is all food preparation permitted on Yom Tov? A Generally, melacha for ochel nefesh is permitted on Yom Tov, but there are exceptions; here are several of them: One may not prepare food for the next day. For example, if you will need ten pieces of chicken
- [Bava Basra, Perek 7](https://baishavaad.org/bava-basra-perek-7/) - Daf 103 - Terms of Sale R' Mordechai Yakabovitz, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 104 - Rishon or Acharon R' Mordechai Yakabovitz, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 105 - Believing a Borrower R' Mordechai Yakabovitz, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 106 - The Story of Yonah R' Mordechai Yakabovitz, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 107 - Internet Sales R' Mordechai Yakabovitz, dayan, Bais HaVaad
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-201/) - Fast Food October 1, 2024 Q May I swallow a pill on Yom Kippur? A If taken to alleviate discomfort rather than illness (see note in Halichos Shlomo 5:8), a pill is forbidden: If it is flavored, it is considered food, so swallowing it on Yom Kippur—even whole—is prohibited mide’Oreisa. If it is unflavored, it
- [Everything in Moderation: Must Judges Always Treat Litigants Equally?](https://baishavaad.org/everything-in-moderation-must-judges-always-treat-litigants-equally/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman October 1, 2024 Following the presidential debate, Axios reported that prominent conservatives attacked ABC News debate moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis for fact-checking the debate in real-time, arguing that they were one-sided against former President Trump and in favor of Vice President Kamala Harris. A sampling:
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ha'azinu](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-haazinu-7/) - Resistance to Change October 1, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Nissan Kaplan During Aseres Yemei Teshuvah, Hamelech Hakadosh replaces HaKeil Hakadosh. If one forgot, the Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 582:1) rules that he must repeat Shmoneh Esrei. The Sha’ar Hatziyun (582:4) cites R’ Abaleh Posveler as saying that on the
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Nitzavim-Vayeilech](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-nitzavim-vayeilech-3/) - Write Angles September 26, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald So now, write this song for yourselves, and teach it to Bnei Yisrael, place it in their mouth… Dvarim 31:19 The Rambam says that the mitzvah to write a sefer Torah, derived from this pasuk, requires that one write it
- [Personal Space: May One Depart Planet Earth?](https://baishavaad.org/personal-space-may-one-depart-planet-earth/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 26, 2024 The Associated Press reports: A tech billionaire performed the first private spacewalk hundreds of miles above Earth on Thursday, a high-risk endeavor reserved for professional astronauts—until now. Tech entrepreneur Jared Isaacman teamed up with SpaceX to test the company’s brand new spacesuits on his
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-200/) - Full Blast September 26, 2024 Q If I heard a cough or a sneeze during a shofar blast, was I yotzei? A There is a general rule that trei kalei lo mishtam’ei (two simultaneous sounds are not discerned). But shofar and other audio mitzvos that recur only annually are different: Because listeners are more attentive
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-199/) - Harachaman Hu Yakim September 19, 2024 Q Why do we say the Harachaman supplications at the end of Birkas Hamazon? Is their recitation mandatory? A The first three brachos of bentching are a chiyuv de’Oreisa; the fourth is a chiyuv deRabanan. The tfilos that follow are not a chiyuv, but an ancient minhag, and one
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ki Savo](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-ki-savo-5/) - Advice Column September 19, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Shmuel Fuerst Cursed is one who misleads a blind person on the way… Dvarim 27:18 Rashi, citing Chazal, explains that this pasuk and Vayikra 19:14 refer to someone who gives bad advice. For this reason, explains Rashi (Vayikra 19:14), the Torah says
- [Novel Gazing: May Women Stare at Men?](https://baishavaad.org/novel-gazing-may-women-stare-at-men/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 19, 2024 AP News reports: Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have issued a ban on women’s voices and bare faces in public under new laws approved by the supreme leader in efforts to combat vice and promote virtue… Article 13 relates to women. It says it is mandatory
- [Bava Basra, Perek 5](https://baishavaad.org/bava-basra-perek-5/) - Daf 73 - The Essence of Kinyanim R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 74 - Misleading Kinyanim R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 75 - Categorizing Kinyanim R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 76 - Not His Ring R' Yaakov Rappaport, Cleveland, Ohio Daf 77 - Severance Pay R' Yaakov Rappaport, Cleveland, Ohio Daf 78 - Extremely Overpriced
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ki Seitzei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-ki-seitzei-65/) - Strike Price September 12, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Dovid Englander Forty shall he strike him, he shall not add; lest he continue to strike him many blows beyond these… Dvarim 25:3 The Gemara infers from this pasuk that it is forbidden to hit a person. The Rambam says this is
- [Risk-Adjusted Return: Should One Not Move to Eretz Yisrael to Avoid Danger?](https://baishavaad.org/risk-adjusted-return-should-one-not-move-to-eretz-yisrael-to-avoid-danger/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 12, 2024 Yeshiva World News reports: With the fear of an Iranian-Hezbollah attack on Israel still looming, Rosh Yeshivas Mir HaGaon HaRav Eliezer Yehudah Finkel paid a visit to HaGaon HaRav Moshe Sternbuch and asked him what to say to American bochurim or their parents who
- [Strike Two: Should Children Be Subjected to Corporal Punishment?](https://baishavaad.org/strike-two-should-children-be-subjected-to-corporal-punishment/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 5, 2024 Our previous article surveyed the Torah sources that support corporal punishment of children. In this article, we explore the views of later authorities, many of whom are generally opposed to hitting children, at least under the circumstances that prevail in our time. R’ Eliezer
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shoftim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shoftim-3/) - Double Take September 5, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald And you shall not accept a bribe, for the bribe will blind the eyes of the wise and make just words crooked. Dvarim 16:19 The prohibition of shochad certainly applies if one of the two parties to a din Torah
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-198/) - Truck Stop September 5, 2024 Q My company often needs trucks, and today a rental was delivered to us with inappropriate images painted on the exterior. May I allow my employee to drive it? A The Torah warns us to guard our eyes from gazing at images that cause improper thoughts, as it says, “Velo
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- [Strike One: Should Children Be Subjected to Corporal Punishment?](https://baishavaad.org/strike-one-should-children-be-subjected-to-corporal-punishment/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 29, 2024 AP News reports: This school year, Illinois will become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools. Legislation that Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical punishment in private schools while reiterating a prohibition on
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Re’ei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-reei-2/) - Done Deal? August 29, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehonoson Dovid Hool When you send him away from you free, you shall not send him away empty-handed. Dvarim 15:7 If someone hires an employee and then reneges on the deal, the halacha depends on many factors, some of which follow. If
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Eikev](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-eikev-4/) - Work-Study August 22, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald Then I shall provide rain for your Land in its proper time…that you may gather in your grain, your wine, and your oil. Dvarim 11:14 The Gemara (Brachos 35b) says that according to R’ Yishmael, this pasuk teaches that a man
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Va'es'chanan](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vaeschanan-2-2/) - The Great Beyond August 15, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Dovid Grossman You shall do what is fair and good in the eyes of Hashem… Dvarim 6:18 Rashi says this is the source for acting lifnim mishuras hadin (beyond the letter of the law). Tosfos (Bava Metzia 24b s.v. Lifnim) says
- [Killer Deal: May Murderers Be Released in a Prisoner Swap?](https://baishavaad.org/killer-deal-may-murderers-be-released-in-a-prisoner-swap/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 15, 2024 AP News reports: The United States and Russia completed their biggest prisoner swap in post-Soviet history on Thursday, with Moscow releasing journalist Evan Gershkovich and fellow American Paul Whelan, along with dissidents including Vladimir Kara-Murza, in a multinational deal that set two dozen people
- [The Foreseeable Future, Part II: May We Try to Find Out What Lies Ahead?](https://baishavaad.org/the-foreseeable-future-part-ii-may-we-try-to-find-out-what-lies-ahead/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 9, 2024 Our previous article addressed the question of whether preventive MRI scans violate the mitzvah of Tamim tihyeh im Hashem Elokecha; this article continues that analysis. A fundamental question regarding the scope of the mitzvah of tamim tihyeh is whether it is limited to supernatural
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- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-193/) - Bain Hametzarim Questions August 1, 2024 Q May one buy or wear new clothes or shoes during the Three Weeks? A The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 551:17) says: “It is a correct practice to refrain from reciting Shehecheyanu during Bain Hametzarim on a new fruit or garment.” The Mishnah Brurah (ibid. 99) expands: “One should therefore
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- [Dead Sea: Is a Person Lost in Water Presumed Deceased?](https://baishavaad.org/dead-sea-is-a-person-lost-in-water-presumed-deceased/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 25, 2024 The AP reports: A Chinese woman who was swept out to sea while swimming at a Japanese beach was rescued 37 hours later after drifting in an inflatable swim ring more than 80 kilometers (50 miles) in the Pacific Ocean, officials said Thursday… She
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Pinchas](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-pinchas-5/) - Praise Worthy July 25, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg You shall offer a fire-offering, an olah-offering to Hashem: two young bulls, one ram, seven male lambs in their first year…Like these you shall make each day of the seven-day period… Bemidbar 28:19, 24 The korban Musaf on Sukkos, unlike
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- [Change of Mind: When a Leader Grows Old](https://baishavaad.org/change-of-mind-when-a-leader-grows-old/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 18, 2024 The AP reports: President Joe Biden worked forcefully Friday to quell Democratic anxieties over his unsteady showing in his debate with former President Donald Trump, as elected members of his party closed ranks around him in an effort to shut down talk of replacing
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- [Sorce Code: The Implications of Imprecation](https://baishavaad.org/sorce-code-the-implications-of-imprecation/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 4, 2024 R’ Yair Hoffman reports: Every so often there is good news that comes out of the Israeli Court System…The judge ruled that Ron Kubi is obligated to delete the name of the holy tzaddik Rabbi Dov Kook from the lawsuit and pay a fine
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shlach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shlach-4/) - Lost Count June 27, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rabbi Yaakov Rappaport But the men who had ascended with him said, “We cannot ascend to that people, for it is too strong for us.” Bemidbar 13:31 The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 55:11) says that a sinner may be counted in a minyan,
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- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-187/) - Wedding Day June 20, 2024 Q May we get married on a Friday? A The Shulchan Aruch (E.H. 64:3) cites an opinion that a Friday wedding is forbidden—because it may lead to inadvertent chillul Shabbos—but says that the prevailing minhag follows those that permit it. The Mishnah Brurah (339:19) discourages it and warns that if
- [Firefight: May the IDF Burn Down the Arzei HaLevanon?](https://baishavaad.org/fighting-with-fire-may-the-idf-burn-down-the-arzei-halevanon/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 20, 2024 Yeshiva World News reports: A video of IDF reserve soldiers operating a trebuchet (a type of catapult) that circulated online on Thursday aroused the curiosity of viewers, who wondered why one of the world’s most technologically advanced armies was using weapons of ancient warfare,
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Beha’alos'cha](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-behaaloscha-3/) - Miriam Memories June 20, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald The cloud had departed from atop the Tent, and behold, Miriam was afflicted with tzara’as, like snow. Aharon turned to Miriam and behold, she was afflicted with tzara’as. Bemidbar 12:10 The Ramban writes that the Torah’s command (Dvarim 24:9)
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- [Jewry Instructions: When Poskim Agree on What but Not on Why](https://baishavaad.org/jewry-instructions-when-poskim-agree-on-what-but-not-on-why/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 6, 2024 Before sending the jury off to deliberate, the judge in The People of the State of New York vs. Donald J. Trump read them 46 pages of jury instructions. The following appears on page 31: Although you must conclude unanimously that the defendant conspired
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- [Ra’isi Rasha Aritz:[1] The Persian Gulf between Celebrants and Mourners of a Tyrant’s Demise](https://baishavaad.org/raisi-rasha-aritz1-the-persian-gulf-between-celebrants-and-mourners-of-a-tyrants-demise/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 30, 2024 Israel Hayom reports: Following the initial reports of Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister’s helicopter crash and up until the official declaration of their death, despite the supreme leader Ali Khamenei’s call for prayer and mourning, Iranians are celebrating worldwide. Civilians are
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Bechukosai](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-bechukosai-7/) - The Gift of Gab May 30, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald Speak to the Bnai Yisrael and say to them: When a man will express a vow to Hashem regarding the valuation of souls… Vayikra 27:2 The Gemara (Arachin 6a) says that a person who declares that he
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayeira](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayeira-4/) - Turnovers Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 2, 2023 And they called to Lot and said to him, “Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us, that we may know them.” Bereishis 19:5 When non-Jews demand that one Jew from a group be
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-184/) - Where Does the Time Go? May 30, 2024 Q I am flying tomorrow from Australia to the US. I will cross the halachic dateline en route, so I will go back in time, departing on Wednesday but arriving on Tuesday. How should I handle sfiras ha’omer? What about on my return? A R’ Betzalel Stern
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Emor](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-emor-6/) - Meat Packing May 23, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman When you make a sale to your fellow or make a purchase from the hand of your fellow, do not aggrieve one another. Vayikra 25:14 The Mishnah in Bava Metzia says that this prohibition, al tonu, refers to ona’as
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Emor](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-emor-5/) - Profaning with Speech May 16, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald You shall not desecrate My holy Name, rather I should be sanctified among the Bnei Yisrael; I am Hashem Who sanctifies you. Vayikra 22:32 The Rambam (Sefer Hamitzvos, Lavin 63) writes that the prohibition of chillul Hashem can
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- [Double Agent: May a Proxy Also Serve as a Witness?](https://baishavaad.org/double-agent-may-a-proxy-also-serve-as-a-witness/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 9, 2024 VIN News reports: In a heroic and complex operation, the shaliach (emissary) of the Tel Aviv rabbinical court traveled all the way to a maximum-security jail in Bangladesh, where he passed a get (divorce document) through the bars in order to enable a jailed
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- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-180/) - Half Baked April 18, 2024 Q I frequently find small folds and creases in Pesach matzos. May these be eaten? A The Rama (O.C. 461:5) forbids eating matzah kfulah (folded matzah) on Pesach, because the full intensity of the oven’s heat doesn’t penetrate the fold, so the dough may rise before the baking is done.
- [Bava Metzia, Perek 4](https://baishavaad.org/bava-metzia-perek-4/) - Daf 44 - Currencies and Commodities R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 45 - Coins and Chalipin R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 46 - Parameters of Chalipin R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 47 - Purchasing Metaltelin R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 48 - Kinyan DeRabanan R' Yosef Greenwald, dayan, Bais HaVaad Daf 49 - Reneging on
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tazria](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-tazria-2/) - Defined Benefit Plan April 11, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Yitzchak Berkovits And the person with tzara’as in whom there is the affliction—his garments shall be rent, the hair of his head shall be unshorn, and he shall cloak himself up to his lips; he is to call out: “Contaminated, contaminated.”
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-179/) - Leaven Questions April 11, 2024 Q I will be staying in a hotel on Chol Hamo’ed. Must I perform bedikas chametz? A The mitzvah of bedikas chametz is not limited to the night of Erev Pesach, it applies until the end of Yom Tov: One who rents a room on Pesach that was not previously checked
- [En Garde! How Far Must a Custodian Go to Protect Cash?](https://baishavaad.org/en-garde-how-far-must-a-custodian-go-to-protect-cash/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 11, 2024 The Los Angeles Times reports: In one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history, thieves made off with as much as $30 million in an Easter Sunday burglary at a San Fernando Valley money storage facility, an L.A. police official said. The
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shmini](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shmini-3/) - Treifeh Gelt? April 4, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Shraga Kallus And they shall remain an abomination to you; you shall not eat of their flesh and you shall abominate their carcass. Vayikra 11:11 The Gemara (Psachim 23a) derives from “yihyu (they shall remain)” that one may not engage in commerce
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-178/) - Cash Advance April 4, 2024 Q I collected funds on Purim for an orphan’s wedding, but the wedding is several months hence. May I borrow the money in the meantime? A The Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 259:1) rules that one who sets aside money for tzedakah may use it for himself and pay it back later.
- [Watching (Like) a Hawk: Must Snowmobilers Avoid Chopping Choppers?](https://baishavaad.org/watching-like-a-hawk-must-snowmobilers-avoid-chopping-choppers/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 4, 2024 AP News reports: Jeff Smith was whizzing along on a snowmobile one evening a few years back when something dark appeared in front of him. He hit his brakes, but he couldn’t avoid clipping the tail of a Black Hawk helicopter parked on the
- [Breaking Cover: May One Remove His Yarmulka to Comply with Authority?](https://baishavaad.org/breaking-cover-may-one-remove-his-yarmulka-to-comply-with-authority/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 28, 2024 We have been discussing the refusal of Rabbi Abraham Cooper, a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, to accede to an order by a Saudi official to remove his yarmulka while on a fact-finding mission to that country. Our previous article
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-177/) - On the House March 28, 2024 Q Does a greenhouse require a mezuzah? A There is a machlokess whether a mezuzah is required for something other than a living space. The pasuk (Dvarim 6:9) says, “Uchsavtam al mezuzos baisecha (And write them on the doorposts of your house),” and some authorities say that “baisecha” means
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tzav](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-tzav-3/) - Big Day, Shabbos March 28, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Ze'ev Granek He shall remove his garments and don other garments, and he shall take the ash out of the camp, to a pure place. Vayikra 6:4 The Gemara (Shabbos 114a) derives from this mitzvah that changing one’s clothing is
- [Bava Metzia, Perek 2](https://baishavaad.org/bava-metzia-perek-2/) - Hakdama to Eilu Metzios R' Chaim Weg, Rosh Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 21 - Finders Keepers R' Shrage Kallus; magid shiur, Yeshivas Torah Ore, Yerushalayim Daf 22 - Do Friends Mind? R' Shrage Kallus; magid shiur, Yeshivas Torah Ore, Yerushalayim Daf 23 - Bal Tashchis R' Shrage Kallus; magid shiur, Yeshivas Torah Ore, Yerushalayim Daf 24 - License to Lie R' Shrage Kallus; magid
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayikra](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayikra-3/) - Dead Debt March 21, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman He shall return the stolen item that he stole or the proceeds of his fraud or the pledge that was left with him. Vayikra 5:23 If one Jew owes money to another, and a secular court discharges the borrower’s debts
- [Under Cover: Must Men Wear Yarmulkas?](https://baishavaad.org/under-cover-must-men-wear-yarmulkas/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 21, 2024 AP News reports: A U.S. Congress-mandated group cut short a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom ordered a Jewish rabbi to remove his kipah in public, highlighting the religious tensions still present in the wider Middle East... About a third
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-176/) - Addenda Impedimenta March 21, 2024 Q When Purim falls on motza’ei Shabbos as it does this year, is Al Hanisim inserted when reciting Birkas Hamazon for se’udah shlishis after nightfall? A Generally, the insertions in Birkas Hamazon follow the meal’s start. For example, on Shabbos, Retzei is inserted when bentching after nightfall at se’udah shlishis, because
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- [Compromised, Immune: Are Rulers Exempt from Prosecution?](https://baishavaad.org/compromised-immune-are-rulers-exempt-from-prosecution/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 14, 2024 The Associated Press reports: The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether former President Donald Trump can be prosecuted on charges he interfered with the 2020 election… The court said in an unsigned statement that it will consider “whether and if so to
- [Do I Have to Respond to Every Hazmana](https://baishavaad.org/do-i-have-to-respond-to-every-hazmana/) - Rav Yaakov Semiaticki Question: I received a hazmanah for a din Torah and showed it to a Talmid Chacham. He told me that in his opinion there is no real case against me. Can I ignore the hazmanah? Answer: There was never a party to a din Torah who did not think that he was
- [Is It Permitted to Own a Nursing Home That Has a Church Inside?](https://baishavaad.org/is-it-permitted-to-own-a-nursing-home-that-has-a-church-inside/) - Rabbi Yosef Kushner Question: Is it permitted to buy a nursing home that contains an in-house church that is used by the residents? Answer: Since the church is trying to attract the residents of the nursing home, this site obviously provides them with a benefit they couldn’t get elsewhere, which would mean that renting
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-175/) - Clean Hands Doctrine March 14, 2024 Q If I have to leave the table during a meal, must I repeat netilas yadayim upon returning? A Following a hesech hada’as (mental disengagement), one must wash anew. If you leave the table and get involved in something else for an extended period of time—over an hour—that qualifies as a
- [When Should a Winner be Persuaded to be Mevater?](https://baishavaad.org/when-should-a-winner-be-persuaded-to-be-mevater/) - Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: In the previous segment, we said that there are times when Bais Din will urge a winning party to give in. In what type of cases would they encourage the winner to be mevater? Answer: One example of a case where it is considered moral and correct to give in, is
- [Does Bais Din Encourage Peshara](https://baishavaad.org/does-bais-din-encourage-peshara/) - Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: When I came to Bais Din, I signed a shtar that says that I agree for the dayanim to rule “according to din or according to Peshara”. What exactly does this mean? Will they force me to accept a Peshara? Answer: The Nesivos Hamishpat describes two types of Peshara. One
- [Can Bais Din Make a Peshara After a P'sak is Issued?](https://baishavaad.org/can-bais-din-make-a-peshara-after-a-psak-is-issued/) - Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: I won a din Torah but the dayan is now asking me to give in and forgo some of my award. Is he acting properly? Answer: The halacha is that once a Bais Din issues a ruling, they are not allowed to make a Peshara. The reason for this is because
- [Is a Forced Peshara Binding?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-forced-peshara-binding/) - Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: Reuven had a dispute with Shimon. Shimon contacted him and threatened him that if he didn't agree to go with him to a certain Rov for a Peshara, he would take him to a secular court. Would such a “forced Peshara” be binding? Answer: The halacha is that a person
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayakhel](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayakhel/) - Craft Fair March 7, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehonoson Dovid Hool One of the four shomrim (custodians) in the Torah is the shomer sachar (paid custodian), who is responsible if the item in his care is stolen or lost. The Shulchan Aruch (C.M. 303:2) says that some extend his
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-174/) - A Shvacheh Cup March 7, 2024 Q Are disposable cups suitable for kiddush or havdalah? A Disposable utensils are a relatively new product, and much has been written about their status in various areas of halacha. Kiddush and havdalah, like certain other brachos, require a kos shel bracha—a cup of wine must be held during
- [Displaced Persons, Part II: Are Unimplanted Embryos People?](https://baishavaad.org/displaced-persons-part-ii-are-unimplanted-embryos-people/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 7, 2024 Our previous article cited a number of halachic authorities that permit the destruction of extrauterine embryos (embryos created in a petri dish that have not yet been implanted in a woman’s womb) and clearly do not consider them to have attained the status of
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ki Sisa](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-ki-sisa-3/) - The Great Leap Forward February 29, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald The Mishnah (Megillah 6b) says that in a leap year like this one, there are no differences between Adar Rishon and Adar Sheini other than mikra megillah and matanos la’evyonim. The Gemara records a machlokess whether these
- [Bava Kama, Perek 10](https://baishavaad.org/bava-kama-perek-10/) - Daf 111 - Partners in Crime R' Yehonoson Dovid Hool, dayan, Federation Bais Din, London Daf 112 - Not My Birthday R' Yehonoson Dovid Hool, dayan, Federation Bais Din, London Daf 113 - Gezel and Ta'us Akum R' Yehonoson Dovid Hool, dayan, Federation Bais Din, London Daf 114 - Permitted Theft R' Yehonoson Dovid Hool, dayan, Federation Bais Din, London Daf
- [Displaced Persons: Are Unimplanted Embryos People?—Part I](https://baishavaad.org/displaced-persons-are-unimplanted-embryos-people/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 29, 2024 AP News reports: The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that frozen embryos can be considered children under state law, a decision critics said could have sweeping implications for fertility treatment in the state. The decision was issued in a pair of wrongful death cases
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-173/) - Posthaste February 29, 2024 Q May I mail something on a Friday if I know that the Postal Service will transport it on Shabbos through a reshus harabim? A One may not have a non-Jewish worker who is paid for his time perform melacha for him on Shabbos. If he is paid by the job,
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tetzaveh](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-tetzaveh-3/) - Clothing Arguments February 22, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Zev Leff You shall make vestments of sanctity for Aharon your brother, for glory and for splendor…and they shall make the vestments of Aharon, to sanctify him to minister to Me. Shmos 28:2-3 The bigdei kehunah served two purposes: lekadsho
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- [A Marriage Proposal: Ring Exchanges in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/a-marriage-proposal-ring-exchanges-in-halacha/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 22, 2024 In secular American society, it has been the norm since the twentieth century for men, as well as women, to receive and wear wedding rings. But engagement rings have remained, even in those circles, unilateral: a gift that a man gives a woman. According
- [Final Cut: May an Autopsy Be Performed If Foul Play Is Suspected?](https://baishavaad.org/final-cut-may-an-autopsy-be-performed-if-foul-play-is-suspected/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 15, 2024 The Times of Israel reports: Protests broke out in Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh, with hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews blocking roads and clashing with police. The demonstrations were sparked by the announcement that the body of a 13-year-old boy who died this morning under unclear
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Trumah](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-trumah-3/) - Rules of the Road February 15, 2024 Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman You shall make the planks of the Mishkan…ten amos the length of each plank, and an amah and a half the width of each plank. Shmos 26:15-16 The agalos (wagons) that were used to carry the Mishkan
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- [Game Oiver: May One Bet on Games of Chance or Skill?](https://baishavaad.org/game-oiver-may-one-bet-on-games-of-chance-or-skill/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 8, 2024 Recently, at a highway rest stop in Pennsylvania, I encountered an arcade game displaying a prominent notice that the machine’s payouts are determined primarily by skill, not luck. I realized that this must mean that Pennsylvania gambling law allows games of skill in a
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- [Going to Ground: The Mitzvah of Kvurah](https://baishavaad.org/going-to-ground-the-mitzvah-of-kvurah/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 1, 2024 Yeshiva World News reports: HaRav Yehudah Aryeh Dinner, rav of central Bnei Brak and a renowned posek, was recently asked an interesting sheilah by IDF soldiers stationed in Gaza. “The soldiers said that they’re spending Shabbos on the Gaza border and they’re forbidden from
- [Bava Kama, Perek 8](https://baishavaad.org/bava-kama-perek-8/) - Daf 84 - Part I: Widow vs. Orphans, Part II: A Beneficial Accident R' Nissan Kaplan, Rosh Yeshiva, Daas Aharon, Yerushalayim Daf 85 - Nezek, Tza'ar, and Shevess R' Nissan Kaplan, Rosh Yeshiva, Daas Aharon, Yerushalayim Daf 86 - The Aging Talmid Chacham R' Nissan Kaplan, Rosh Yeshiva, Daas Aharon, Yerushalayim Daf 87 - Part I: The Blind Thief, Part II: A Child's Insurance
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- [Quack Attack: Folk Medicine or Fake Medicine?](https://baishavaad.org/quack-attack-folk-medicine-or-fake-medicine/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 25, 2024 AP reports: A New York midwife who gave nearly 1,500 children homeopathic pellets instead of required vaccinations has been fined $300,000, the state’s health department announced this week. Jeanette Breen, who operates Baldwin Midwifery on Long Island, administered the pellets as an alternative to
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- [You Can Say That Again: Plagiarism in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/you-can-say-that-again-plagiarism-in-halacha/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 11, 2024 AP News reports: Harvard University President Claudine Gay resigned Tuesday amid plagiarism accusations and criticism over testimony at a congressional hearing where she was unable to say unequivocally that calls on campus for the genocide of Jews would violate the school’s conduct policy. Gay is the
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shmos](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shmos-3/) - Police Report Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 4, 2024 Do you propose to murder me, as you murdered the Mitzri?...Par’o heard about this matter and sought to kill Moshe… Shmos 2:14-15 Rashi explains that Par’o was notified about Moshe’s killing of the Egyptian by Dasan and Aviram, which
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- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-164/) - Fair Hearing December 28, 2023 Q A man in my shul wears hearing aids. May I speak to him on Shabbos, given that my voice will trigger electrical activity in the device? A The poskim address several issues with hearing aids on Shabbos. Among them are hashma’as kol (generating sound), molid (making something new), and
- [Incomplete Pass: Who Is Liable When a Delivered Package Isn’t Received?](https://baishavaad.org/incomplete-pass-who-is-liable-when-a-delivered-package-isnt-received/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 28, 2023 The increase in online purchases at this time of year brings a concomitant uptick in incidents of “porch piracy,” in which a delivered package is stolen from the doorstep before the resident has a chance to collect it. In this article and a follow-up,
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- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-163/) - The Jig Is Up December 21, 2023 Q May children solve jigsaw puzzles on Shabbos? A The early poskim debate whether opening and closing a book that has words written on its page edges violates mocheik and koseiv (erasing and writing) on Shabbos, because bringing together that separated parts of the letters may constitute koseiv,
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayechi](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayechi-3/) - Holy Alliance Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg December 28, 2023 Yaakov lived in the land of Mitzrayim seventeen years; and the days of Yaakov—the years of his life—were one hundred and forty-seven years. Bereishis 47:28 Some mefarshim question how Yaakov was permitted to leave Eretz Yisrael permanently. Some
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayigash](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayigash-4/) - Full Disclosure Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald December 21, 2023 And he said, “I am Yosef your brother, whom you sold to Mitzrayim.” Bereishis 45:4 The Torah doesn’t say whether Yosef forgave his brothers for selling him, but some sfarim say that he did. R’ Chaim Palagi (Sefer Nefesh Chaim)
- [Promissory Nope: You’ll Gain If You Refrain](https://baishavaad.org/promissory-nope-youll-gain-if-you-refrain/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 21, 2023 Business Insider reports: An anti-abortion group says it will pay three women $9,460 after a Business Insider investigation found it failed to give them the payments it promised in exchange for them agreeing not to have abortions. Let Them Live, an Indiana-based nonprofit, promised
- [Bava Kama, Perek 5](https://baishavaad.org/bava-kama-perek-5/) - Daf 46 - Sha'atnez and Mekach Ta'us R' Binyomin Hollander, dayan, Bais Din Mishpat Chaim, Yerushalayim Daf 47 - Damage to a Guest R' Binyomin Hollander, dayan, Bais Din Mishpat Chaim, Yerushalayim Daf 48 - The Forgotten Flame R' Binyomin Hollander, dayan, Bais Din Mishpat Chaim, Yerushalayim Daf 49 - The Estate of a Goy R' Binyomin Hollander, dayan, Bais Din
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-162/) - Mom and Pop December 14, 2023 Q when davening for a sick person, why is he referred to as the son of his mother? When davening for other needs, e.g., that a soldier be protected, should I use his mother's name as well? What should I do if I don't know it? A Although Hashem
- [Sdei Base Haba’al: Is a Runner Liable for Injuring the Catcher While Sliding into Home?](https://baishavaad.org/sdei-base-habaal-is-a-runner-liable-for-injuring-the-catcher-while-sliding-into-home/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 14, 2023 VINnews reports: Recently, two sincere, ehrlicheh Jews had a friendly dispute to resolve. While playing baseball, one of the men was dashing across home plate and collided with the other man, the catcher. One of the men, a doctor, broke his leg and was
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Mikeitz](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-mikeitz-4/) - Meet and Greet Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yaakov Rappaport December 14, 2023 The Shulchan Aruch (Y.D. 148:5) says that on the holiday of an idol (yom eidam), one may neither send a gift to nor accept one from someone who celebrates it. If someone being offered a gift is concerned
- [Bava Kama, Perek 4](https://baishavaad.org/bava-kama-perek-4/) - Daf 36 - The Generous Shadchan R' Yaakov Rappaport, rosh yeshiva, South Bend, Indiana Daf 37 - Prayer and the Shor Hamuad R' Yaakov Rappaport, rosh yeshiva, South Bend, Indiana Daf 38 - Geneivas Akum R' Yaakov Rappaport, rosh yeshiva, South Bend, Indiana Daf 39 - The Underage Mazik R' Yaakov Rappaport, rosh yeshiva, South Bend,
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-161/) - Women's Rites December 7, 2023 Q From what kind of work should women refrain while the Chanuka lights are burning? A The Shulchan Aruch (670:1) cites a minhag that women refrain from melacha during the first half-hour that the Chanukah lights are burning, as a reminder not to use them for personal benefit (Bais Yosef ibid.).
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayeishev](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayeishev-6/) - Going Public Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg December 7, 2023 The Tur and Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 671:1) write that one must be careful to fulfill the mitzvah of ner Chanukah, to the extent that if he doesn’t have money to buy candles, he must borrow it or even sell
- [Bava Kama, Perek 3](https://baishavaad.org/bava-kama-perek-3/) - Daf 27 - The $30,000 Chicken R' Yitzchok Silver, author, The Code of Jewish Conduct Daf 28 - Taking the Law into Your Own Hands R' Yitzchok Silver, author, The Code of Jewish Conduct Daf 29 - The Mazik of Bor R' Yitzchok Silver, author, The Code of Jewish Conduct Daf 30 - Waste Management R' Yitzchok Silver,
- [Terror Triage: Should Injured Terrorists Be Patched or Dispatched?](https://baishavaad.org/terror-triage-should-injured-terrorists-be-patched-or-dispatched/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 7, 2023 Four days after Hamas’s Shmini Atzeres massacre, Ynet reported: Following Ynet’s report that terrorists are hospitalized in public hospitals alongside Israelis wounded in the war, Health Minister Moshe Arbel on Wednesday evening told Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that he had ordered a halt to
- [What’s Mine Is Mine: Does a Sale Include the Unknown?](https://baishavaad.org/whats-mine-is-mine-does-a-sale-include-the-unknown/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 30, 2023 Business Insider reports: In 2011, Randall Atkins, a former Wall Street banker, bought a mine outside of Sheridan, Wyoming, sight unseen, the Wall Street Journal reported. Originally, the plan was to sell coal to power plants, the Casper Star-Tribune reported. However, in collaboration with
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-160/) - Finger Painting November 30, 2023 Q I was painting on Friday. I cleaned the paint from my hands, but I see now that a tiny spot remains on one fingernail. Does that pose a problem for netilas yadayim? If so, what can I do about it on Shabbos? A Just as one who is toveil
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayishlach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayishlach-4/) - Laws of War Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 30, 2023 And it came to pass on the third day, when they were in pain, that two of Yaakov’s sons, Shimon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, each took his sword, and they came upon the city confidently and killed every
- [Bava Kama, Perek 2](https://baishavaad.org/bava-kama-perek-2/) - Daf 17 - Chanukah Lights in a Hotel R' Nissan Kaplan, rosh yeshiva, Daas Aharon, Yerushalayim Daf 18 - Ko'ach Kocho in Halacha R' Shrage Kalus, posek, Yeshivas Torah Ohr, Yerushalayim Daf 19 - Intellectual Property R' Ari Marburger; dayan, Bais Din Maysharim, Lakewood Daf 20 - Using a Neighbor's WiFi R' Tzvi Ralbag, rav, Bais Ephraim, Woodmere Daf 21 - R'
- [Bava Kama, Perek 1](https://baishavaad.org/bava-kama-perek-1/) - Introduction to Seder Nezikin Rav Dovid Grossman, Rosh Bais Havaad Daf 2 - Mamon Hamazik R' Sholom Kamenetsky, Rosh Hayeshiva, Yeshiva D'Philadelphia Daf 3 - Damaging Insured Goods R' Sholom Kamenetsky, Rosh Hayeshiva, Yeshiva D'Philadelphia Daf 4 - Corporate Liability R' Sholom Kamenetsky, Rosh Hayeshiva, Yeshiva D'Philadelphia Daf 5 - Ayin Hara R' Sholom
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayeitzei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayeitzei-4/) - Means Testing Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehonoson Hool November 23, 2023 Whatever You will give me, I shall repeatedly tithe to You. Bereishis 28:22 The Da’as Zekeinim quotes a Midrash that infers from this pasuk that Yaakov was the first person to give Hashem ma’aser ksafim, a tithe from his
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-159/) - Beyond Repair November 23, 2023 Q I obtain broken electronic devices and refurbish them for resale. I could boost profitability by replacing certain external features to give a device the appearance of a later model. Is that permitted? A The Mishnah (Bava Metzia 60a) warns a merchant against enhancing his merchandise prior to sale, e.g.,
- [Part II—Battle Over Draft Protection: Should Yeshiva Students Be Conscripted?](https://baishavaad.org/part-ii-battle-over-draft-protection-should-yeshiva-students-be-conscripted/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 23, 2023 In our previous article, we noted that the Gemara asserts what seem to be three distinct principles exempting talmidei chachamim from certain categories of communal obligations. We began to discuss the first of these, the principle that “the Rabbis do not require protection,” and
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Toldos](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-toldos-3/) - Future Reference Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald November 16, 2023 Yaakov said, “Swear to me as this day;” he swore to him and sold his birthright to Yaakov. Bereishis 25:34 Chazal say that with the bechorah, Eisav sold his future portion in Eretz Yisrael. Many mefarshim ask how
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-158/) - Skin Color November 16, 2023 Q Must I avoid having my hand stamped when visiting a tourist attraction? A The Torah (Vayikra 19:28) forbids inscribing in one’s skin a ksovess ka’aka (tattoo), whether he does it to himself or allows someone else, even a non-Jew, to do it to him (Shach Y.D. 180:4). There is
- [Battle Over Draft Protection: Should Yeshiva Students Be Conscripted?](https://baishavaad.org/battle-over-draft-protection-should-yeshiva-students-be-conscripted/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 16, 2023 JNS reports: More than 2,000 ultra-Orthodox Israelis have asked to be enlisted in the IDF, in an unprecedented mobilization in the haredi sector. The volunteer recruitment follows Hamas’s murder of more than 1,400 Israelis and wounding of thousands of others on Oct. 7, the
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Chayei Sarah](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-chayei-sarah-4/) - Heircut Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald November 9, 2023 And Avraham gave all that he had to Yitzchak. Bereishis 25:5 Chazal say that Avraham observed the entire Torah, including mitzvos deRabanan like eiruv tavshilin. Sfarim ask that the Gemara says one should not redirect an inheritance from one
- [PART II—War Torn: Can Soldiers Prevent Igun with Advance Planning?](https://baishavaad.org/part-ii-war-torn-can-soldiers-prevent-igun-with-advance-planning/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 9, 2023 In the previous issue we discussed the procedure of writing gittin, or authorizing the writing of gittin, for soldiers heading off to war. We noted that R’ Malkiel Tannenbaum (the Divrei Malkiel, d. 5670/1910) took for granted that it is appropriate to make such
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-157/) - In Other Words November 9, 2023 Q I cannot yet read or understand Hebrew well, so I have difficulty davening and saying Shma in the original. May I use English? A The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 62:2) rules that Shma may be read in any language, but the translation must be accurate. The same applies to
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-156/) - Blackstrap November 2, 2023 Q The black color of my tfillin retzuos (straps) is fading. At what point must I blacken them? Is special tfillin dye required, or may black shoe polish be used? May a woman or child do it? A A halacha leMoshe miSinai dictates that the retzuos must be black (Menachos 35a,
- [War Torn: Can Soldiers Prevent Igun with Advance Planning?](https://baishavaad.org/war-torn-can-soldiers-prevent-igun-with-advance-planning/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman November 2, 2023 R’ Asher Weiss recently discussed what he described as one of the most painful sheilos that he has been asked since the war in Gaza began: Many soldiers are so, so worried. They think they might be taken into captivity, as a hundred and
- [Shedding Light: What Do Eclipses Portend?](https://baishavaad.org/shedding-light-what-do-eclipses-portend/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman October 26, 2023 An annular solar eclipse occurred on Shabbos Bereishis and was visible in a narrow swath of the American West. Named for the Latin word for ring, an annular eclipse occurs when the moon passes before the sun but is far enough from Earth that
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Lech Lecha](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-lech-lecha-5/) - Pain Relief Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman October 26, 2023 On that very day was Avraham circumcised with Yishmael his son. Bereishis 17:26 There is a dispute in the Midrash whether Avraham experienced a normal bris milah with pain or a miraculous one with no action on his part
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-155/) - Foodball October 26, 2023 Q May one play catch using a grapefruit or a bagel? A Food provides sustenance, and degrading it shows disregard for the goodness that Hashem bestows upon the world (Rashi, Ta’anis 20b), so Chazal instituted a prohibition against degrading food (bizui ochlin). In delineating the parameters of the prohibition, the Mechaber
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas No’ach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-noach-4/) - Ground Rules Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Zev Granek October 19, 2023 All in whose nostrils was the breath of the spirit of life, of everything that was on dry land, died. Bereishis 7:22 There is a dispute in the Gemara (Zvachim 113a) whether the place on Har Hazeisim
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-154/) - Host Specificity October 19, 2023 Q I live in a new community without a permanent shul. We have been davening on Shabbos in the home of one resident for a while. Some participants would prefer to convene in a more centrally located home, but our current host insists we stick with him. May we relocate against
- [My Word: When May One Renege on a Commitment?](https://baishavaad.org/my-word-when-may-one-renege-on-a-commitment/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman October 19, 2023 VINnews reports: In a dramatic political development within the Lithuanian Chareidi party of Degel HaTorah, the two most prominent members of the Council of Torah Sages are split over whether the party must maintain its agreements from previous elections. The issue at hand is
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Bereishis](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-bereishis-4/) - Mens Rea Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman October 12, 2023 And Lemech said to his wives, “Adah and Tzilah, hear my voice; wives of Lemech, give ear to my speech: Have I slain a man by my wound and a child by my bruise?” Bereishis 4:23 Rashi, citing the
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-153/) - Mail Server October 12, 2023 Q I regularly receive mail addressed to previous occupants of my home, including invitations, promotions, and tzedakah solicitations. Am I required to get these items to their addressees? A Someone else’s mail found in your mailbox is subject to the mitzvah of hashavas aveidah (returning a lost object). You can
- [Great Expectorations: On Spitting before Idols](https://baishavaad.org/great-expectorations-on-spitting-before-idols/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman October 12, 2023 In recent years, there have been several incidents in which Jews in Yerushalayim spat on the ground upon seeing a Christian priest wearing a cross or when passing a church. The phenomenon has been documented and criticized in the past, but it has regained
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-152/) - Unter Dem Tisch September 28, 2023 Q I have little room in my sukkah. May I sleep under the table? A The Mishnah (Sukkah 20b) records the story of Tavi, Rabban Gamliel’s slave, who would sleep in the sukkah under a bed, and says that Rabban Gamliel sang Tavi’s praises for knowing that slaves
- [Alien Nation: Is Intelligent Extraterrestrial Life Compatible with the Torah?](https://baishavaad.org/alien-nation-is-intelligent-extraterrestrial-life-compatible-with-the-torah/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 28, 2023 The Associated Press reports: Supposed aliens landed in Mexico’s Congress…Mexican journalist José Jaime Maussan presented two boxes with supposed mummies found in Peru, which he and others consider “non-human beings…” The shriveled bodies with shrunken, warped heads left those in the chamber aghast and
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ha’azinu](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-haazinu-4/) - Doc Fee Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald September 21, 2023 “He found him in a desert land, and in the wastes of a howling wilderness; He encircled him, He made him comprehending…” Dvarim 32:10 The Zohar here says that a doctor may heal the sick and will receive a
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-151/) - On Bended Knee September 21, 2023 Q When we fall to the floor on Yom Kippur during the Avodah and Aleinu, why is something first placed on the floor? A The Torah (Vayikra 26:1) forbids hishtachava’ah (prostration) anywhere other than the Bais Hamikdash. Chazal (Brachos 22b) define hishtachava’ah as complete prostration—pishut yadayim veraglayim (arms and
- [Of Rats and Flats: Who Pays for Damage to a Borrowed Car?](https://baishavaad.org/of-rats-and-flats-who-pays-for-damage-to-a-borrowed-car/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 21, 2023 Two very different cities, Bnei Brak and New York, are currently experiencing a rat crisis: The city of Bnei Brak is facing a distressing predicament as rats infest its overcrowded neighborhoods, causing fear and concern among residents…The situation has escalated to the point where
- [The Law of Return: Must One Give Back Lost Property When Halacha Doesn’t Require It but Secular Law Does?](https://baishavaad.org/must-one-give-back-lost-property-when-halacha-doesnt-require-it-but-secular-law-does/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 14, 2023 The Washington Post reports: Robert Withington thought he hit the lottery when he found a bag of about $5,000 in cash in the parking lot of a Connecticut bank. But police in Trumbull, Conn., say the 57-year-old man’s good fortune in May came in
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-150/) - Sounding (during) the Shofar September 14, 2023 Q I used the bathroom during tekias shofar. Should I make the bracha of asher yatzar immediately or wait until the tekios are completed? A Generally, one should say asher yatzar right after incurring the obligation (see Biur Halacha 51:4). But during tekias shofar, when speaking is prohibited
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Nitzavim-Vayeilech](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-nitzavim-vayeilech-2/) - Bracha On Sight Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg September 7, 2023 The Shulchan Aruch says (O.C. 600:2) that we recite shehecheyanu at kiddush on the second night of Rosh Hashanah, as on the first, and that to accommodate the view that the two days are treated as yoma
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-149/) - Flee, Fly! September 7, 2023 Q My outdoor garbage bin is inundated with flies and bees. When I deposit a garbage bag and close the lid, I’m trapping insects inside. May I do so on Shabbos? A Tzad (trapping a live creature) is one of the 39 melachos of Shabbos. The Rama (O.C. 316:3) rules
- [The Caterer That Cratered: Yevgeny Prigozhin’s Fall from Grace and the Sky](https://baishavaad.org/the-caterer-that-cratered-yevgeny-prigozhins-fall-from-grace-and-the-sky/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 7, 2023 The Associated Press reports: Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and some of his top lieutenants were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely seen as an assassination to avenge a mutiny that challenged President Vladimir Putin…Prigozhin supporters claimed on pro-Wagner messaging app
- [Does One Have to Learn Halacha and Mussar?](https://baishavaad.org/does-one-have-to-learn-halacha-and-mussar/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: We have stated that the ikkur mitzvah of limud haTorah is to learn Gemara. What about learning mussar and halacha? Is that also part of the mitzvah? Answer: Part of the mitzvah of limud haTorah is that the learning should be “meivi l’yedei ma’asoh”, it should have practical applications. In fact,
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ki Savo](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-ki-savo-4/) - Boundless Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 31, 2023 Accursed is one who moves the boundary of his fellow... Dvarim 27:17 This curse upon the masig gvul refers to an issur in Parshas Shoftim: “You shall not move a boundary of your fellow…” (Dvarim 19:14). The Sifri offers four
- [Bug Fix: May Insects Ever Be Eaten?](https://baishavaad.org/bug-fix-may-insects-ever-be-eaten/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 31, 2023 Reuters reports: On a recent vacation in Tokyo, Takumi Yamamoto opted for a special lunch of cricket curry and silkworm sashimi, washed down with a water bug cider. The 26-year-old office worker, from the western prefecture of Hyogo, is one of scores of consumers
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Naso](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-naso-4/) - Angle of Advance Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Zev Granek June 1, 2023 The one who brought his korban on the first day was Nachshon ben Aminadav of Sheivet Yehudah…one male goat for a chatas. Bemidbar 7:12,16 A korban chatas normally atones for its offerer’s aveirah. According to the Sifri,
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Naso](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-naso-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Naso Print Version
- [If a Tenant Subleases an Apartment, Can He Keep the Profit?](https://baishavaad.org/if-a-tenant-subleases-an-apartment-can-he-keep-the-profit/) - Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: If a tenant subleases an apartment for more rent than he is paying, can he keep the profit? For example, if he is renting the apartment for $1,500 a month and he subleases it for $2,000 for one month, can he keep the extra $500? Answer: We previously said that
- [Is a Tenant Permitted to Sublease an Apartment?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-tenant-permitted-to-sublease-an-apartment/) - Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: Is a tenant allowed to sublease his apartment? Answer: The Gemara says that a renter may not rent the item that he is leasing to someone else. However, the Rishonim say that the Gemara is only speaking about moveable objects. Since the owner is worried about what will happen to
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- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Bemidbar](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-bemidbar-4/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Bemidbar Print Version
- [Service Entrance: May One Go into a Foreign House of Worship?](https://baishavaad.org/service-entrance-may-one-go-into-a-foreign-house-of-worship/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 18, 2023 CNN reports: Britain’s Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, will walk to King Charles III’s coronation, in keeping with Shabbat laws…“[The King and Queen] are being exceptionally gracious in order to make it possible for me to walk to [Westminster] Abbey on our Shabbat, because we
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- [Do Children Have to Obey Parents’ Wishes for their Estate When There Is No Will?](https://baishavaad.org/do-children-have-to-obey-parents-wishes-for-their-estate-when-there-is-no-will/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: If a parent did not write a will but they intentionally stated to the children their intentions of how they want their assets to be divided. Are the children obligated to honor those wishes? Answer: I would first note that it is highly recommended for parents to have a will. Simply
- [How Can One Draft a Will That is Binding Legally and According to Halacha?](https://baishavaad.org/how-can-one-draft-a-will-that-is-binding-legally-and-according-to-halacha/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: Someone wants to prepare a will that is valid both according to halacha and secular law. What would be the way to prepare such a will? Answer: Halacha doesn’t really include a native mechanism for doing a will. One can give away assets as gifts while he is alive but the
- [Is a Secular Will Valid According to Halacha ?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-secular-will-valid-according-to-halacha/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: Shimon passes away, leaving behind sons and daughters. He left a will that divides his assets equally between his sons and daughters. The will was prepared by a lawyer according to secular law. Do his sons have to abide by the will? Answer: This is a subject of considerable controversy amongst
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Behar-Bechukosai](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-emor-4/) - Loss of Smell Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg May 11, 2023 I will put your cities to ruin and I will make your sanctuaries desolate; I will not smell your satisfying aromas. Vayikra 26:31 According to Rashi, “velo ariach bereiach nichochachem (I will not smell your satisfying aromas)” means
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Behar-Bechukosai](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-behar-bechukosai-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Behar-Bechukosai Print Version
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- [Can a Community Enact Rules That Diverge from Seder Hayerusha?](https://baishavaad.org/can-a-community-enact-rules-that-diverge-from-seder-hayerusha/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: Is a Jewish community permitted to issue its own rules for inheritance which are not necessarily the same as the rules delineated by halacha? Answer: There is a strong basis for communities to enact rules that alter the seder yerusha. The Gemara relates that after the story of the Pilegesh B’Givah
- [Can Daughters Demand Compensation in Exchange for Signing Away Their Legal Right to a Share in a Yerusha?](https://baishavaad.org/can-daughters-demand-compensation-in-exchange-for-signing-away-their-legal-right-to-a-share-in-a-yerusha/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: A father passes away, leaving behind sons and daughters. According to secular law, the daughters would have to sign away their rights for the sons to inherit the entire yerusha. Can the sons force them to sign without compensation? Answer: This question was first discussed by the Pnei Moshe in the
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- [Nedarim, Perek 9](https://baishavaad.org/nedarim-perek-9/) - Daf 60 - I Ate by Mistake on a Fast day. Now What? Rav Moshe Zeev Granek, Member Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 61 - The 50th Yovel - Jubilee Year Rav Moshe Zeev Granek, Member Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 62 - A Talmid Chochom Goes to the Front of the Line Rav Moshe Zeev Granek,
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- [Part II—Cash for Kidneys: May One Sell His Organs?](https://baishavaad.org/part-ii-cash-for-kidneys-may-one-sell-his-organs/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman May 4, 2023 Our previous article considered the applicability of the prohibition against charging for the performance of a mitzvah—ma ani bechinam, af atah bechinam—to commerce in human organs; this one considers some of the public policy arguments against allowing the buying and selling of organs. R’
- [May One Give His Daughters a Portion of His Will?](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-give-his-daughters-a-portion-of-his-will/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: We said in a previous segment that when one has sons, they receive the entire inheritance. What if a father wants to include his daughters in his will? Is he permitted to do so? Answer: At first glance, this would seem to be problematic because one is normally not supposed to
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- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-135/) - Lunch Meating May 4, 2023 Q I committed to buy lunch for my non-Jewish laborers, and they are requesting that I order cheeseburgers from McDonald’s. May I do so? A Combinations of meat and milk may not be eaten or cooked and (Chulin 115b) are asur behana’ah (no benefit may be derived from them). Since
- [May One Give a Portion of His Yerusha to Tzedakah?](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-give-a-portion-of-his-yerusha-to-tzedakah/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: A person wants to give the bulk of his estate to his children, but also wants to leave part of it to a yeshiva or chesed organization. His children object and say that according to Halacha, the entire estate is supposed to go to them. Who is right? Answer: This is a
- [Can One Transfer Part of His Yerusha Away From the Halachic Heirs?](https://baishavaad.org/can-one-transfer-part-of-his-yerusha-away-from-the-halachic-heirs/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: We said in the previous segment that is forbidden to transfer an inheritance away from the rightful heirs. What if one only wants to give part of his estate to someone else, but is still giving part of it to the halachic heir? Is that permitted? Answer: This is a major machlokes
- [May One Choose Not to Bequeath his Estate to His Halachic Heirs?](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-choose-not-to-bequeath-his-estate-to-his-halachic-heirs/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: A father who is, unfortunately, estranged from his children and wants to cuts them out of his will entirely. Is he able to do that according to halacha? Answer: No. The Gemara says that there is a halacha of “havaras nachalah”, which means that transferring the inheritance away from the rightful heirs
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-acharei-mos-kedoshim-3/) - Sense of Direction Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg April 27, 2023 With this shall Aharon come into the Holy: with a bull, a young male of cattle, for a sin-offering, and a ram for an olah-offering. Vayikra 15:2 The Gemara (Brachos 30a) says that when reciting Shmoneh Esrei
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-134/) - Keeping Watch April 27, 2023 Q May I keep my watch on my wrist while wearing tefillin? A The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 27:4) writes, “There must not be any chatzitzah (obstruction) between the tefillin and one’s skin, whether the shel yad or the shel rosh.” The Rama comments, “This applies only to the actual tefillin,
- [Cash for Kidneys: May One Sell His Organs?](https://baishavaad.org/cash-for-kidneys-may-one-sell-his-organs/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 27, 2023 Libertarian law professor Ilya Somin writes: The United States has a severe shortage of kidneys available for transplant. As a result, many thousands of people die every year, and thousands more are condemned to years of painful and costly kidney dialysis until they are
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Acharei Mos-Kedoshim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-acharei-mos-kedoshim/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Acharei Mos-Kedoshim Print Version
- [How Are Parents’ Assets Divided When There Is a First-Born Son?](https://baishavaad.org/how-are-parents-assets-divided-when-there-is-a-first-born-son/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: Two parents pass away within a few weeks of each other, leaving behind several sons, including a bechor. How is their estate divided? Answer: In addition to the rule that sons inherit their father and mother, there is another rule that a first-born son gets “pi shnayim”, a double portion. He
- [How is a Life Insurance Policy Divided According to the Laws of Yerusha?](https://baishavaad.org/how-is-a-life-insurance-policy-divided-according-to-the-laws-of-yerusha/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: When someone passes away and has a life insurance policy that is payable upon his death, how does halacha view that with regard to inheritance? Answer: There is a lot of discussion amongst earlier Poskim with regard to money paid out for wrongful death and the like in terms of yerusha.
- [How Are Investments Divided Among Yorshim ?](https://baishavaad.org/how-are-investments-divided-among-yorshim/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: A man passes away and leaves behind a substantial yerusha of cash and an investment portfolio that includes stocks, bonds, etc. How is that yerusha divided? Answer: All assets, including stocks and bonds, are subject to the laws of yerusha. Debt that is owed to you is also an asset, so
- [What is the Halachic Order of Inheritance?](https://baishavaad.org/what-is-the-halachic-order-of-inheritance/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: A person passes away and leaves over a spouse and a number of children. How does halacha dictate for the assets to be divided? Answer: When it comes to inheritance, halacha differs from secular law in a number of significant ways. According to Halacha, the order of heirs is as follows:
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Tazria-Metzora](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-tazria-metzora/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Tazria-Metzora Print Version
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tazria-Metzora](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-tazria-metzora-3/) - Half and Half Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Yechiel Biberfeld April 20, 2023 On the eighth day, the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised. Vayikra 12:3 It happens sometimes that the father of a newborn boy wishes to perform his son’s milah himself but wants to leave the priah (pulling
- [Part II—Under Fire: Must Someone Be Saved from a Danger of His Own Making?](https://baishavaad.org/part-ii-under-fire-must-someone-be-saved-from-a-danger-of-his-own-making/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 20, 2023 Our previous article discussed a recent incident in which 38 migrants at a detention center in northern Mexico died in a fire set by the migrants themselves in protest of their impending deportation, after some guards walked away and made no apparent attempt to
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-133/) - Finders Keepers April 20, 2023 Q May I discard a lost object that I found years ago but was never claimed? A Those who lose inexpensive items often don’t invest effort to retrieve them, so they remain in the finder’s possession for years. Although yiush (despair of ever getting the item back) usually renders a lost
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-132/) - Tree Line April 13, 2023 Q When may one recite birkas ha’ilanos on a flowering fruit tree? A The Gemara (Brachos 34b) says, “One who goes out in the days of Nisan and sees flowering trees recites [birkas ha’ilanos].” Some poskim say the “days of Nisan” means the month of Nisan, and the bracha may
- [Under Fire: Must Someone Be Saved from a Danger of His Own Making?](https://baishavaad.org/under-fire-must-someone-be-saved-from-a-danger-of-his-own-making/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman April 13, 2023 The Associated Press reports: After migrants in northern Mexico placed mattresses against the bars of their detention cell and set them on fire, guards quickly walked away and made no apparent attempt to release the men before smoke filled the room and killed 38
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shmini](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shmini-2/) - Blood Type Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Zev Granek April 13, 2023 Do not make your souls abominable by means of any creeping thing; and you shall not make yourselves impure through them, lest you make yourselves impure through them. Vayikra 11:43 The Chelkas Yaakov was asked if one may
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Shmini](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-shmini/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Shmini Print Version
- [May One Purchase Chometz from a Store That Sold Its Chometz but Continued Doing Business with It On Pesach?](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-purchase-chometz-from-a-store-that-sold-its-chometz-but-continued-doing-business-with-it-on-pesach/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: After Pesach, I went to a store and saw that it had a sign hanging that said that the chometz was sold through a reputable bais din; however, I know that this store was selling chometz as usual on Pesach. May I purchase chometz from this store? Answer: This question comes up
- [May One Buy Chometz That Was Sold Prior to Pesach?](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-buy-chometz-that-was-sold-prior-to-pesach/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: Is there a reason to be machmir not to buy chometz after Pesach from a store that sold its chometz over Pesach? Answer: It is said that the Vilna Gaon was machmir not to buy any chometz that was sold over Pesach out of concern that perhaps the mechirah wasn’t valid.
- [What Should I Do if Some Chometz Falls Out of the "Sold Cabinet" on Pesach?](https://baishavaad.org/what-should-i-do-if-some-chometz-falls-out-of-the-sold-cabinet-on-pesach/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: On Pesach, my young child opened the door to the cabinet where we keep the chometz that was sold to the non-Jew and a bag of pretzels fell out. What should I do with it now? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch clearly says that if it would be your own chometz that
- [Do Stocks in a Company That Deals in Chometz Need to be Sold?](https://baishavaad.org/do-stocks-in-a-company-that-deals-in-chometz-need-to-be-sold/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: If one owns stocks in a company that buys and sells chometz, does he have to sell the stock as part of his mechiras chometz? Answer: There is much halachic discussion about how to define the ownership of stocks in terms of various halachos, such as Shabbos, ribbis, basar b’cholov, etc.
- [How Should an American Sell Chometz That He Owns in Eretz Yisroel?](https://baishavaad.org/how-should-an-american-sell-chometz-that-he-owns-in-eretz-yisroel/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: Someone lives in America and owns an apartment in Yerushalaim, which has chometz in it. When he sells his chometz in chutz la’aretz, the mechirah will take place after Pesach already began in Eretz Yisroel. Is that a problem? Answer: As people started becoming more international, Poskim started discussing what happens
- [Do My Keilim Have to be Sold to a Non-Jew?](https://baishavaad.org/do-my-keilim-have-to-be-sold-to-the-non-jew/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: I noticed that in the shtar mechiras chometz, it says something about my keilim, my food utensils, being part of the sale. What are we concerned about in regard to the keilim? Are we worried about bliyos, the chometz taste that’s absorbed into them? Answer: There is no problem with baal
- [Is It Necessary to Write the Location of the Chometz That is Being Sold?](https://baishavaad.org/is-it-necessary-to-write-the-location-of-the-chometz-that-is-being-sold/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: Is it necessary to write in the shtar the location of the chometz that is being sold or is it sufficient to write that one is selling his chometz, without specifying where it is? Answer: A standard shtar mechiras chometz does say to write one’s address, and many people write exactly
- [Is It Necessary to Have a Perutah for Every Person Selling Chometz?](https://baishavaad.org/is-it-necessary-to-have-a-perutah-for-every-person-selling-chometz-2/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: When one sells his chometz to a non-Jew, the non-Jew needs to give at least a perutah. The Bais HaVaad, for example, sells chometz for thousands of people every year. How many perutos are needed for such a mechirah? Answer: Rav Yitzchok Elchonon Spector writes that technically speaking, the non-Jew should
- [Is It Necessary to Have a Perutah for Every Person Selling Chometz?](https://baishavaad.org/is-it-necessary-to-have-a-perutah-for-every-person-selling-chometz/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: When one sells his chometz to a non-Jew, the non-Jew needs to give at least a perutah. The Bais HaVaad, for example, sells chometz for thousands of people every year. How many perutos are needed for such a mechirah? Answer: Rav Yitzchok Elchonon Spector writes that technically speaking, the non-Jew should
- [Does One Have to Specify All the Things He is Selling by Mechiras Chometz?](https://baishavaad.org/does-one-have-to-specify-all-the-things-he-is-selling-by-mechiras-chometz/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: The shtar used for mechiras chometz includes a list of items that are included in the sale. How detailed does a person have to get in regard to what he is selling? Does he need to list all of the items or is it sufficient to just say that he is
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Tzav](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-tzav/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Tzav Print Version
- [Do You Have to Pay the Rov for Selling Your Chometz?](https://baishavaad.org/do-you-have-to-pay-the-rov-for-selling-your-chometz/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: I noticed that during mechiras chometz, everyone gives the Rav a check. Does one have to pay the Rav to sell the chometz? Answer: The minhag Yisroel is to pay the Rav for selling the chometz on your behalf and there is a benefit to doing so. The Rav doesn’t buy
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-131/) - Triskaidekamechirah March 30, 2023 Q I understand that many rabanim perform a sale of chametz the day before Erev Pesach, in addition to the regular Erev Pesach sale. Under what circumstances should one participate in this “mechiras yud gimmel” rather than the usual sale the next day? A One reason to do this is if
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tzav](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-tzav-2/) - Travel Allowance Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 30, 2023 If he shall offer it for a thanksgiving-offering, with the sacrifice of the thanksgiving-offering shall he offer unleavened loaves mixed with oil, unleavened wafers smeared with oil, and loaves of scalded fine flour mixed with oil. Vayikra 7:12 The
- [Separate and Unequal: Is Discrimination Acceptable?](https://baishavaad.org/separate-and-unequal-is-discrimination-acceptable/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 30, 2023 Arutz Sheva reports: New York State Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein, who represents New York’s 48th State Assembly district, published a video in which he urged car wash operators not to overcharge their Jewish customers before the holiday of Passover. “Last year, it was brought to
- [May One Sell Sourdough Starter Over Pesach?](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-sell-sourdough-starter-over-pesach/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: To make sourdough, you need a “starter”. Some people have a specific starter they use for years. They want to sell it with their chometz but they want that specific starter back after Pesach. Is the sale valid considering that the seller really wants his starter back after yomtov? Answer: A
- [Should a Person Sell His Chometz](https://baishavaad.org/should-a-person-sell-his-chometz/) - Rav Ariel Ovadia Question: Is it appropriate to sell your chometz before Pesach? Answer: There are those who are machmir not to sell chometz; however, the consensus amongst the Poskim is that a person may sell his chometz, and this is the minhag of Klal Yisroel. In fact, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach writes that it
- [Nazir, Perek 8](https://baishavaad.org/nazir-perek-8/) - Daf 57 - The Minhag of the Upsherin Rabbi Eliezer Gewirtzman, Dayan for the Machon Halacha U'refuah Daf 58 - Can a Woman Cut Off a Man's Peyos? Rabbi Eliezer Gewirtzman, Dayan for the Machon Halacha U'refuah Daf 59 - A Man Beautifying Himself - When is it Lo Silbash? Rabbi Eliezer Gewirtzman, Dayan for
- [What is The Responsibility of a Shomer Aveidah?](https://baishavaad.org/what-is-the-responsibility-of-a-shomer-aveidah/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: What are the responsibilities of one who picks up an aveidah? Answer: Obviously, the goal of one who picks up an aveidah is to reunite the item with its owner, which means he has a responsibility of hachrazah to try to find the owner. In the interim, he has the obligations
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayikra](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayikra-2/) - No Bless Oblige Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald March 23, 2023 When we recite the Hagadah, we fulfill the mitzvah de’Oreisa of sipur yetzias Mitzrayim (telling the story of leaving Egypt). Why don’t we make a bracha on this mitzvah as we do on others? The Me’iri (Brachos 12b)
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Vayikra](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-vayikra/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Vayikra Print Version
- [Sins of the Fathers: Paying for the Crimes of Others](https://baishavaad.org/sins-of-the-fathers-paying-for-the-crimes-of-others/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman The Associated Press reports: Payments of $5 million to every eligible black adult, the elimination of personal debt and tax burdens, guaranteed annual incomes of at least $97,000 for 250 years, and homes in San Francisco for just $1 a family. These were some of the more
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-130/) - Vehicle Inspection March 23, 2023 Q Do I need to do bedikas chametz in my car? A You must search your car for chametz, unless you are certain you didn’t bring any into it. Alternatively, you can sell the car through your rav, just as many people sell parts of their home, and thereby obviate
- [Can Someone Accept a Reward for Returning an Aveidah?](https://baishavaad.org/can-someone-accept-a-reward-for-returning-an-aveidah/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: Reuven found an aveidah and, as he was getting ready to put up signs, he noticed a sign on the bulletin board that said that someone lost the exact item he had found. The sign promised a reward to the one who would return it. Reuven contacted the person, who provided
- [What Should I Do with an Aveidah That No One Claims?](https://baishavaad.org/what-should-i-do-with-an-aveidah-that-no-one-claims/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: I found an item and put up signs, but no one came forward to claim it. It has been in my possession for a long time. What am I supposed to do with it? Answer: If you prefer, you can put it away in a box in your attic and have
- [How Should One Publicize That He Found an Aveidah?](https://baishavaad.org/how-should-one-publicize-that-he-found-an-aveidah/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: We said in the previous segment that a shomer aveidah has an obligation to make a hachrazah. What exactly does that entail? Answer: In the times of the Bais Hamikdosh, when people were Oleh Regel, there was a system in place wherein there was a designated area to announce that items
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Vayakhel-Pekudei-Hachodesh](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-vayakhel-pekudie-hachodesh/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei-Hachodesh Print Version
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-129/) - Drinking Problem March 16, 2023 Q It is difficult for me to drink alcohol. What is the minimum I must imbibe for dalet kosos, and may I use grape juice instead? A The cup must hold at least a revi’is and be filled to capacity (O.C. 271:9, 472:9). According to the Chazon Ish, a revi’is
- [Capital Losses: Can There Be a Death Penalty without a Sanhedrin? Part II](https://baishavaad.org/capital-losses-can-there-be-a-death-penalty-without-a-sanhedrin-part-ii/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 16, 2023 In our previous article, we cited the Chasam Sofer, who flatly maintains that …There are certainly no circumstances in the world in which a Jew would be (halachically) liable for execution under their laws (i.e., those of non-Jewish governments) without witnesses (eidim) and warning
- [What Can a Shul or Mikvah do About the Many Aveidos Left on The Premises?](https://baishavaad.org/what-can-a-shul-or-mikvah-do-about-the-many-aveidos-left-on-the-premises/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: What can a shul or mikvah do if it finds itself overloaded with aveidos that people left there? Answer: If they already have been koneh it, they are stuck with it. However, if whoever has jurisdiction over the premises had in mind not to acquire it, and it is only picked
- [If I Find money in a Store, Do I Have to Return it to the Storeowner?](https://baishavaad.org/if-i-find-money-in-a-store-do-i-have-to-return-it-to-the-storeowner/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: I was in a supermarket and found $10 in front of the customer service counter. I picked it up, saw that there was no siman, and was about to take it for myself. The storeowner saw me pick it up and said that it belongs to him since it was found
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei-Hachodesh](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayakhel-pekudei-hachodesh-2/) - Check Number Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg March 16, 2023 This month shall be for you the beginning of the months, it shall be for you the first of the months of the year. Shmos 12:2 The Ramban explains that the months are counted from Nissan to commemorate yetzias
- [Is There an Obligation of Hashavas Aveidah on an Item Lost by a Child?](https://baishavaad.org/is-there-an-obligation-of-hashavas-aveidah-on-an-item-lost-by-a-child/) - Question: In my development, there are many scooters, coats, toys, etc., which were obviously dropped by children. Do I have to pick up and return all of these lost items? Answer: The truth is that anything knowingly entrusted to a child has the status of an aveidah m’daas. The Mishnah in Bava Basra (87b) discusses
- [If Someone is Not Careful with his Own Item, do I Have an Obligation to Return it to Him?](https://baishavaad.org/if-someone-is-not-careful-with-his-own-item-do-i-have-an-obligation-to-return-it-to-him/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: A man has a private jar of coffee, which he keeps in shul. One day, I see him taking a cup of coffee and leaving his jar on the counter. I know that other people will assume it is there for the public and will take some. Do I have an
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-128/) - Bread Barrier March 10, 2023 Q When my new washing machine was installed, a piece of bread was trapped underneath. What is my obligation regarding biur chametz? A The Mechaber (O.C. 436:1) writes, “One who converts his house to storage within thirty days before Pesach must first check the area for chametz; before thirty days…he
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ki Sisa-Parah](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-ki-sisa-parah/) - Fish and Dips Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Yechiel Biberfeld March 10, 2023 You shall not cook a tender young animal in its mother’s milk. Shmos 34:26 The Gemara (Pesachim 76b; see Shulchan Aruch Y.D. 116) forbids eating or cooking meat and fish together due to a concern for tzara’as. It
- [Capital Losses: Can There Be a Death Penalty without a Sanhedrin?](https://baishavaad.org/capital-losses-can-there-be-a-death-penalty-without-a-sanhedrin/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 10, 2023 The Yeshiva World Reports: The vote on the [death penalty] bill [for terrorists] poses a dilemma for Chareidi MKs, who are opposed to the bill due to halachic issues… A Shas minister told Kikar HaShabbos: “Senior security officials warn that the bill will do
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Ki Sisa-Parah](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-ki-sisa-parah/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Ki Sisa-Parah Print Version
- [Can a Married Woman be Meya’esh on an Aveidah?](https://baishavaad.org/can-a-married-woman-be-meyaesh-on-an-aveidah/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: A fellow is walking in a totally non-Jewish neighborhood and finds a pocketbook. It contains a lot of cash but no credit cards or ID. It does, however, contain a “mitzvah note” signed by “Mommy”. Is he allowed to keep it? Answer: Generally, if one finds an aveidah in an area
- [Does The Concept of "Odom Memashmesh B'Kiso" Still Apply Today?](https://baishavaad.org/does-the-concept-of-odom-memashmesh-bkiso-still-apply-today/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: There is a concept found in the Gemara if “odom memashmesh b’kiso b’chol sha’ah”, which means that a person is always presumed to be aware of the valuable items he is carrying in his pockets and knows if he drops any money. In our times, when people are often unaware of
- [May Someone Download a Song That Is in The Public Domain if The Songwriter Doesn't Give Permission?](https://baishavaad.org/may-someone-download-a-song-that-is-in-the-public-domain-if-the-songwriter-doesnt-give-permission/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: Yankel wrote an original song. For whatever reason, the song is now readily available in the public domain and can be legally downloaded for free. Yankel, however, insists that he is not amenable to this arrangement and says that he doesn’t give anyone permission to download it without payment. Is it
- [Is Someone Who Failed to Perform the Mitzvah of Hashavas Aveidah Liable to Pay for The Loss He Caused?](https://baishavaad.org/is-someone-who-failed-to-perform-the-mitzvah-of-hashavas-aveidah-liable-to-pay-for-the-loss-he-caused/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: Someone lost an item, which was worth a significant amount of money. His neighbor later revealed to him that he had seen the item on the street but didn’t bother to pick it up. This individual wants to take his neighbor to a din Torah for causing him a loss by
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Tetzaveh-Zachor](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-tetzaveh-zachor/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Tetzaveh-Zachor Print Version
- [Playing with Fire: Adopting Chukos Hagoyim](https://baishavaad.org/playing-with-fire-adopting-chukos-hagoyim/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman March 2, 2023 The Yeshiva World reports: HaGaon HaRav Yitzchak Zilberstein on Monday published a letter, signed by Rosh Yeshivah HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein, against firecrackers ahead of the upcoming holiday of Purim. “My dear brothers. I came to warn about the spilling of innocent blood, וְלָאָרֶץ
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Tetzaveh-Zachor](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-tetzaveh-zachor/) - Annual Remembership Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Baruch Penfil March 2, 2023 Remember what Amaleik did to you on the way, when you were leaving Mitzrayim. Dvarim 25:17 Chazal mandated the annual reading of Parshas Zachor to fulfill the mitzvah of zechiras Amaleik. The Magen Avraham (O.C. 60) asks why a
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-127/) - Manos Mail March 2, 2023 Q May mishlo’ach manos be shipped with UPS before Purim if it will arrive on Purim? A One may certainly fulfill the mitzvah through a bona fide shliach—a Jew that is a bar da’as—because shlucho shel adam kemoso (a person’s proxy is like him). It is even preferable to do
- [What Should I Do if I Find a Large Sum of Money on Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/what-should-i-do-if-i-find-a-large-sum-of-money-on-shabbos/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: Someone is walking in the street on Shabbos and finds a large sum of money with a siman. What should he do? Answer: The Mishnah Berurah clearly says that if one finds money on Shabbos with no siman, he is not allowed to take it for himself. Although there are certain
- [Is There a Mitzvah of Hashavas Aveida with Insured Item.](https://baishavaad.org/is-there-a-mitzvah-of-hashavas-aveida-with-insured-item/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: Shimon related to his friend, Levi, that his wife had lost an expensive piece of jewelry. He is not concerned, however, because it was insured and he will be compensated for the loss. He said that he plans on buying her an even nicer piece of jewelry with the insurance money.
- [Is There a Mitzvah of Hashavas Aveida for an Akum?](https://baishavaad.org/is-there-a-mitzvah-of-hashavas-aveida-for-an-akum/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: Reuven is walking in the street in a place where no Jews live and he finds a book. On the inside cover, he sees a name and phone number. Does he have to return the book to its Akum owner? Answer: The Torah commands us to return lost objects to their
- [I Found an Abandoned Grocery Bag. What Do I Need To Do?](https://baishavaad.org/i-found-an-abandoned-grocery-bag-what-do-i-need-to-do/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: Yankel was shopping in Walmart. When he gets back to his car, he sees that the parking spot next to him is empty and there is a Walmart bag with some items in it lying on the ground in that spot. Obviously, someone forgot it there. What is the halachic status
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Trumah](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-trumah-2/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Trumah Print Version
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Trumah](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-trumah-2/) - Holy Ground Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald February 23, 2023 And they shall make Me a Sanctuary—so that I may dwell among them… Shmos 25:8 Many mefarshim derive from this pasuk a mitzvah to build the Bais Hamikdash. Although we do not have the Bais Hamikdash today, some Rishonim
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-126/) - Transitory Inflation February 23, 2023 Q May an air mattress be inflated on Shabbos with a manual pump? A Contemporary poskim cite the Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 340:8), who forbids the initial stuffing of cushioning into a new mattress or pillow but permits reinserting stuffing that has fallen out. The former is forbidden as makeh bepatish
- [Pest Control: Managing Nuisance Neighbors](https://baishavaad.org/pest-control-managing-nuisance-neighbors/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman Fabruary 23, 2023 The Associated Press reports: In his battle against rats, New York City Mayor Eric Adams scored a split decision Tuesday when a hearing officer dismissed one summons while upholding another issued by a city inspector citing him for not doing enough to keep rodents
- [Am I obligated to Inform My Neighbour That Their Lights Were Left On?](https://baishavaad.org/am-i-obligated-to-inform-my-neighbour-that-their-lights-were-left-on/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: Someone is walking down the street and sees that his neighbor’s floodlights are on in the middle of the day. Is he obligated to knock on his door to inform him of this so that the homeowner doesn’t suffer an unnecessary loss of money? Answer: This is a unique case of
- [How Many Years Does My Hashavas Aveida Obligation Last?](https://baishavaad.org/how-many-years-does-my-hashavas-aveida-obligation-last/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: Reuven found a lost object in the street. Instead of trying to return it, his yeitzer hara gets the better of him, and he decides to take it for himself. A few years later, he regrets what he did, and wants to know whether he must return the item. Can he
- [Someone Left an Umbrella In My Office. What is My Obligation?](https://baishavaad.org/someone-left-an-umbrella-in-my-office-what-is-my-obligation/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: I noticed that someone left an umbrella in my office’s coat room and it has been sitting there for some time. I assume that whoever left it there will eventually return to claim it. In the meantime, is there a mitzvah of Hashavas Aveidah for me to return it to him?
- [There Is a Lost Item. What Now?](https://baishavaad.org/there-is-a-lost-item-what-now/) - Rav Baruch Fried Question: A fellow is walking down the street and sees what is clearly a lost object. What should be his initial reaction? Answer: One should realize that there is a big difference between when you first see a lost object to when you actually pick it up. Once one picks up a
- [Nedarim, Perek 8](https://baishavaad.org/nedarim-perek-8/) - Daf 60 - I Ate by Mistake on a Fast day. Now What? Rav Moshe Zeev Granek, Member Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 61 - The 50th Yovel - Jubilee Year Rav Moshe Zeev Granek, Member Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 62 - A Talmid Chochom Goes to the Front of the Line Rav Moshe Zeev Granek,
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Mishpatim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-mishpatim-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Mishpatim Print Version
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Mishpatim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-mishpatim-3/) - Found Favor Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg February 16, 2023 When you will encounter an ox of your enemy or his donkey wandering, you shall surely return it to him. Shmos 23:4 If one finds a lost object with no simanim (characteristics by which the owner could identify it),
- [The Living Dead: What Must Be Done to Avoid Burying People Alive?](https://baishavaad.org/the-living-dead-how-to-avoid-burying-people-alive/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman Fabruary 16, 2023 AP reports: An 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a New York nursing home but found to be breathing three hours later at the funeral home where she had been taken, authorities said. The woman was pronounced dead at Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing
- [Nedarim, Perek 7](https://baishavaad.org/nedarim-perek-7/) - Daf 54- Are Chicken or Fish Considered Meat? Rav Moshe Zeev Granek, Member Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 55- Hydroponics in Halacha Rav Moshe Zeev Granek, Member Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 56 - Closing the Door of the Tzoraas House Rav Moshe Zeev Granek, Member Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 57 - A Mixture of Issur and
- [Nedarim, Perek 6](https://baishavaad.org/nedarim-perek-6/) - Daf 49- Is Shimini Atzeres Considered a Chag? Rav Moshe Zeev Granek, Member Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 50 - The Halachic Size of an Egg Rav Moshe Zeev Granek, Member Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 51 - Laughter at a Wedding Rav Moshe Zeev Granek, Member Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 52 - Dovor Sheyesh Lo Matirin
- [Nedarim, Perek 5](https://baishavaad.org/nedarim-perek-5/) - Daf 45- Bereirah - Retroactive Halachic Realities - When Yes - When No? Rav Yosef Jacobowitz, Mechaber Sefer Gevul Rishonim Daf 46 - The Status of a Rented Shul Rav Yosef Jacobowitz, Mechaber Sefer Gevul Rishonim Daf 47 - The Forbidden Exchange Rav Yosef Jacobowitz, Mechaber Sefer Gevul Rishonim Daf 48 - Acquisition by Use
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-125/) - Halfwit February 16, 2023 Q I made two two-pound batches of dough, one of white flour and the other whole wheat, and baked them together. Should I separate challah? A For a dough to be subject to challah, it must have 43.2 beitzim of flour (Y.D. 324:1), which is 2-2/3 pounds according to R’ Chaim Na’eh.
- [Is a Pushy Real Estate Broker Guilty of Lo Sachmod? ](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-pushy-real-estate-broker-guilty-of-lo-sachmod/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: A fellow owns a house in a desirable area. A real estate broker knows that there are buyers who would be interested in paying a lot of money for this house. He asks the homeowner if he wants to sell, and the initial response is that he’s not interested. The
- [Is Pressuring a Partner to Sell Out a Transgression of Lo Sachmod? ](https://baishavaad.org/is-pressuring-a-partner-to-sell-out-a-transgression-of-lo-sachmod/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: Two people are business partners. One of them wants to end the partnership and tells the other that he is going to buy him out. Is that a problem of Lo Sachmod? Answer: The B’Tzeil Hachochmah says that if he offers the partner the option of either buying him out
- [If a Son-In-Law Pressures his Father-In-Law for Support, Is He In Transgression of Lo Sachmod? ](https://baishavaad.org/if-a-son-in-law-pressures-his-father-in-law-for-support-is-he-in-transgression-of-lo-sachmod/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: Reuven is being supported by his father-in-law. He feels that he should be getting more support and he puts pressure on his father-in-law to give him additional items that hadn’t been agreed to. Is this an issue of Lo Sachmod? Answer: One might assume that this is not Lo Sachmod
- [Is Someone Who Desires His Friend's Car and Buys The Same Model in Transgression of Lo Sachmod?  ](https://baishavaad.org/is-someone-who-desires-his-friends-car-and-buys-the-same-model-in-transgression-of-lo-sachmod/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: Reuven saw that his neighbor purchased a new Lexus. This led him to desire the same car, so he went out and bought one for himself. Did he transgress the prohibition of Lo Sachmod? Answer: It seems according to the major poskim, one only transgresses Lo Sachmod if he desires
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Va'eira](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vaeira-2/) - Ground Effect Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Zev Granek January 19, 2023 For if you do not send out My people, behold, I shall incite against you, your servants, your people, and your houses, the mixture of wild beasts, and the houses of Mitzrayim shall be filled with the
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shmos](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shmos-2/) - Secret Society Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald January 12, 2023 He replied, "Who made you a man, a ruler, and a judge over us? Are you saying that you are going to kill me, as you killed the Egyptian?" Moshe was frightened and he thought, "Indeed, the matter has
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Bo   ](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-bo-3/) - Mind Matters Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg January 26, 2023 They shall eat the flesh on that night—roasted over the fire—and matzos; with bitter herbs shall they eat it. Shmos 12:8 The primary view in the Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 60:4) is that mitzvos tzrichos kavanah (mitzvos require that
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Yisro](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-yisro-3/) - Moonshot Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 9, 2023 You shall not make [images of what is] with Me; gods of silver and gods of gold you shall not make for yourselves. Shmos 20:20 The Gemara (Rosh Hashanah 24a) says that among the images this prohibits making are those
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- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-124/) - Gadol Talmud February 9, 2023 Q A while back I pledged a set of Shas from a certain publisher to my shul, but the prices have almost doubled since. What do I owe now? A After the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in World War I, the new Austrian currency, the krone, underwent severe inflation,
- [Fair Hearing: May One Listen in on Private Conversations?](https://baishavaad.org/fair-hearing-may-one-listen-in-on-private-conversations/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman Fabruary 9, 2023 Hefkervelt reports: Lakewood Hatzolah launches ad campaign against the practice of listening in to Hatzolah calls with scanners and posting pictures of accident scenes on public forums and websites. The ads say: “Would you peek into other people’s houses? Would you listen in on
- [If Someone Gives a Gift Only Because He Promised to Do So, Is That a Valid Matanah?](https://baishavaad.org/if-someone-gives-a-gift-only-because-he-promised-to-do-so-is-that-a-valid-matanah/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: A man told his new son-in-law that he would give him a silver menorah for Chanukah. As Chanukah approached, he no longer wanted to give the gift, but he gave it anyway because he had already given his word. Can he later claim that the gift was invalid because he
- [Can a Modaah Overturn a Partnership Dissolution Agreement Signed Under Duress? ](https://baishavaad.org/can-a-modaah-overturn-a-partnership-dissolution-agreement-signed-under-duress/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: Two partners want to dissolve their partnership but are unable to come to terms on an agreement. One of them tells the other that if he doesn’t agree to his terms, he will sue him in court. The other partner doesn’t want to waste time and money in court so
- [How Can someone Protect Himself From a Modaah? ](https://baishavaad.org/how-can-someone-protect-himself-from-a-modaah/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: I want to reach a settlement with someone but I am worried that he will make a Modaah that will invalidate the entire deal. How can I protect myself from someone using the halachos of Modaah to negate a legitimate transaction? Answer: The Mahari ben Lev writes that the way
- [Can One Make A Modaah to Annul a Settlement He Made Under Threat of Being Taken to Secular Court?](https://baishavaad.org/can-one-make-a-modaah-to-annul-a-settlement-he-made-under-threat-of-being-taken-to-secular-court/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Questions: Two individuals have a din Torah and the Dayanim rule in accordance with one of the parties. Afterward, the one who lost the din Torah tells the winner privately that if he doesn’t agree to a compromise settlement with him, he will go to a secular court and have the
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Beshalach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-beshalach-2/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Beshalach Print Version
- [Price War: Are Prior Customers Wronged When a Seller Lowers Prices?](https://baishavaad.org/price-war-are-prior-customers-wronged-when-a-seller-lowers-prices/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman February 2, 2023 Recent Tesla buyers aren’t pleased: Tesla buyers are venting their frustration about missing out on big price cuts announced by the company in recent weeks, with one saying they felt “cheated,” and another, “taken advantage of.”…A buyer who didn’t want to be named for
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-123/) - Joint Bentcher February 2, 2023 Q Do I participate in a zimun if I only drank? A A group of three recites zimun before birkas hamazon when they partake in a meal of bread. The Rishonim debate whether all three must have eaten bread, or just two. The halacha follows the latter view (Shulchan Aruch
- [Can One be Moser Modaah on Only Part of a Transaction? ](https://baishavaad.org/can-one-be-moser-modaah-on-only-part-of-a-transaction/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: We have stated that a Modaah works to negate a transaction. Would it also work to negate only part of a transaction? To give an example: Reuven’s father owned assets in Eretz Yisroel and England. All of the siblings live in Eretz Yisroel, with Reuven being the only one living
- [If a Contractor Raises The Price in The Middle of Construction, Will a Modaah Work to Negate The New Terms?](https://baishavaad.org/if-a-contractor-raises-the-price-in-the-middle-of-construction-will-a-modaah-work-to-negate-the-new-terms/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: Yankel is building an extension on his house and he hires a contractor to do the job. They agree that Yankel will pay cost price plus 15%. When the job is 75% completed, the contractor tells Yankel that his costs have gone up and he can only finish the work
- [How Can a Shtar Modaah Work if The Witnesses Don't Know All of The Facts? ](https://baishavaad.org/how-can-a-shtar-modaah-work-if-the-witnesses-dont-know-all-of-the-facts/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: In the last segment, we said that witnesses who sign a Modaah have to know all the details of the situation and must be aware of how the individual is being forced into the transaction, which is why it is not so easy to negate a sale retroactively with a
- [What is a Modaah and How Does it Work?](https://baishavaad.org/what-is-a-modaah-and-how-does-it-work/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: We have stated that a forced sale is valid but the seller has a recourse of being “moser Modaah”. What does that mean? Answer: Being “moser Modaah” literally means to give over a yedia (a piece of knowledge) to witnesses i.e. to let them know what is really happening. The
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Bo](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-bo-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Bo Print Version
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-122/) - A Sticky Situation January 26, 2023 Q May I tovel a utensil in the mikveh with a sticker attached? A All parts of an item that requires tvilah must contact the waters of the mikveh. An attached foreign object is considered a chatzitzah (obstruction) and disqualifies the tvilah. But not every sticker would pose a
- [Subordinate Clause: Are Noncompete Agreements Binding?](https://baishavaad.org/subordinate-clause-are-noncompete-agreements-binding/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 26, 2022 The Associated Press reports: The Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule Thursday that would ban U.S. employers from imposing noncompete clauses on workers, a sweeping measure that could make it easier for people to switch jobs and deepen competition for labor across a wide
- [Is a Forced Settlement of 50 cents on the Dollar Valid? ](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-forced-settlement-of-50-cents-on-the-dollar-valid/) - Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: I did a lot of business with someone and that person now owes me $100k. When I came to collect, he told me that he is only offering fifty cents on the dollar. He said that if I don’t accept that, he won’t pay anything at all. Is he a gazlan?
- [Can Someone Force a Sale on a Mashkon That Is In His Possession?](https://baishavaad.org/can-someone-force-a-sale-on-a-mashkon-that-is-in-his-possession/) - Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: Reuven asks his associate, Shimon, for a loan of $100k. Shimon only agrees to give the loan if Reuven signs over to him the deed of a property worth $500k that will serve as collateral until the loan is repaid. Reuven agrees to these terms. After a while, Shimon decides that
- [Is a Forced Sale Valid ?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-forced-sale-valid/) - Rabbi Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: A fellow owns a house in a popular location. He is getting many offers to buy the house but he is not interested in moving. One day, someone walks over to him, pulls out a gun, and says, “Your house is worth $1 million. I am buying it right now.”
- [If Someone Takes His Friend's Item Without Consent and Pays for It, Is the Sale Valid? ](https://baishavaad.org/if-someone-takes-his-friends-item-without-consent-and-pays-for-it-is-the-sale-valid/) - Rav Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: A fellow walks into someone’s house, picks up an item that he wants, puts money on the table, and says, “I’m buying this item whether you like it or not.” Is this a valid sale? Answer: We said in the last segment that a forced sale is valid, and the
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-121/) - A Change of Pace January 19, 2023 Q Should I recite borei nefashos after slowly sipping a beverage? A Unlike a bracha rishonah, which must be recited on any quantity of food or drink, a bracha acharonah is only made when a full shiur is consumed—a kezayis of food or a revi’is (three times a
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Va'eira](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-vaeira-2/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Va'eira Print Version
- [Counter a Tax: Disincentivizing Unhealthful Behavior](https://baishavaad.org/counter-a-tax-disincentivizing-unhealthful-behavior/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 19, 2023 New Israeli finance minister Betzalel Smotrich recently declared his intention to roll back the taxes on sweetened beverages imposed by the previous government. While the Chareidi Knesset members apparently had nothing but praise for this decision,[1] R’ Bentzion Mutzafi, a leading Sephardi Chareidi posek
- [Nedarim, Perek 4](https://baishavaad.org/nedarim-perek-4/) - Daf 33- Deriving an Unusual Benefit from a Prohibitive Issur Neder Rabbi Eliezer Gewirtzman, Dayan, Chayim Aruchim Daf 34- An indirect pleasure by Mudar Hanoeh - Is it permitted? Rabbi Eliezer Gewirtzman, Dayan, Chayim Aruchim Daf 35 - Payment for Teaching Torah - How is it Permitted? Rabbi Eliezer Gewirtzman, Dayan, Chayim Aruchim Daf 36
- [Can a Homeowner Block Off a Shortcut Through His Property? ](https://baishavaad.org/can-a-homeowner-block-off-a-shortcut-through-his-property/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Reuven has always allowed his neighbors to walk through his yard as a shortcut. He now wants to build an extension onto his house, which will eliminate the shortcut. His neighbor says he is not allowed to take away the path that he uses every day. Is he correct? Answer: If
- [Can a Resident of a Housing Development Force All His Neighbors to Contribute to a Fence Around His Pool? ](https://baishavaad.org/can-a-resident-of-a-housing-development-force-all-his-neighbors-to-contribute-to-a-fence-around-his-pool/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Reuven lives in a development where the houses are situated fairly close together and everyone has windows that face each other’s yards. One day, he decides that he wants to install a swimming pool in his backyard. Can he force all of his neighbors to either seal their windows or contribute
- [Does Hezek Riya Apply When Both Neighbors Bought Their Homes From Non-Jews? ](https://baishavaad.org/does-hezek-riya-apply-when-both-neighbors-bought-their-homes-from-non-jews/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: In the last segment, we discussed a case where one neighbor purchases a home from a non-Jew. What if both neighbors bought their houses from non-Jews? How would that impact issues of hezek riya? Answer: If both neighbors originally purchased their homes from non-Jews, as long as the window existed beforehand,
- [If a Jew Buys a House From a Non-Jew, Does He Have to Close Off a Window That Faces His Neighbor's Pool?](https://baishavaad.org/if-a-jew-buys-a-house-from-a-non-jew-does-he-have-to-close-off-a-window-that-faces-his-neighbors-pool/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Reuven has a pool in his backyard. His neighbor, John, is a non-Jew, who obviously has no reservations about being the cause of hezek riya. John is now selling his house to a Jew. The new neighbor, Feivel, moves in and Reuven tells him that because his window faces Reuven’s pool,
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-120/) - Loan Disapproved January 12, 2023 Q I recently discovered that the CEO of a bank where I hold an interest-bearing savings account is Jewish. What should I do? A Depositing money into an interest-bearing bank account is a loan at interest to the bank. If the bank is Jewish owned, this is a violation of
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Shmos](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-shmos-2/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Shmos Print Version
- [Shooting Stars: May We Photograph Celestial Bodies?](https://baishavaad.org/shooting-stars-may-we-photograph-celestial-bodies/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 12, 2022 NASA’s uncrewed Artemis I Moon-orbiting mission recently sent back some spectacular images of the Moon and the Earth,[1] and the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) instrument on the NOAA-21 satellite produced a stunning composite image of the Earth.[2] Although the making of such
- [If I Make a Pool in My Backyard, Can I Force My Neighbor to Close Off an Existing Window in His House?](https://baishavaad.org/if-i-make-a-pool-in-my-backyard-can-i-force-my-neighbor-to-close-off-an-existing-window-in-his-house/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Chaim is building a pool in his backyard. His neighbor has an existing window that faced his yard. Now that the swimming pool is being built, the window will overlook the pool. Until now, when it just provided a view of the backyard, the window was no big deal. Now that
- [Is One Who Makes a Window Facing his Neighbor's Pool Obligated to Pay For a Mechitzah? ](https://baishavaad.org/is-one-who-makes-a-window-facing-his-neighbors-pool-obligated-to-pay-for-a-mechitzah/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Reuven has a swimming pool in his backyard with a sufficient mechitzah to prevent his neighbors from seeing in. One of his neighbors wants to build another floor onto his house. If he puts in a window, it will necessitate Reuven to make a taller mechitzah to block the line of
- [Is One Allowed to Sue In Court to Have a Neighbor's Building Variance Revoked?](https://baishavaad.org/is-one-allowed-to-sue-in-court-to-have-a-neighbors-building-variance-revoked/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Reuven needed a variance for a construction project. His neighbor, Shimon, claimed that he would be negatively impacted by that variance. He went to the zoning board and tried to stop it but the board ruled in favor of Reuven and granted the variance. Shimon still has one more venue to
- [May One Go To a Zoning Board to Prevent a Shul From Getting a Building Variance? ](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-go-to-a-zoning-board-to-prevent-a-shul-from-getting-a-building-variance/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: A shul is attempting to build in a residential neighborhood and needs a variance in order to be built the way it wants. The neighbors won’t try to stop the shul from being built, of course, but want it to be built in way that it doesn’t use the variance. Can
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Vayechi](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-vayechi-2/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Vayechi Print Version
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayechi](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsh-parshas-vayechi/) - Strategic Heir Command Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald January 5, 2023 The time approached for Yisrael to die, so he called for his son, for Yosef, and said to him, “Please—if I have found favor in your eyes, please place your hand under my thigh and do kindness and
- [Tipping Point: May One Give Gratuities to Service Workers?](https://baishavaad.org/tipping-point-may-one-give-gratuities-to-service-workers/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman January 5, 2023 At the end of the year, it is common practice in the U.S. to leave a gratuity for mail carriers, sanitation workers, and others that provided services throughout the year. One of the Gemara’s[1] three interpretations of the prohibition of “velo sechaneim”[2] is that
- [Can Neighbors Force a Yeshiva to Stain The Windows Facing Their Property?](https://baishavaad.org/can-neighbors-force-a-yeshiva-to-stain-the-windows-facing-their-property/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: We previously said that a neighbor has no standing in bais din to stop a yeshiva from opening in his residential neighborhood. If a yeshiva is building next door to a residential home, does the homeowner at least have a right to demand that they stain the windows facing his property
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-119/) - Fruit Preserves January 4, 2023 Q May I remove the cherry tree in my backyard? A The Torah forbids the cutting down of fruit trees: “Do not destroy its trees” (Devarim 20:19). One may also not instruct a non-Jew or a child to do the job (Chut Shani, Bal Tash’chis 1:6). The Gemara (Bava Kama
- [Does Choshen Mishpat Allow a Person to Stop a Yeshiva From Being Built in a Residential Area? ](https://baishavaad.org/does-choshen-mishpat-allow-a-person-to-stop-a-yeshiva-from-being-built-in-a-residential-area/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Yankel lives in a quiet residential area. He lives in a town where it is permitted according to the local laws to build yeshivas even in such an area. Berel wants to build a yeshiva in this neighborhood. Does Yankel have any right according to Choshen Mishpat to stop the yeshiva from
- [May One Lobby a Zoning Board to Prevent His Neighbor From Getting a Variance? ](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-lobby-a-zoning-board-to-prevent-his-neighbor-from-getting-a-variance/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Generally speaking, what are a person’s rights when it comes to zoning laws? To give a specific example: Reuven wants to build a fairly typical type of construction, and nothing in the halachos of nizkei shcheinim dictates that he can’t do what he wants to do. However, he needs a variance
- [May One Extend His Deck If Doing So Would Give Him a View Into His Neighbor's Window ?](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-extend-his-deck-if-doing-so-would-give-him-a-view-into-his-neighbors-window/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: With a little effort, Reuven is able to see into his neighbor’s window from his backyard. He now wants to extend the deck in his yard to make room for a large sukkah. From the new deck, he will have a much clearer view of his neighbor’s window. Is he allowed
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayigash](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayigash-3/) - Beyond Control Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 29, 2022 Yosef acquired all the land of Mitzrayim for Paroh…and the land became Paroh’s. As for the nation, he resettled it by cities, from one end of Mitzrayim’s borders to the other. Bereishis 47:20-21 How does the Torah view
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Vayigash](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-vayigash-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Vayigash Print Version
- [Weather Service: Pressuring Employees to Travel in a Blizzard](https://baishavaad.org/weather-service-pressuring-employees-to-travel-in-a-blizzar/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 29, 2022 Last week’s forecast was dire: A major winter storm and cold blast will impact nearly every state and bring what the National Weather Service is calling a “once in a generation type event” that will cripple travel on some of the busiest travel days
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-118/) - Relative Terms December 29, 2022 Q May I honor a distant relative to serve as an eid kidushin (witness) at my wedding? A Kidushin is only effective if it is performed before two valid witnesses (Shulchan Aruch E.H. 42:2). Family members cannot serve as witnesses, as it says, “Fathers shall not be put to death
- [May One Build a Window Facing His Neighbor's Window?  ](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-build-a-window-facing-his-neighbors-window/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Am I allowed to build a new house or an extension on an existing house that will have a window directly facing my neighbor’s window, giving me a line of sight straight into his house? What if this window is already existing? Do I have to close it? Answer: In the
- [If someone Buys a House That Has a Window Facing a Neighbor's Yard, Is He Obligated to Close It Off? ](https://baishavaad.org/if-someone-buys-a-house-that-has-a-window-facing-a-neighbors-yard-is-he-obligated-to-close-it-off/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Reuven bought a house in a development. When he moved in, he noticed that the house he bought already has a window that overlooks his neighbor’s backyard. Does he have to close off the window or is he allowed to leave it the way it is? Answer: In the halachos of
- [May One Open a Window Into a Neighbor's Yard That Is Anyway Visible from The Street? ](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-open-a-window-into-a-neighbors-yard-that-is-anyway-visible-from-the-street/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: We previously said that in typical circumstances one should not open a window that allows him to see into a neighbor’s yard. What if the yard is already visible to a public area? For example, what if someone lives on a corner and his backyard faces the street? In such a
- [May One Make a Window in His House That Overlooks His Neighbor’s Yard?](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-make-a-window-in-his-house-that-overlooks-his-neighbors-yard/) - Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Reuven is making an extension to his house. After the extension is complete, the house will have a window that overlooks his neighbor’s backyard. Is that permitted? Answer: The Mishnah and Gemara in Bava Basra discuss the concept of “hezek riya” (infringing on someone’s privacy). It is stated that it is forbidden
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Mikeitz](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-mikeitz-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Mikeitz Print Version
- [Erring on the Side: Is Pfizer Liable for Harmful Side Effects of its Products?](https://baishavaad.org/erring-on-the-side-is-pfizer-liable-for-harmful-side-effects-of-its-products/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 22, 2022 Our previous article, on the liability of vaccine manufacturers for deleterious side effects of their products, discussed the rescuer’s exemption—the Rabbinic enactment that one who damages property in the process of saving a life is exempt from payment. In this article, we discuss several
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-117/) - Sabbatical Smoldering December 22, 2022 Q I am in Eretz Yisrael for Chanukah, and many Shmitah products are still available for purchase here. Is there a reason to refrain from using Shmitah olive oil for the menorah? A The Torah commands that Shmitah produce must be used for achilah (eating) and not hefsed (waste). Achilah
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Mikeitz](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-mikeitz-3/) - The Law of Conservation of Mass Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Daniel Dombroff December 22, 2022 Then seven years of famine will arise after them and all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten; the famine will ravage the land. Bereishis 41:30 During times of plenty, may one
- [Immunizing the Immunizers: Are Vaccine Manufacturers Liable for Vaccine Injuries?](https://baishavaad.org/immunizing-the-immunizers-are-vaccine-manufacturers-liable-for-vaccine-injuries/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 15, 2022 American Greatness reports: At a private event over the weekend, Governor Ron DeSantis said that his administration intends to hold vaccine manufacturers accountable for making false claims about COVID products that have caused injuries and death. The governor said he would be working with
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Vayeishev](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-vayeishev-2/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Vayeishev Print Version
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-116/) - Dish Out December 15, 2022 Q After washing the dishes on Shabbos night, may I organize them on the counter or in the dishwasher by type, or is that a violation of borer? A The melacha of borer entails selecting an item out of a mixture. Organizing the contents of a mixture is also included
- [Is Someone a Mazik if He Releases Helium Balloons That Go On To Do Damage?](https://baishavaad.org/is-someone-a-mazik-if-he-releases-helium-balloons-that-go-on-to-do-damage/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: Yankel made a birthday party for his child, which included helium balloons. Afterwards, he released some balloons in the street. The balloons went straight up and struck some electric wires, which caused a short. What type of mazik is he? Answer: This definitely is the hezek of aish. What Yankel did
- [If a Plumber Causes Damage by Mixing up The Hot and Cold Water Pipes, Is He Liable?](https://baishavaad.org/if-a-plumber-causes-damage-by-mixing-up-the-hot-and-cold-water-pipes-is-he-liable/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: I built an extension on my house and made a new laundry room. My wife put the first load of laundry into the new washing machine and set the machine on the cold cycle. When she opened it at the end of the cycle, she realized that the plumber had mixed
- [Is a Person Who Removes a Railing From a Balcony Considered to Have Created a Bor in Reshus Harabbim? ](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-person-who-removes-a-railing-from-a-balcony-considered-to-have-created-a-bor-in-reshus-harabbim/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: Someone removed a railing from a second-floor balcony and someone else fell and got hurt. Is he liable as a mazik? Similarly, someone opened a safety gate on top of the stairs and a child fell and got hurt. Is the one who opened the gate liable? Answer: The chiyuv of
- [If Someone Makes a Short Stop In The Middle of the Road, Is He Liable For The Damages of a Car that Rear-Ends Him? ](https://baishavaad.org/if-someone-makes-a-short-stop-in-the-middle-of-the-road-is-he-liable-for-the-damages-of-a-car-that-rear-ends-him/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: Someone is driving and suddenly stops in the middle of the road. The driver behind him isn’t able to brake in time and hits him from behind, which causes substantial damage to the second driver’s car. Is the car that is parked in the middle of the road considered a bor,
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-115/) - Beyond the Scope December 7, 2022 Q May I use mouthwash or whiskey on Shabbos to soothe the pain of a canker sore? A Chazal forbade medical treatments (refuah) on Shabbos lest one inadvertently transgress the melacha de’Oreisa of grinding while preparing medicine (S.A. O.C 328:1). Even a nonmedical remedy, like rinsing the mouth, is
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayishlach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayishlach-3/) - Double Jeopardy Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Yitzchok Weg December 8, 2022 And Hashem said to Yaakov, "Arise—go up to Bais El and dwell there, and make an altar there to Hashem Who appeared to you when you fled from Eisav your brother.” Bereishis 35:1 The Netziv in Hameik Davar
- [Into the Depths: The Agunah of the Titanic](https://baishavaad.org/into-the-depths-the-agunah-of-the-titanic/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman December 8, 2022 Our previous article discussed Isidor and Ida Straus, two Jewish passengers who perished in the sinking of the RMS Titanic. The article we cited there mentions a Jewish passenger that survived, Sarah Roth: Thought to be unsinkable, the luxury steamship on its maiden voyage
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Vayishlach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-vayishlach-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Vayishlach Print Version
- [If a Person Falls Into a Pit and Chips his Tooth, Is The One Who Dug The Pit Culpable? ](https://baishavaad.org/if-a-person-falls-into-a-pit-and-chips-his-tooth-is-the-one-who-dug-the-pit-culpable/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: Someone dug a hole in the middle of the street. A fellow walks by and falls in. The fall causes him to chip his tooth. This tooth happened to be an implant. Since bor is potur on keilim, would the digger be exempt from paying for the damage to the implant?
- [Is a Person Liable for Damages Caused by His Roomba Vacuum Cleaner?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-person-liable-for-damages-caused-by-his-roomba-vacuum-cleaner/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: Reuven owns a Roomba vacuum cleaner, which rolls by itself across the floor of his house. He brought it over to his neighbor’s house to demonstrate to them how it works. During his demonstration, it vacuumed up a child’s gold earring and they were unable to retrieve it. Is Reuven liable
- [If Someone Puts His Fish in Someone Else's Fish Tank and It Kills The Owner's Fish, Is He Culpable? ](https://baishavaad.org/if-someone-puts-his-fish-in-someone-elses-fish-tank-and-it-kills-the-owners-fish-is-he-culpable/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: I had a family of guests staying in my house. While they were staying by me, they went to a pet store and bought a fish. They asked if they could put their fish in my fish tank and I agreed. The next morning, I saw that their fish had a
- [Would a Person be Chayav for Causing a Cell Phone to Vibrate, Fall and Break? ](https://baishavaad.org/would-a-person-be-chayav-for-causing-a-cell-phone-to-vibrate-fall-and-break/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: Yaakov and Yehuda are friends who enjoy playing pranks on each other. One day, Yaakov put down his cell phone on the edge of a table. Yehuda noticed this and called the phone, causing it to vibrate and fall of the table. It hit the ground and the screen shattered. Is
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-114/) - Lunch Liquid December 1, 2022 Q I work outdoors and often don’t have access to water for netilas yadayim. May I use snow, ice, or slush? What about beverages like juice, coffee, or seltzer? A The ideal substance for netilas yadayim is water. The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 160:12) cites two views about alternatives: One permits
- [Death Row: May One Give Away His Lifeboat Ticket?](https://baishavaad.org/death-row-may-one-give-away-his-lifeboat-ticket/) - December 1, 2022 Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman JNS reports: “Where you go, I go,” Ida Straus told her husband, Isidor, aboard the RMS Titanic in April 1912. With lifeboats available for women and children first, men had to wait. Given a chance for a seat due to his wealth and status,
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Vayeitzei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-vayeitzei-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Vayeitzei Print Version
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayeitzei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayeitzei-3/) - Kisslessness Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Yechiel Biberfeld December 1, 2022 And Lavan arose early in the morning and kissed his sons and daughters and blessed them… Bereishis 32:1 The Rama (O.C. 98:1) writes that one is forbidden to kiss his young children in shul, to instill in his heart that there
- [Is Someone Who Sells Software That is Infected With A Virus Liable For The Damages It Causes ?](https://baishavaad.org/is-someone-who-sells-software-that-is-infected-with-a-virus-liable-for-the-damages-it-causes/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: Reuven bought software from a Jewish vendor. He loaded the software into his computer and discovered it carried viruses that caused damage to his computer. Is the vendor liable for the damages? Answer: First of all, the buyer can certainly demand a refund for the money he spent on the software
- [Is a Secretary Liable For Causing Her Boss to Lose a Promotional Offer by Withdrawing Money From His Account?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-secretary-liable-for-causing-her-boss-to-lose-a-promotional-offer-by-withdrawing-money-from-his-account/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: My bank offered a $750 promotion to any account holder who keeps $20,000 in his account for 90 days. I deposited that amount of money and told my secretary to make sure not to pay any bills from that account for 90 days. She didn’t listen and paid a bill from
- [Would a Money Manager be Liable For Causing a Client to Lose a Tax Credit? ](https://baishavaad.org/would-a-money-manager-be-liable-for-causing-a-client-to-lose-a-tax-credit/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: There is a threshold of how much investment income a taxpayer can have and still be eligible for the Earned Income Credit. Reuven told his money manager to make sure he doesn’t go over that threshold, as it would not be worthwhile to lose out on the credit. The money manager
- [Is a Worker Culpable For Causing Missed Deadlines by Hanging an Clock With The Incorrect Time? ](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-worker-culpable-for-causing-missed-deadlines-by-hanging-an-clock-with-the-incorrect-time/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: A man owns a factory which doesn’t allow employees to bring cell phones onto the floor. He has a big clock – the only clock on the floor – which everything runs in accordance to. He hired someone to put up the clock and that worker didn’t set the time correctly.
- [Nedarim, Perek 3](https://baishavaad.org/nedarim-perek-3/) - Daf 21 - Annuling a Neder - Mistake vs. Regret Rabbi Yitzchok Basser, Posek at The Bais HaVaad Daf 22 - When Regret is Not Sufficient Rabbi Yitzchok Basser, Posek at The Bais HaVaad Daf 23 - Notification and Mesiras Moda'ah for Nedarim Rabbi Yitzchok Basser, Posek at The Bais HaVaad Daf 24 -
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-113/) - Idol Speculation November 24, 2022 Q My non-Jewish cleaning lady often handles wine bottles while straightening up the kitchen. When is there a yayin nesech concern? A Wine was traditionally used in idol worship. Because of this, any wine with which a non-Jew comes into contact becomes forbidden, even today when this practice has ceased.
- [Nedarim, Perek 2](https://baishavaad.org/nedarim-perek-2/) - Daf 14 - The Vow of the Unlearned Am Haoretz Rav Yosef Jacobowitz, Mechaber, Sefer Gevul Rishonim Daf 15- Upholding One's Custom and Minhag Rav Yosef Jacobowitz, Mechaber, Sefer Gevul Rishonim Daf 16 - A Neder to Fast on Yom Tov Rav Yosef Jacobowitz, Mechaber, Sefer Gevul Rishonim Daf 17 - The Appropriate Age
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Toldos](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-toldos-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Toldos Print Version
- [Labor Pains: How Hard May Employees Be Made to Work?](https://baishavaad.org/labor-pains-how-hard-may-employees-be-made-to-work/) - November 24, 2022 Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman The New York Times reports: Elon Musk gave Twitter employees a deadline of 5 p.m. Eastern time on Thursday to decide if they wanted to work for him, and he asked those who did not share his vision to leave their jobs, in his
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Toldos](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-toldo/) - Point and Shoot Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald November 24, 2022 Now sharpen, if you please, your gear—your sword and your bow—and go out to the field, and catch game for me. Bereishis 27:3 According to Rashi (27:9), this happened on the night of Pesach. But the Mishnah (Beitzah
- [Is a Driver Liable For Damages If The Victim’s Car Got Totaled a Minute Later? ](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-driver-liable-for-damages-if-the-victims-car-got-totaled-a-minute-later/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: A driver makes a turn and accidentally sideswipes a parked car. He leaves a note on the windshield with his phone number and starts to drive away. Suddenly, he sees another car plow into the same parked car and total it. The owner of the car has his vehicle declared a
- [Is a Tenant Liable For Wasting Electricity? ](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-tenant-liable-for-wasting-electricity/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: I went away for the summer and rented out my house to some tenants. I informed them that I wouldn’t be coming home until a few weeks after they left; therefore, I asked them to turn off the air conditioner before they leave. They did not do so, and instead left
- [Is a Homeowner Liable For Damages He Caused by Leaving His Hose Running?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-homeowner-liable-for-damages-he-caused-by-leaving-his-hose-running/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: Reuven’s neighbor went away for Shabbos. Before he left, he forgot to shut the hose that was running in his backyard. Over Shabbos, the water flowed into Reuven’s property and flooded his basement. Is the neighbor liable as an odom hamazik? Answer: He definitely could be chayav because of the rule
- [Is a Driver Liable For Striking a Scooter in The Road In The Middle of The Night?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-driver-liable-for-striking-a-scooter-in-the-road-in-the-middle-of-the-night/) - Rav Aryeh Finkel Question: Reuven is driving around at 4 am. He comes to a red light and stops. He doesn’t see anyone around, so he goes through the red. Unfortunately, a kid on a scooter comes flying out of nowhere and is struck by Reuven’s car. Boruch Hashem, the boy is unhurt. The scooter,
- [Can’t Stand: Witness Incompetence in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/cant-stand-witness-incompetence-in-halacha/) - November 16, 2022 to view PDF / Print version or for all 3 articles go to https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-chayei-sara-2/ Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman Reason Magazine reports: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson released her first opinion since taking office this June—a dissent, arguing in favor of an Ohio death row inmate. In her dissent,
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Chayei Sara](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-chayei-sara-2/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Chayei Sara Print Version
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Chayei Sarah ](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-chayei-sarah-3/) - Nighttime Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Zev Granek November 17, 2022 And Yitzchak went out to converse in the field toward evening, and he raised his eyes and saw, and behold! camels were coming. Bereishis 24:63 The Gemara (Berachos 26b) derives from this pasuk that Yitzchak instituted the tfilah
- [What is a Shtar Harsha’ah and When is it Necessary?](https://baishavaad.org/what-is-a-shtar-harshaah-and-when-is-it-necessary/) - 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. How does a harsha’ah work and why is it necessary? Answer: The truth is, a
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-112/) - Clothing Arguments November 16, 2022 Q Suits produced by several high-end clothiers are often found to contain shatnez. May I try on such suits at the store, before the shatnez is removed? A The Mishnah (Kilayim 9:6) permits a tailor to sew a shatnez garment for a non-Jewish client, even though the garment sits on
- [Does a Power-of-Attorney Have The Same Power as a Harsha'ah?  ](https://baishavaad.org/does-a-power-of-attorney-have-the-same-power-as-a-harshaah/) - 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 defendant, Shimon, say “lav baal devarim didi at”, you are not my litigant, and refuse
- [Does Shlichus and Shutfus Need a Kinyan? ](https://baishavaad.org/does-shlichus-and-shutfus-need-a-kinyan/) - 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 few months, Shimon regularly sends Reuven money for his share in the partnership. One day,
- [How Is Shlichus Different and Similar to Power-of-Attorney?](https://baishavaad.org/how-is-shlichus-different-and-similar-to-power-of-attorney/) - 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 shliach becomes incapacitated or dies? Answer: There is a machlokes between the Rambam and Tur
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Vayeira](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-vayeira-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Vayeira Print Version
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-111/) - Domain Names November 10, 2022 Q Last Shabbos, my toddler walked out of the house with my silver becher and dropped it in the street. Given that there is no eiruv in our area, is there a way I could have moved it to the curb so it wouldn’t be run over? A One of
- [Labor Force: May a Person Be Compelled to Work? Part II](https://baishavaad.org/labor-force-may-a-person-be-compelled-to-work-part-ii/) - November 10, 2022 Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman Our previous article discussed Rabeinu Tam’s rule that outside the narrow confines of the laws of eved Ivri (the Jewish bondsman), which are not in effect today, a Jew cannot be compelled by a court to work for someone else, even if he is
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- [If an Item is Sent in Error, Does it Belong to the Shliach or The Meshalayach? ](https://baishavaad.org/if-an-item-is-sent-in-error-does-it-belong-to-the-shliach-or-the-meshalayach/) - Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: We previously spoke about several cases where benefits were provided to an employee, and discussed whether the benefit would belong to the employee or employer. Another possible scenario would be one where a mistake was made. An example of this would be if an employee orders a bunch of iPads
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- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Lech Lecha](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-lech-lecha-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Lech Lecha Print Version
- [If Someone Asks His Friend to Make a Purchase for Him, Is He Permitted to Back Out After The Purchase is Made?](https://baishavaad.org/if-someone-asks-his-friend-to-make-a-purchase-for-him-is-he-permitted-to-back-out-after-the-purchase-is-made/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: Reuven is taking a trip to Eretz Yisroel. His friend, Shimon, asks him to please purchase some mezuzos for him from a sofer in Yerushalaim. When Reuven returns to America with the mezuzos, Shimon tells him that he changed his mind and bought mezuzos from a sofer in America instead. Does
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- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-109/) - Boiler Plate October 27, 2022 Q I have kitchen utensils in need of kashering, but I need to know whether some of them can be kashered at all. They include metal, glass, china, plastic, and rubber. A Metal can certainly be kashered, as it says explicitly (Bemidbar 31:22-23), “But the gold, and the silver, and
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas No’ach](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-noach-3/) - Flood Assurance Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg October 27, 2022 And Hashem said in His heart: I will not continue to curse again the ground because of man…nor will I again continue to smite every living being, as I have done. Bereishis 8:21 In addition to this pasuk, the Torah
- [A Conflict of Interest: Ribbis Right from the Jump](https://baishavaad.org/a-conflict-of-interest-ribbis-right-from-the-jum/) - October 27, 2022 Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman The Israeli Chareidi comedy duo Bardak (Efi Skakovsky and Meni Wakshtock) recently produced a promotional video for a new “extra fruit (yoteir pri)” version of the popular Israeli fruit-flavored drink Jump.[1] The video portrays one man repaying another for a loan of a bottle
- [Is a Shlichus Valid if the Shliach Does Not Follow The Instructions He Was Given?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-shlichus-valid-if-the-shliach-does-not-follow-the-instructions-he-was-given/) - Rav Baruch Meir Levin Question: Yechezkel wanted to go to Eretz Yisroel for Sukkos and he asked his friend, Mordechai, to find him an apartment. He told him that he will pay $7,000 for a good apartment. Mordechai finds a perfect apartment for $9,000 and rents it for him. When he informs Yechezkel about this,
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- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Bereishis](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-bereishis-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Bereishis Print Version
- [Kesubos, Perek 13](https://baishavaad.org/kesubos-perek-13/) - Daf 105 - Shochad – On the Take – Understanding the Prohibition Rav Yosef Greenwald Dayan, Bais Havaad Yerushalayim Daf 106 -Bribery In the Secular Court System Rav Yosef Greenwald Dayan, Bais Havaad Yerushalayim Daf 107 - Is a Penny Saved a Penny Earned? Rav Yosef Greenwald Dayan, Bais Havaad Yerushalayim Daf 108 - Questioning
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-108/) - Creature Comfort October 20, 2022 Q With lantern flies now proliferating in central Jersey, my six-year-old and his band of friends have been catching them and dissecting them alive. Am I obligated to stop them? A One is not obligated to stop children from transgressions, since they are not commanded to fulfill mitzvos. (Still, it
- [Tune Out: The Objections to Music in Shul](https://baishavaad.org/tune-out-the-objections-to-music-in-shul/) - October 20, 2022 Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman In our previous article, we cited the staunch opposition of the Chasam Sofer and R’ Mordechai Banet, published in Eileh Divrei Habris, to the use of musical instruments during davening. We begin this article by citing, from the same work, a remarkably emphatic adherent
- [Elevator Music: May Instruments be Played in Shul to Uplift the Davening?](https://baishavaad.org/elevator-music-may-instruments-be-played-in-shul-to-uplift-the-davening/) - October 7, 2022 Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman VINNews reports: Several Gedolim in Israel, led by[1] Hagaon Harav Gershon Edelstein shlit”a, released a statement effectively banning musical Slichos events which have become prevalent in recent years on the first night of Slichos. The letter essentially says that what is supposed to be
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- [The Royal Treatment: How Must We Act Toward Kings?](https://baishavaad.org/the-royal-treatment-how-must-we-act-toward-kings/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 29, 2022 In our previous article, we noted Chazal’s exhortation to act with respect toward kings—even, according to some, wicked ones. Elsewhere the Gemara indicates that there is a Torah imperative to run to greet kings: R’ Yochanan said: A person should always strive to run
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Vayeilech](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vayeilech-2/) - Dead Tzenter Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Yehoshua Sova September 29, 2022 For I know that after my death you will surely become corrupted and deviate from the way that I commanded you, and the evil will befall you at the end of days, if you do what is evil in
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-106/) - On the Origin of Species September 29, 2022 Q I cultivate aravos and other shrubs indoors in planters. Are the aravos kosher for arba’ah minim, and are the branches of those shrubs usable as schach in a sukkah? A The Chayei Adam (152:3) is unsure about using arba’ah minim grown in pots. He considers the
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- [Kesubos, Perek 10](https://baishavaad.org/kesubos-perek-10/) - Daf 90 - The Parameters of Kedimah in Giving Tzedokoh; Rav Yaakov Rappaport; of Cleavland Ohio Daf 91 - Life Insurance and Bitachon – Are they in Conflict?; Rav Yaakov Rappaport; of Cleavland Ohio Daf 92 - Chazakah Through Stepping on a Border; Rav Moshe Zev Granek; Member Kollel Zichron Gershon Daf 93 - Splitting
- [Kesubos, Perek 9](https://baishavaad.org/kesubos-perek-9/) - Daf 83 - Prenuptial Considerations; Rav Dovid Grossman Rosh Bais Havaad Daf 84 - Who is Entitled to The Malpractice Death Benefit of A Married Women; Rav Dovid Grossman Rosh Bais Havaad Daf 85 - Is a Mechanic Responsible for His Worker’s Mistake? Rav Shmuel Binyomin Honigwachs Dayan, Bais Havaad Lakewood Daf 86 - The
- [How Much Liability Does a Watchmaker Have For The Watches in His Shop?](https://baishavaad.org/how-much-liability-does-a-watchmaker-have-for-the-watches-in-his-shop/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: I am a watchmaker and people bring me very expensive watches to repair. At any given time, there could be a million dollars’ worth of watches in my shop. I am a little concerned about that. What is my liability on the watches? Answer: A craftsman, such as a watchmaker, is
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-105/) - Seamus O’Braille Q May I discard an old siddur written in Braille, or must it be put in sheimos? A The Torah warns (Devarim 12:4), “Lo sa’asun kein lashem elokeichem” (Do not do so to Hashem your G-d). This pasuk follows the mitzvah of eradicating idols, and it forbids destroying an inscription of Hashem’s
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Nitzavim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-nitzavim-2/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Nitzavim Print Version
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Nitzavim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-nitzavim-2/) - Giving the Fifth Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 22, 2022 It is not in Heaven, that you should say, “Who will go up to Heaven for us and take it for us, to tell it to us, so that we can do it?” Nor is it beyond the sea,
- [Queen’s Gambit: Does One Make a Bracha upon Seeing National Leaders?](https://baishavaad.org/queens-gambit-does-one-make-a-bracha-upon-seeing-national-leaders/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 22, 2022 On September 8, Queen Elizabeth II died at the age of 96.[1] Her reign of 70 years was the longest of any British monarch in history.[2] Honoring monarchs Chazal instruct us to show honor to kings; according to some of the Chachamim, this extends
- [Is a Shomer Sachar Liable for a Non-Preventable Geneivah?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-shomer-sachar-liable-for-a-non-preventable-geneivah/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: I offer a service for people to give me their valuables for safekeeping in exchange for a fee. I am well known in my neighborhood for what I do and for what my house contains; therefore, I know that I am a target for potential thieves. For this reason, I have a
- [Pruzbul Article 1](https://baishavaad.org/pruzbul-article-1/) - The Laws of Shemitas Kesafim and Pruzbul– Part 1 Type of Bais Din and When One Cannot Appear in Person BACKGROUND The entire Siman 67 in Choshen Mishpat deals with the Halachos of Shemitas Kesofim i.e. the prohibition of the malveh, the lender, not to collect loans past the seventh year, known as Shemita,
- [Pruzbul Article 2](https://baishavaad.org/pruzbul-article-2/) - Pruzbul 5776 and the Laws of Shemitas Kesofim - Part 2 Women, Messengers and Other Pruzbul Matters How Does One Write a Pruzbul in the Best Way Possible? In Part 1 of this article we learned that in order to properly write a Pruzbul in our times we are faced with two main issues
- [Pruzbul Article 3](https://baishavaad.org/pruzbul-article-3/) - Parshas Re’eh: The ‘Magical Power’ of the Rabbis: How Does The Pruzbul Really Work? By: Rabbi Tzvi Price In Parshas Re’eh the Torah states, “At the end of seven years you shall institute a Shemittah (release)… Every creditor shall release his authority over what he has lent his fellow Jew; he shall not press his fellow
- [Is a CEO Allowed to Give Money He Is Entrusted With Over to His Secretary?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-ceo-allowed-to-give-money-he-is-entrusted-with-over-to-his-secretary/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: Reuven is both the CEO of a large company and the treasurer of his shul. The shul held a Chinese Auction and took in a lot of cash. At the end of the evening, the money was given to Reuven. He gave it to his secretary to count and take to the
- [Is a Night Watchman Liable For Damages That Occur While He Was Sleeping on The Job?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-night-watchman-liable-for-damages-that-occur-while-he-was-sleeping-on-the-job/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: Reuven is a night watchman at an office building. One night, he fell asleep on the job. When he woke up, he saw that vandals had broken windows and spraypainted graffiti on the walls. Is he liable for the damages? Furthermore, does he still get paid? Answer: A night watchman is a
- [Is a Shomer Liable if He Forgets Where He Hid an Item For Safekeeping?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-shomer-liable-if-he-forgets-where-he-hid-an-item-for-safekeeping/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: My neighbor went away for the summer and before he left, he told me that he has a valuable silver leichter that he is afraid to leave at home. He asked if I could watch it for him until he gets back. I agreed and then hid it in a safe
- [Is Placing Cash in a Jacket Pocket Considered a Good Shemirah?](https://baishavaad.org/is-placing-cash-in-a-jacket-pocket-considered-a-good-shemirah/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: Reuven attended the wedding of the daughter of his good friend Shimon. At the chasunah, Shimon approached Reuven and told him that he had the money to pay the caterer in his pocket and he asked if he could hold it for him until the end of the wedding. Reuven agreed
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ki Savo](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-ki-savo-3/) - Blindsided Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Ari Stauber September 15, 2022 …Do not place a stumbling block before a blind person, and you shall fear your G-d… Vayikra 19:14 Cursed is he who misleads a blind person on the way… Devarim 27:18 Rashi interprets these psukim to refer to both causing another
- [Kesubos, Perek 7](https://baishavaad.org/kesubos-perek-7/) - Daf 70 - “Whoever Sustains My Wife Will Not Lose” Rav Yisroel Rottenberg, Dayan, Kollel Even HaEzer Daf 71 - Rights of a Wife to Visit Her Father Rav Shimon Greenbaum, Dayan, Kollel Even HaEzer Daf 72 - Overes Al Daas – Serving Her Husband Non-Kosher Food Rav Yitzchok Andelman, Dayan, Kollel Even HaEzer Daf
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- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-104/) - Family Court September 15, 2022 Q May the bais din for pruzbul include dayanim who are related one to another, or related to the lender or borrowers? A We noted recently in this forum that Sephardim follow the Shulchan Aruch and require for pruzbul a bais din that can extract money. They therefore must use
- [If Someone Borrows an Item From a Worker in His Home, Is He Liable If He Damages It?](https://baishavaad.org/if-someone-borrows-an-item-from-a-worker-in-his-home-is-he-liable-if-he-damages-it/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: Reuven gave his son his cell phone and the boy took the phone to the store. Later, he realized that he needed to make an important call, but he didn’t have his phone. There was a frum electrician doing some work in his home, so he asked if he could borrow his
- [May a Shomer Take The Same Risks With Property in his care That He Would Take With His Own Property?](https://baishavaad.org/may-a-shomer-take-the-same-risks-with-property-in-his-care-that-he-would-take-with-his-own-property/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: I live in an all frum complex in Lakewood. One evening, my nephew biked over to play with my kids. Later on, his father picked him up to drive him home. He said that he would pick up the bike tomorrow and asked if I could watch it overnight. I said
- [Striking Out: Force-Feeding in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/striking-out-force-feeding-in-halach/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 9, 2022 Reuters reports: A Palestinian prisoner who has been on hunger strike for over 160 days in protest over his detention by Israel could die at any moment, his lawyer said on Wednesday. Israeli forces arrested Khalil Awawdeh, 40, in December 2021 and have since
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- [Kesubos, Perek 5](https://baishavaad.org/kesubos-perek-5/) - Daf 54 - Creating Financial Obligations Upon Oneself Rav Yosef Greenwald, Dayan, Bais Havaad Yerushalayim Daf 55 - More on Self Created Financial Obligations Rav Yosef Greenwald, Dayan, Bais Havaad Yerushalayim Daf 56 - Forgiving Debts and Forgiving the Kesubah Obligation Rav Yosef Greenwald, Dayan, Bais Havaad Yerushalayim Daf 57 - Tosefes Kesubah – Additions
- [Kesubos, Perek 6](https://baishavaad.org/kesubos-perek-6/) - Daf 65 - Financial and Labor Obligations of the Married Women Rav Yehonassan Dovid Hool, Dayan, Bais Havaad Yerushalayim Daf 66 - The Earned Income of a Married Woman Rav Yehonassan Dovid Hool, Dayan, Bais Havaad Yerushalayim Daf 67 - Mar Ukva and His Distribution of Charity on his Deathbed Rav Yehonassan Dovid Hool,
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-103/) - Leave Me a Loan September 9, 2022 Q Does my wife have to write a pruzbul? Do I need to write one if no one owes me money? Does a pruzbul work if the borrower doesn’t own land? A Women are also subject to the laws of shmitas ksafim, so a single, widowed, or divorced
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Ki Seitzei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-ki-seitzei-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Ki Seitzei Print Version
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Ki Seitzei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-ki-seitzei-3/) - Marrying Off Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 9, 2022 If brothers reside together, and one of them dies having no son, the dead man's wife shall not marry an outsider…But if the man does not wish to take his brother's wife…Then his brother's wife shall approach him before
- [Does a Shomer Need to Make a Kinyan?](https://baishavaad.org/does-a-shomer-need-to-make-a-kinyan/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: In the previous segment, we said that when someone puts his bag down in an airport next to someone else, the other person is not liable if he did not clearly accept to become a shomer. You said that there is also a second reason why he would be patur.
- [How Does One Accept The Responsibility to be a Shomer?](https://baishavaad.org/how-does-one-accept-the-responsibility-to-be-a-shomer/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: I was at the gate in an airport, waiting for a flight. Another frum Yid was waiting for the same flight and asked if I could keep an eye on his laptop while he went to the bathroom. The man put his laptop down next to me and walked away.
- [If a Caterer Borrows Flatware, Is He Responsible to Replace The Pieces That Get Lost?](https://baishavaad.org/if-a-caterer-borrows-flatware-is-he-responsible-to-replace-the-pieces-that-get-lost/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: A caterer was making a larger event than he is used to and needed to borrow extra flatware for another caterer. When it came time to return the borrowed flatware, a few pieces were missing. Is he liable to pay for them? Answer: A Shoel is usually liable to pay
- [If Someone Disobeys Instructions When Renting a Car, Is He Liable For All Eventualities?](https://baishavaad.org/if-someone-disobeys-instructions-when-renting-a-car-is-he-liable-for-all-eventualities/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: Reuven was going on vacation and rented a car from his neighbor, Shimon. Shimon clearly told him not to take the car off-road and to stick to paved streets. Reuven was staying in a cabin by the lake, at the end of a dirt road. Generally, he observed the rule and
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-102/) - Pruzbul Presiders September 2, 2022 Q I’m concerned that I might be asked to join an ad hoc bais din for a pruzbul, a role for which I fear I am unsuited. What are the qualifications to serve on such a bais din? A The Shulchan Aruch (C.M. 67:18) writes that a pruzbul can only
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Shoftim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-shoftim-2/) - City Limits Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Zev Granek September 2, 2022 If a body is found in the land that Hashem your G-d is giving you to inherit it, fallen in the field, and it is not known who struck him down…And the elders of that city shall
- [Pool Rules and Road Codes: Safety in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/pool-rules-and-road-codes-safety-in-halacha/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman September 2, 2022 VINNews reports: The owners of a building in Williamsburg may be facing a hefty fine, over a massive swimming pool discovered on its roof. A full-sized swimming pool was installed on the roof of the commercial building. The gleaming 480-square-foot above-ground pool, which apparently
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Shoftim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-shoftim-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Shoftim Print Version
- [Is a Camp Responsible For a Bag Lost From Its Luggage Truck?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-camp-responsible-for-a-bag-lost-from-its-luggage-truck/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: A parent was sending his son off to camp. The camp provides a luggage truck to camp for an additional fee. The parent was told to load the luggage onto the truck, and when he did so was given a receipt for the bag. When the truck arrived to camp
- [If I Let someone Put Something in My Safe For Safekeeping, Do I Become a Shomer?](https://baishavaad.org/if-i-let-someone-put-something-in-my-safe-for-safekeeping-do-i-become-a-shomer/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: Reuven is going away for yomtov. His neighbor, Shimon, is a diamond dealer and has a safe in his home. Reuven asks Shimon if he can put his wife’s jewelry in his safe for the duration of time while he is away. Shimon agrees and shows him where to put
- [If Someone Borrows a Shofar Without Permission and Cracks It, Is He Liable to Pay for It?](https://baishavaad.org/if-someone-borrows-a-shofar-without-permission-and-cracks-it-is-he-liable-to-pay-for-it/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: A baal tokeah left his shofar in shul after davening on Rosh Hashanah. A man whose wife had a baby that day had been unable to make it to shul for davening. He came in the afternoon and saw the shofar and decided to blow it to fulfill the mitzvah.
- [If Someone Borrows a Car is he Liable For Causing a Flat Tire?](https://baishavaad.org/if-someone-borrows-a-car-is-he-liable-for-causing-a-flat-tire/) - Rav Chaim Weg Question: I borrowed a car from my friend and, while I was driving around, I got a flat tire. I took it to a repair shop and was told that the flat was caused by driving over a nail. Am I obligated to pay for the damage? Answer: When you borrowed
- [May One Sign a Lease That Goes Into Effect on Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/may-one-sign-a-lease-that-goes-into-effect-on-shabbos/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: Is a tenant permitted to sign a lease on an apartment that begins on Shabbos? Answer: It is common for leases to take effect on the 1st or 15th of a month. If someone signs a lease that is scheduled to start on the 1st of the month, and
- [Can One Bid In an Online Auction That Ends on Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/can-one-bid-in-an-online-auction-that-ends-on-shabbos/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: If an online auction is scheduled to end on Shabbos, can one put in a bid before Shabbos, knowing that if his bid wins, he will be purchasing the item on Shabbos? Answer: In eBay’s terms of service, it says clearly that when you make a bid you have made
- [Are Automated Sales Permitted on Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/are-automated-sales-permitted-on-shabbos/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: Is it permitted for someone to leave his website open for automated sales on Shabbos? Answer: As we noted previously, it is forbidden to engage in business transactions on Shabbos because one might come to record the transaction in writing. Rav Akiva Eiger adds that if two parties put a
- [How Can a Nursing Home Owner Accept Payment For Services done on Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/how-can-a-nursing-home-owner-accept-payment-for-services-done-on-shabbos/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: If a Jew owns a nursing home that provides services, such as therapy, on Shabbos, how is he allowed to accept payment for those services? Answer: If a Jew would own a hotel, accepting payment for Shabbos would not be a problem, as the renter also is paying for access
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Eikev](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-eikev-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Eikev Print Version
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-101/) - Precocious Pruzbul August 18, 2022 Q There are people that owe me money, so I want to write a pruzbul to prevent the cancelation of the loans at the end of Shmitah. May I do so earlier than Erev Rosh Hashanah? A If a loan was made after a pruzbul was written, it is not covered
- [Cell Division: A Towering Tempest](https://baishavaad.org/cell-division-a-towering-tempest/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 18, 2022 Controversy has been brewing for months over plans to erect cell phone towers in residential areas in Lakewood, first on the Eleanor Levovitz Senior Housing building at 500 Clifton Avenue, and then on the Georgian Court University parking lot at 900 Lakewood Avenue. The
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Eikev](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-eikev-3/) - Not Right Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald August 18, 2022 And you shall place these words of Mine upon your heart and upon your soul, and you shall tie them as a sign on your arm (yedchem), and they shall be as ornaments between your eyes. Devarim 11:18 The
- [Is It Permitted to Do Construction Work on Shabbos in an Area Where There Are No Jews?](https://baishavaad.org/is-it-permitted-to-do-construction-work-on-shabbos-in-an-area-where-there-are-no-jews/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: You previously said that having a non-Jewish construction worker do work on Shabbos is a problem of maras ayin. What if the work is being done in a place where no Jew will see it? Answer: If the work is being done out of the techum of any Yid it is
- [How Can One be Paid to Babysit on Shabbos? How Can a Landlord Accept Rent For Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/how-can-one-be-paid-to-babysit-on-shabbos-how-can-a-landlord-accept-rent-for-shabbos/) - Question: How is a landlord permitted to charge rent for Shabbos? How is a babysitter who watches kids over Shabbos allowed to accept payment? Answer: In the case of the landlord, if he charges rent by the week or month, there is no problem of Schar Shabbos. Even though part of the rent is
- [What is Schar Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/what-is-schar-shabbos/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: What is Schar Shabbos and why is it forbidden? Answer: A Jew is not allowed to work in a capacity in which he earns money for work done on Shabbos. Consequently, earning Schar Shabbos for doing a job like babysitting on Shabbos is a problem. Furthermore, a Jew is also not
- [Is Maras Ayin a Problem in Front of Non-Religious Jews?](https://baishavaad.org/is-maras-ayin-a-problem-in-front-of-non-religious-jews/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: In the last segment, we said that construction work may be done by a non-Jewish kablan on a property that is out of the techum of any Jew. What about non-religious Jews? Would it be a problem if they are within the techum of the work? Answer: There’s very little written
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Va'es'chanan](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-vaeschanan-3/) - Text Message Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Rav Moshe Zev Granek August 11, 2022 Honor your father and mother as Hashem your G-d commanded you, in order that your days will be lengthened and it will be good (yitav) for you… Devarim 5:16 The Gemara (Bava Kama 54b) says that R’ Chanina ben
- [Living off the Land: May One Reside outside Eretz Yisrael? Part II](https://baishavaad.org/living-off-the-land-may-one-reside-outside-eretz-yisrael-part-ii/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 11, 2022 Our previous article discussed some of the justifications offered by the poskim for Jews living in chutz la’aretz; this article continues that discussion. The danger of the journey The Gemara cites a breisa: If the husband says that he wishes to ascend (move to
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-100/) - Sleep Study August 11, 2022 Q During the summer, I sometimes go to sleep before nightfall. Do I recite hamapil? A Although hamapil, which asks for peaceful sleep (O.C. 239:1), would be applicable to any sleep, Chazal instituted the bracha based on the norm. Since sleep is generally a nighttime activity, the bracha is only
- [Can One Avoid Problems of Non-Jewish Workers Working on Shabbos by Selling His Company to a Non-Jew?](https://baishavaad.org/can-one-avoid-problems-of-non-jewish-workers-working-on-shabbos-by-selling-his-company-to-a-non-jew/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: Can a business owner avoid all problems of non-Jewish employees working for him on Shabbos by selling his company to a non-Jew for each Shabbos, in the same way that we sell our chometz to a non-Jew over Pesach? Answer: While there are some people who do this, it is not
- [Is a Non-Jewish Contractor Allowed to Work On a Jew's Home on Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-non-jewish-contractor-allowed-to-work-on-a-jews-home-on-shabbos/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: Can someone hire a contractor who has the status of kablan to work on his property on Shabbos? Answer: Building has its own set of halachos regarding working on Shabbos. Since construction is done in public, there is a problem of maris ayin. People who see the building being done will
- [If Someone Owns a Large Company With All Types of Workers, How Can He Avoid Problems of Work Being Done on Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/if-someone-owns-a-large-company-with-all-types-of-workers-how-can-he-avoid-problems-of-work-being-done-on-shabbos/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: Someone owns a large company with all types of workers, including sechirai yom, arisin and kablanim, what is the recommended way for him to avoid problems of non-Jews working for him on Shabbos? Answer: The best recommendation for him would be to close the business on Shabbos. If this isn’t possible,
- [Can a Property Owner Have a Manager on Call For Emergencies on Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/can-a-property-owner-have-a-manager-on-call-for-emergencies-on-shabbos/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: The owner of an apartment building employs a non-Jewish superintendent. He pays him for his work during the week but also needs him to be on call for emergencies on Shabbos. How can he go about this in a permitted way? Answer: Most managers and superintendents have the status of a
- [Living off the Land: May One Reside outside Eretz Yisrael?](https://baishavaad.org/living-off-the-land-may-one-reside-outside-eretz-yisrael/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman August 4, 2022 The Washington Post reports: Russia’s threat to shut down a prominent Jewish organization has stoked fears among Jews planning to leave the country because of its war against Ukraine, while deepening a rift between Russia and Israel. A Moscow court held a preliminary hearing Thursday
- [Kesubos, Perek 3](https://baishavaad.org/kesubos-perek-3/) - Daf 29 - The Parameters of Kom Lei Bedirabah Menei Rav Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, Mechaber Sefer Shvili Tzion Daf 30 - Sweltering Heat or Freezing Cold – Which One is Worse? Rav Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, Mechaber Sefer Shvili Tzion Daf 31 - Must a Hatzoloh Volunteer Pay Damages? Rav Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe, Mechaber Sefer Shvili
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- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Devarim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-devarim-4/) - Get Word Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Daniel Dombroff August 4, 2022 These are the words that Moshe spoke to all of Yisrael… Devarim 1:1 Tosafos (Gittin 2a) offers one reason that a get customarily has twelve lines of text: There are four blank lines in a sefer Torah dividing between each
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-99/) - Door Jam August 4, 2022 Q We’re moving into our new home on a Friday. While affixing the mezuzos, I discovered I’m short one, but I won’t be able to obtain it until after Shabbos. Should I postpone the move? A The moment one begins to reside in a house that he owns, he becomes
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Devarim](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-devarim-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Devarim Print Version
- [Can a Non-Jewish Worker Who is Paid to Complete a Job Work for a Jew on Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/can-a-non-jewish-worker-who-is-paid-to-complete-a-job-work-for-a-jew-on-shabbos/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: We have discussed the status of a sechir yom and an arus in regards to the halachos of non-Jews working for Jews on Shabbos. What other types of workers are there? Answer: The most common employment structure is probably that of “kablan”, in which a worker is paid for a completed
- [When is an Employee More Lenient Than a Standard Non-Jew Regarding Work on Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/when-is-an-employee-more-lenient-than-a-standard-non-jew-regarding-work-on-shabbos/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: You previously said that a non-Jewish employee is sometimes more lenient halachically than other non-Jews regarding work done on Shabbos. When is this the case? Answer: We previously spoke about a sechir yom and said that it is forbidden to have this type of employee do any prohibited work for you
- [How Does an Employee Differ From Other Non-Jews Regarding Work Done on Shabbos?](https://baishavaad.org/how-does-an-employee-differ-from-other-non-jews-regarding-work-done-on-shabbos/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: You said previously that an employee’s status may be more stringent regarding work done on Shabbos than any other non-Jew. In what way would this apply practically? Answer: The most basic type of employee is known as a “sechir yom”. This term refers to a worker who is paid hourly or
- [Are Employees Subject to The Standard Halachos of Amirah L'Akum?](https://baishavaad.org/are-employees-subject-to-the-standard-halachos-of-amirah-lakum/) - Rav Yosef Kushner Question: If a Jew employs a non-Jew on Shabbos, do the standard halachos of Amirah L’akum apply to the employee? Answer: Not necessarily. The Gemara says that asking a random non-Jew to do a melacha for you on Shabbos is a “shevus”, meaning that it is forbidden m’derabanan. The laws of employment
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-98/) - Mandatory Medical July 29, 2022 Q Is there an obligation to study medicine in order to be able to save someone’s life in an emergency? A Sefer Chassidim (1469) says that if one could have studied medicine and didn’t, and he was therefore unable to save a dying person, it is as if he killed
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Matos-Masei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-matos-masei-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Matos-Masei Print Version
- [Product Law: Dina Demalchusa Dina in Intellectual Property](https://baishavaad.org/product-law-dina-demalchusa-dina-in-intellectual-property/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 29, 2022 Our previous article discussed the fundamental dispute between R’ Yosef Shaul Natanson, who asserts that it is self-evident that authors and inventors have exclusive rights to their work, and R’ Yitzchak Shmelkes, who challenges this assumption as lacking a source. As noted there, Rav
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Matos-Masei](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-matos-masei-3/) - Above Suspicion Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by HaRav Chaim Weg July 29, 2022 And the land shall be conquered before Hashem, and then you shall return. Then you shall be vindicated from Hashem and from Yisrael, and this land shall be a heritage for you before Hashem. Bemidbar 32:22 The Mishnah (Shkalim 3:2)
- [Q&A from the Bais HaVaad Halacha Hotline](https://baishavaad.org/qa-from-the-bais-havaad-halacha-hotline-97/) - Median Income July 21, 2022 Q My daughter is engaged to my friend’s son. The father proposed the shidduch to me directly, without a shadchan. Do I owe him shadchanus gelt? A When a shadchan makes a shidduch, there is an obligation to pay him or her the going rate for shadchanus. The amount depends
- [Is There Any Minhag Hamakom in The U.S. Regarding Severance?](https://baishavaad.org/is-there-any-minhag-hamakom-in-the-u-s-regarding-severance/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: Is there any prevalent custom in the United States in regards to paying severance? Answer: Rav Moshe Feinstein established the obligation to provide various types of employees with “chodesh l’shana”, a severance package that totals one month's worth of pay for each year of work. While he felt this is appropriate
- [Is There an Obligation to Go Lifnim Mishuras Hadin?](https://baishavaad.org/is-there-an-obligation-to-go-lifnim-mishuras-hadin/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: In a case where the basis for severance is to go lifnim mishuras hadin, can that be enforced by beis din? Answer: There is a major dispute about whether bais din is authorized to enforce lifnim mishuras hadin. It might be assumed that, by definition, one cannot be compelled to go
- [Is a Contractor Entitled to Severance?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-contractor-entitled-to-severance/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: Should an independent contractor be provided with severance for the same reasons as an employee? Answer: Contemporary Poskim speak about severance primarily in the context of employees. The discussion of whether workers should be given severance because of hanakah or lifnim mishuras hadin is limited to employees and not extended
- [Is There a Concept of Severance Pay in Halacha?](https://baishavaad.org/is-there-a-concept-of-severance-pay-in-halacha/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: An employee’s job has been terminated in a permitted fashion. Is there any obligation to pay severance? Answer: If something was stipulated in the contract, then that certainly is binding. If nothing was stipulated, according to the letter of halacha there is no obligation to give a pension. Of
- [If an Employee Causes an Employer a Loss by Quitting, is He Liable?](https://baishavaad.org/if-an-employee-causes-an-employer-a-loss-by-quitting-is-he-liable/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: An accountant works for a small accounting firm and his boss relies on him greatly during the busy tax season. This year, he quit at the height of the season and his boss won’t be able to find a replacement. Is he liable to pay for losses he will cause? Answer:
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha, Parshas Pinchas](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha-parshas-pinchas-3/) - Provision Provisos Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Dayan Daniel Dombroff July 21, 2022 And to the B’nei Yisrael you shall speak, saying: If a man dies and has no son, you shall pass his inheritance to his daughter. Bemidbar 27:8 A daughter does not inherit her father if there are sons. There are
- [Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal, Parshas Pinchas](https://baishavaad.org/bais-havaad-halacha-journal-parshas-pinchas-3/) - Click below to print the PDF. Parshas Pinchas Print Version
- [PATENT EXAMINATION: DOES HALACHA RECOGNIZE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY?](https://baishavaad.org/patent-examination-does-halacha-recognize-intellectual-property/) - Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman July 21, 2022 Reuters reports: CureVac has filed a patent lawsuit in Germany against BioNTech over its use of mRNA technology, marking one of the first known cases of a company going to court amid the fierce competition to develop a vaccine against the coronavirus… “Many years
- [Can a Babysitter Back Out of a Job Commitment?](https://baishavaad.org/can-a-babysitter-back-out-of-a-job-commitment/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: A young couple wants to attend a family wedding and hires a high-school girl to babysit their children for the evening. After making the commitment, she realizes that she has a big test the next day and needs to study. Is she permitted to back out of her commitment? Answer: While
- [May a Worker Quit a Job to Go Work For Someone Else?](https://baishavaad.org/may-a-worker-quit-a-job-to-go-work-for-someone-else/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: We established that an employee generally has the right to leave his job. Would it be any different if he is leaving to take another job? Answer: That is a major machlokes Acharonim. The discussion begins regarding a case where a po’el threatens to leave in order to try to
- [Is a Worker or Contractor Allowed to Walk Away From a Job?](https://baishavaad.org/is-a-worker-or-contractor-allowed-to-walk-away-from-a-job/) - Rav Yitzchak Grossman Question: May an employee who committed to work for a period of time or a contractor who committed to do a job renege on their commitment for any reason? Answer: The Gemara clearly says that an employee is allowed to quit in the middle of the day, even if he committed to
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- [Staff - 4 Column](https://baishavaad.org/staff/staff-4-column/) - Natalie NaplesLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla…TwitterFacebookLinkedinDribbbleCarl Craston (Right Sidebar)Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis
- [Staff - 3 Column](https://baishavaad.org/staff/staff-3-column/) - Natalie NaplesLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla…TwitterFacebookLinkedinDribbbleCarl Craston (Right Sidebar)Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis
- [Staff - 2 Column](https://baishavaad.org/staff/staff-2-column/) - Liam Lions (Left Sidebar) Finance Liam Lions (Left Sidebar)Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla…TwitterFacebookLinkedinDribbble Frederick Farlen Executive, Finance Frederick FarlenLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim,
- [Portfolio Without Links](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-without-links/)
- [Portfolio Full-Screen](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-full-screen/)
- [Portfolio With Lightbox](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-lightbox/)
- [Portfolio With Sidebar](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-sidebar/) - AllAdvertisingDesignMarketingPortfolio SliderMaecenas nec ultrices massa. Quisque orci diam, malesuada id augue nec, faucibus interdum dolor. Curabitur sagittis, felis porttitor placerat rhoncus, mauris diam sollicitudin nisl, sed luctus nulla sem non velit.…Read morePortfolio Single ImageDonec sed vulputate nunc, at fringilla purus. Nulla molestie ut turpis sit amet suscipit. Nullam vulputate diam elit, ac varius turpis vestibulum
- [Portfolio In Grayscale](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-in-grayscale/) - Portfolio SliderMaecenas nec ultrices massa. Quisque orci diam, malesuada id augue nec, faucibus interdum dolor. Curabitur sagittis, felis porttitor placerat rhoncus, mauris diam sollicitudin nisl, sed luctus nulla sem…View the PortfolioPortfolio Single ImageDonec sed vulputate nunc, at fringilla purus. Nulla molestie ut turpis sit amet suscipit. Nullam vulputate diam elit, ac varius turpis vestibulum aliquet.
- [Portfolio - 4 Column](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-4-column/) - AllAdvertisingDesignMarketing
- [Portfolio - 3 Column](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-3-column/) - AllAdvertisingDesignMarketing
- [Portfolio - 2 Column](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-2-column/) - Portfolio Slider Advertising Maecenas nec ultrices massa. Quisque orci diam, malesuada id augue nec, faucibus interdum dolor. Curabitur sagittis, felis porttitor placerat rhoncus, mauris diam sollicitudin nisl, sed… Portfolio Single Image Design Donec sed vulputate nunc, at fringilla purus. Nulla molestie ut turpis sit amet suscipit. Nullam vulputate diam elit, ac varius turpis vestibulum aliquet.
- [Portfolio - 1 Column](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-1-column/) - Portfolio Slider Portfolio Single Image Portfolio Video Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Next
- [Staff Without Links](https://baishavaad.org/staff/staff-without-links/) - Natalie NaplesLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere.…TwitterFacebookLinkedinDribbbleCarl Craston (Right Sidebar)Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere.…TwitterFacebookLinkedinDribbbleLiam Lions (Left Sidebar)Lorem ipsum dolor sit
- [Staff In Grayscale](https://baishavaad.org/staff/staff-grayscale/) - Natalie NaplesLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla…TwitterFacebookLinkedinDribbblemeet the staffCarl Craston (Right Sidebar)Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et
- [Staff With Pagination](https://baishavaad.org/staff/staff-pagination/) - Natalie NaplesLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla…Carl Craston (Right Sidebar)Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis
- [Staff With Lightbox](https://baishavaad.org/staff/staff-lightbox/) - Natalie NaplesLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla…TwitterFacebookLinkedinDribbbleCarl Craston (Right Sidebar)Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis
- [Staff With Filters](https://baishavaad.org/staff/staff-filters/) - AllExecutiveFinanceOperationsNatalie NaplesLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla…TwitterFacebookLinkedinDribbbleCarl Craston (Right Sidebar)Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis
- [Portfolio With Pagination](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-pagination/) - Portfolio Slider Portfolio Single Image Portfolio Video Portfolio Gallery Portfolio Right Sidebar Portfolio Left Sidebar Page 1 Page 2 Next
- [Portfolio No Margins](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-margins/) - Zoom View Zoom View Zoom View Zoom View Zoom View Zoom View Zoom View Zoom View
- [Portfolio Columns](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-columns/) - Portfolio SliderMaecenas nec ultrices massa. Quisque orci diam, malesuada id augue nec, faucibus interdum dolor. Curabitur… Portfolio Single ImageDonec sed vulputate nunc, at fringilla purus. Nulla molestie ut turpis sit amet suscipit. Nullam… Portfolio VideoDonec eu urna cursus, eleifend tortor vitae, pellentesque magna. Proin sit amet diam sapien. Vestibulum… Portfolio GalleryMaecenas nec ultrices massa. Quisque
- [Portfolio Masonry Grid](https://baishavaad.org/mission/portfolio-masonry-grid/) - Portfolio SliderMaecenas nec ultrices massa. Quisque orci diam, malesuada id augue nec, faucibus interdum dolor. Curabitur…view itemPortfolio Single ImageDonec sed vulputate nunc, at fringilla purus. Nulla molestie ut turpis sit amet suscipit. Nullam…view itemPortfolio VideoDonec eu urna cursus, eleifend tortor vitae, pellentesque magna. Proin sit amet diam sapien. Vestibulum…view itemPortfolio GalleryMaecenas nec ultrices massa. Quisque
- [Shop](https://baishavaad.org/shop/)
- [Cart](https://baishavaad.org/shop/cart/) - [woocommerce_cart]
- [Checkout](https://baishavaad.org/shop/checkout/) - [woocommerce_checkout]
- [My Account](https://baishavaad.org/my-account/) - [woocommerce_my_account]
- [Logout](https://baishavaad.org/my-account/logout/)

## Portfolio

- [Portfolio Slider](https://baishavaad.org/portfolio-item/portfolio-slider/) - Project Description Maecenas nec ultrices massa. Quisque orci diam, malesuada id augue nec, faucibus interdum dolor. Curabitur sagittis, felis porttitor placerat rhoncus, mauris diam sollicitudin nisl, sed luctus nulla sem non velit. Fusce a libero ullamcorper, volutpat orci ut, suscipit erat. Morbi tempor tortor vel urna lobortis. Hendrerit faucibus massa consequat. Vivamus feugiat sapien massa,
- [Portfolio Single Image](https://baishavaad.org/portfolio-item/portfolio-single-image/) - Project Description Donec sed vulputate nunc, at fringilla purus. Nulla molestie ut turpis sit amet suscipit. Nullam vulputate diam elit, ac varius turpis vestibulum aliquet. Vestibulum mattis purus et blandit hendrerit. Nulla luctus nisi et pellentesque aliquam. Morbi orci massa, vestibulum vel urna quis, porta interdum libero. Vivamus id eros congue, lacinia elit eget, condimentum
- [Portfolio Video](https://baishavaad.org/portfolio-item/portfolio-video/) - Project Description Donec eu urna cursus, eleifend tortor vitae, pellentesque magna. Proin sit amet diam sapien. Vestibulum at dui arcu. Integer id iaculis tellus, cursus euismod est. Integer eleifend turpis nulla, sit amet elementum tellus consectetur ac. Maecenas rhoncus condimentum tortor vel aliquet. Suspendisse posuere arcu vitae sem dictum placerat. Cras vel convallis nulla, non
- [Portfolio Gallery](https://baishavaad.org/portfolio-item/portfolio-gallery/) - Project Description Maecenas nec ultrices massa. Quisque orci diam, malesuada id augue nec, faucibus interdum dolor. Curabitur sagittis, felis porttitor placerat rhoncus, mauris diam sollicitudin nisl, sed luctus nulla sem non velit. Fusce a libero ullamcorper, volutpat orci ut, suscipit erat. Morbi tempor tortor vel urna lobortis. Hendrerit faucibus massa consequat. Vivamus feugiat sapien massa,
- [Portfolio Right Sidebar](https://baishavaad.org/portfolio-item/portfolio-right-sidebar/) - Project Details Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce varius euismod lacus eget feugiat. Nam vel arcu aliquam nunc placerat suscipit. Nam euismod, orci in convallis et aliquet. Client: Envato Format: Audio Cost: $1,600 US Project Description Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent pretium turpis rhoncus, ultrices quam vel, aliquam
- [Portfolio Left Sidebar](https://baishavaad.org/portfolio-item/portfolio-left-sidebar/) - Project Details Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Fusce varius euismod lacus eget feugiat. Nam vel arcu aliquam nunc placerat suscipit. Nam euismod, orci in convallis et aliquet. Client: Envato Format: Audio Cost: $1,600 US Project Description Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Praesent pretium turpis rhoncus, ultrices quam vel, aliquam
- [Another Portfolio Slider](https://baishavaad.org/portfolio-item/another-portfolio-slider/) - Format: Photography Cost: $800 US
- [Another Portfolio Single Image](https://baishavaad.org/portfolio-item/another-portfolio-single-image/) - Project Description Integer semper malesuada elit. Donec consequat nulla nunc. Praesent nisi ipsum, imperdiet et venenatis et, sagittis nec mi. Phasellus luctus diam elit. Integer porta adipiscing felis ultrices viverra sem non velit. Fusce a libero ullamcorper, volutpat orci ut, suscipit erat. Morbi tempor tortor vel urna lobortis. Nullam fermentum purus arcu, sed fringilla libero imperdiet

## Staff

- [Natalie Naples](https://baishavaad.org/staff-item/natalie-naples/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla commodo eros metus. Sed tincidunt augue ipsum, et sodales odio egestas a. Fusce id pulvinar sem. Maecenas vitae facilisis nulla. Morbi semper lobortis eros ut
- [Carl Craston (Right Sidebar)](https://baishavaad.org/staff-item/carl-craston/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla commodo eros metus. Sed tincidunt augue ipsum, et sodales odio egestas a. Fusce id pulvinar sem. Maecenas vitae facilisis nulla. Morbi semper lobortis eros ut
- [Liam Lions (Left Sidebar)](https://baishavaad.org/staff-item/liam-lions/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla commodo eros metus. Sed tincidunt augue ipsum, et sodales odio egestas a. Fusce id pulvinar sem. Maecenas vitae facilisis nulla. Morbi semper lobortis eros ut
- [Heather Heath](https://baishavaad.org/staff-item/heather-heath/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla commodo eros metus. Sed tincidunt augue ipsum, et sodales odio egestas a. Fusce id pulvinar sem. Maecenas vitae facilisis nulla. Morbi semper lobortis eros ut
- [Frederick Farlen](https://baishavaad.org/staff-item/frederick-farlen/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla commodo eros metus. Sed tincidunt augue ipsum, et sodales odio egestas a. Fusce id pulvinar sem. Maecenas vitae facilisis nulla. Morbi semper lobortis eros ut
- [Amelia Adams](https://baishavaad.org/staff-item/amelia-adams/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla commodo eros metus. Sed tincidunt augue ipsum, et sodales odio egestas a. Fusce id pulvinar sem. Maecenas vitae facilisis nulla. Morbi semper lobortis eros ut
- [Brent Baker](https://baishavaad.org/staff-item/brent-baker/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla commodo eros metus. Sed tincidunt augue ipsum, et sodales odio egestas a. Fusce id pulvinar sem. Maecenas vitae facilisis nulla. Morbi semper lobortis eros ut
- [Debbie Dowde](https://baishavaad.org/staff-item/debbie-dowde/) - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Proin pulvinar nisl enim, eget dignissim felis posuere in. Ut suscipit et mi facilisis posuere. Nulla iaculis placerat dui in rutrum. Nulla commodo eros metus. Sed tincidunt augue ipsum, et sodales odio egestas a. Fusce id pulvinar sem. Maecenas vitae facilisis nulla. Morbi semper lobortis eros ut

## Testimonials

- [Everything I Ever Wanted In One Theme](https://baishavaad.org/testimonials-item/everything-ever-wanted-one-theme/) - Aliquam a ipsum nulla. Fusce eu congue tellus, vitae ullamcorper dolor. Donec ut dapibus eros, id mattis enim. Donec eu auctor ipsum. Morbi ac aliquet neque. Praesent placerat aliquam elit. Etiam vitae tempus sem. Vivamus sit amet tellus sed sem lobortis vulputate. Nunc accumsan, velit pretium.
- [Best Theme Ever](https://baishavaad.org/testimonials-item/best-theme-ever/) - Suspendisse potenti. Aliquam erat volutpat. Sed a odio non sapien placerat blandit. Mauris vel odio nunc. Curabitur nec massa sed libero tempor blandit. Quisque faucibus eleifend dictum. Mauris rhoncus mollis nisl sed congue. Maecenas in lorem ut orci porta dapibus. Suspendisse velit nunc, scelerisque non.
- [Build A Custom Homepage In Minutes](https://baishavaad.org/testimonials-item/build-custom-homepage-minutes/) - Vestibulum quis urna auctor, gravida nibh eget, scelerisque nisl. Interdum et malesuada fames ac ante ipsum primis in faucibus. Aenean pretium, libero eu lacinia mollis, massa est auctor nisi, sit amet malesuada lorem libero nec sem. Vivamus eleifend lacinia rutrum. Aliquam quam sem, pretium nec tincidunt at, fermentum non neque.
- [Valid, High Quality Code](https://baishavaad.org/testimonials-item/valid-high-quality-code/) - Aliquam tempus mattis massa. Duis sagittis sagittis sodales. Mauris ultricies, augue ac vestibulum placerat, purus velit varius leo, id porta augue quam ut mi.
- [Multiple Blog Layouts](https://baishavaad.org/testimonials-item/multiple-blog-layouts/) - Ellentesque sed ipsum ut diam mattis semper. In hendrerit vel diam sed egestas. Sed feugiat, diam id mattis lacinia, ligula ligula congue velit, sed venenatis justo nulla in elit. Nullam in bibendum est, in malesuada erat. Nam magna mi, pretium eget lorem et, placerat aliquet mi. Donec nisl leo, sodales fringilla eros ut, fringilla pharetra
- [Beautiful Galleries](https://baishavaad.org/testimonials-item/beautiful-galleries/) - Vestibulum ultrices purus sit amet blandit fringilla. Vivamus vestibulum, turpis et tincidunt lobortis, tellus eros malesuada tortor, sit amet mollis nisl arcu in nulla.
- [Great Options](https://baishavaad.org/testimonials-item/great-options/) - Nullam velit purus, ultricies eget metus non, eleifend egestas arcu. Suspendisse potenti. Donec non turpis nec nunc tincidunt commodo. Duis ac nisi magna. Quisque faucibus eleifend dictum. Mauris rhoncus mollis nisl sed congue. Maecenas in lorem ut orci porta dapibus. Suspendisse velit nunc, scelerisque non metus eget, fringilla iaculis dui. Etiam ligula purus, imperdiet a
- [Easy To Use Page Builder](https://baishavaad.org/testimonials-item/easy-use-page-builder/) - Cras eu justo dignissim, tincidunt eros a, ullamcorper leo. Donec adipiscing a quam sed accumsan. Morbi porta!

## Donation Forms

- [Donate to the Bais Havaad](https://baishavaad.org/donations/9621/)
- [Support Yorucha](https://baishavaad.org/donations/support-yorucha/)
- [Parnes HaShavua](https://baishavaad.org/donations/parnes-hashavua/)
- [Parnes HaShavuah - Recurring](https://baishavaad.org/donations/parnes-hashavuah-recurring/)
- [Perpetual Parnes Hayom - Recurring](https://baishavaad.org/donations/perpetual-parnes-hayom-recurring/)
- [Perpetual Parnes Hayom](https://baishavaad.org/donations/perpetual-parnes-hayom/)
- [Parnes Hachodesh - Recurring](https://baishavaad.org/donations/parnes-hachodesh-recurring/)
- [Parnes Hachodesh](https://baishavaad.org/donations/parnes-hachodesh/)
- [Parnes Hayom](https://baishavaad.org/donations/parnes-hayom/)
- [Parnes Hayom - Recurring](https://baishavaad.org/donations/parnes-hayom-recurring/)
- [TEST Parnes Hayom](https://baishavaad.org/donations/test-parnes-hayom/)
- [NEW Parnes Hayom](https://baishavaad.org/donations/new-parnes-hayom/) - []
- [Shu”t HaRabbim](https://baishavaad.org/donations/shut-harabbim/)
- [Bais HaVaad on the Parsha](https://baishavaad.org/donations/bais-havaad-on-the-parsha/)
- [Daf Yomi in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/donations/daf-yomi-in-halacha/)
- [Sponsor the Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal](https://baishavaad.org/donations/sponsor-the-bais-havaad-halacha-journal/)
- [Sponsor Business Halacha Daily (Video Post)](https://baishavaad.org/donations/sponsor-a-day-of-halachic-media-2/)
- [Parnes Hayom Kollel Dayanus](https://baishavaad.org/donations/parnes-hayom-kollel-dayanus/)
- [Single Media Sponsorship](https://baishavaad.org/donations/single-media-sponsorship/)
- [Fundraising](https://baishavaad.org/donations/12227/)
- [Payment for Rabbi Yosef Dovid Josilowsky](https://baishavaad.org/donations/payment-for-rabbi-yosef-dovid-josilowsky/)
- [Sponsor a Day of Halachic Media](https://baishavaad.org/donations/sponsor-a-day-of-halachic-media/)
- [Dedicate a Day of Specialized Halacha Centers](https://baishavaad.org/donations/dedicate-a-day-of-specialized-halacha-centers/)
- [Chazzara/Bechina stipend Year](https://baishavaad.org/donations/chazzara-bechina-stipend-year/)
- [Posek](https://baishavaad.org/donations/posek/)
- [Dayan Year](https://baishavaad.org/donations/dayan-year/)
- [Yissochor Zevulun Annual Sponsorships](https://baishavaad.org/donations/10787/)
- [Support the Business Halacha Journal](https://baishavaad.org/donations/halacha-journal/)
- [Support the Business Halacha Daily](https://baishavaad.org/donations/business-halacha-daily/)
- [Payment for Rabbi Shmuel Honigwachs](https://baishavaad.org/donations/rabbi-shmuel-honigwachs/)
- [Payment for Guidance & Services](https://baishavaad.org/donations/guidance-services/)
- [Parnes Hayom Entire Bais HaVaad](https://baishavaad.org/donations/parnes-hayom-entire-bais-havaad/)
- [Parnes Hashavua Kollel Dayanus](https://baishavaad.org/donations/parnes-hashavua-kollel-dayanus/)
- [Parnes Hashavua Entire Bais HaVaad](https://baishavaad.org/donations/parnes-hashavua-entire-bais-havaad/)
- [Parnes HaChodesh Kollel Dayanus](https://baishavaad.org/donations/parnes-hachodesh-kollel-dayanus/)
- [Parnes Hachodesh Entire Bais HaVaad](https://baishavaad.org/donations/parnes-hachodesh-entire-bais-havaad/)
- [test](https://baishavaad.org/donations/test/)
- [Senior Dayan Year](https://baishavaad.org/donations/senior-dayan-year/)
- [Aspiring Dayan Year](https://baishavaad.org/donations/aspiring-dayan-year/)
- [Shemiras Hasedarim stipend year](https://baishavaad.org/donations/shemiras-hasedarim-stipend-year/)
- [Rosh Machlaka Year](https://baishavaad.org/donations/rosh-machlaka-year/)
- [Rosh Machlaka](https://baishavaad.org/donations/rosh-machlaka/)
- [Senior Dayan](https://baishavaad.org/donations/senior-dayan/)
- [Payment for Halachic Services Rendered](https://baishavaad.org/donations/payment-for-halachic-services-rendered/)
- [Support the Daf in Halacha](https://baishavaad.org/donations/daf-in-halacha/)
- [Donate 1](https://baishavaad.org/donations/5622/)

## All Members

- [Rav Eliezer Gewirtzman](https://baishavaad.org/team/rav-eliezer-gewirtzman/)
- [Rav Shea Krupenia](https://baishavaad.org/team/rav-shea-krupenia/)
- [Rav Eliyahu Levine](https://baishavaad.org/team/rav-eliyahu-levine/)
- [Rav Shlomo Stein](https://baishavaad.org/team/rav-shlomo-stein/)
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