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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…