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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…