THE BAIS HAVAAD
Klal Yisroel’s center
for all things Business Halacha.
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Bais Havaad provides hands-on pragmatic solutions to the myriad halachic issues and concerns facing the Torah professional in his business and personal relationships.
Bais
Din
Bais HaVaad Rabbinical Court provides halachic mediation and arbitration of monetary, familial, and social disputes, all conducted in an atmosphere of professionalism, sensitivity, and integrity.
WHO WE ARE
With over 50 Dayanim, Poskim and Kollel members – a group of some of the most accomplished Talmidei Chachamim in the United States today – the Bais Havaad has become the epicenter for the study and analysis of Halacha and its application in today’s world.
The Bais HaVaad Kehilla Division provides a full suite of business halacha services. From contracts and partnership agreements to heter iskas, wills, and shabbos arrangements, the Kehilla Division ensures that a halachic life is fully accessible and practical for all.
WHAT WE DO
We are here to ensure that you can engage in your business dealings while being secure in the knowledge that you are adhering to the highest standards in halacha.
Our Bais Din works tirelessly to mediate and adjudicate any disagreements.
Our Dayanim in the guidance and services division are there to guide you through any business shailos you may have, and create halachically valid and clearcut documents that will work to mitigate future issues/misunderstandings in the best way possible.
Our education division works to educate Klal Yisroel on Business Halacha through media and learning programs helping to transform the way we view business in the frum community.
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SOME ARTICLES FROM THE BUSINESS HALACHA DAILY PROGRAM
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…
Is One Who Makes a Window Facing his Neighbor’s 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…
Is One Allowed to Sue In Court to Have a Neighbor’s 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…
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,…