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
Can I Oppose my Neighbor’s Plan to Extend His House Before a Local Zoning Board?
Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: My neighbor wants to build an extension onto his house that I feel will negatively affect me. He needs a variance from the local Zoning Board in order to do so. Am I permitted to object…
May One Take a Secular Jew to Secular Court?
Rav Shmuel Honigswachs Question: Am I allowed to take an irreligious Jew to a secular court if he is unlikely to agree to go to bais din? Answer: Unfortunately, this question isn’t limited to irreligious Jews. It also…
May a Jewish Lawyer Represent a Jew in Secular Court?
Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: There are many frum lawyers today. If one Jew is going against halacha and taking another to a secular court, would a Jewish lawyer be allowed to represent him? Answer: Sefer Seder Hadin cites Teshuvos…
When May Someone Bring a Defendant Who Refuses to Go to Bais Din to Secular Court?
Rav Shmuel Hongiwachs Question: When is it permitted for a plaintiff to take a defendant who refuses to go to bais din to a secular court? What about using a secular court to get a restraining order? Answer: The standard…