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Basics of Financial Laws Tzedaka - Charity

Elul 12 5779 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
At the Shabbat Table A Lot of Lottery
שכנים ושותפים
Elul 8 5779 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Excluding a Son from Inheritance
Are there sins that would cause a son to automatically lose his share? If a father is angry at a son, is he allowed to use a device to disinherit him?
שו"ת "במראה הבזק"ירושות וצוואות
Av 26 5779 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Buying a House with a Hidden Treasure
My student asked me the following. Shimon buys a house from Reuven at a normal price even though he knows (and Reuven does not) that there are many gold coins hidden in the attic walls. Is the sale valid? Why/Why not?
שו"ת "במראה הבזק"קניה ומכירה
Tamuz 14 5779 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Accidentally Staying on the Bus Longer than Envisioned
What is the Halacha in the following scenario? I am on an intercity bus, in which the price depends on how far you go. I fall asleep and miss my stop. Should I go to the driver to pay for the additional distance I will end up going?
שו"ת "במראה הבזק"נושאים נוספים
Sivan 10 5779 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Secrecy in Beit Din
In Israeli government courts, records of the proceedings are open to the public, but the proceedings in arbitration courts (including batei din) are supposed to be private. Is there halachic basis for this distinction?
שו"ת "במראה הבזק"סדרי הדין והדיון
Sivan 10 5779 | ---- ---
P'ninat Mishpat: Firing a Contractor – part II
Plaintiff 2 (=pl2) was the contractor for major renovations of the defendant’s (=def) home; plaintiff 1 (=pl1) was the supervisor. The contract stated that pl2 would finish the job in 120 work days within approximately six months. After over eight months, with the job not close to complete, def fired them, with the claim that pl2 was working only sporadically because he took on another job. Pl2 claims that he took the other job only after def fell behind in payments and that he had already worked 140 days because def made additions to the original plans. Pl2 claims that def fired them when she received a bill for the additional work. Def says that she wrote a letter to fire them before she received that bill, that she paid less than spelled out because she bought some of the materials that pl2 was required to, and because the work was behind schedule. She claims that pl1 approved the amount she paid and that pl2 did not protest.
הלכה פסוקה עובד ומעביד
Adar I 16 5779 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Is Partial Compliance to Choshen Mishpat Helpful?
If a court case is being tried in the secular court system in Israel (against Halacha), is there an advantage if some laws of Choshen Mishpat (section of Shulchan Aruch dealing with monetary law) are followed, or is it all-or-nothing? [Upon inquiry as to what specifically the querier was referring to, he mentioned a matter of public interest. We fielded that matter privately; publicly, we will discuss the principle.]
שו"ת "במראה הבזק"יסודות בדיני ממונות
Adar I 3 5779 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Restrictions on a Former Employee
A long-time rebbe at Yeshiva A left his job and now teaches at Yeshiva B, which caters to a similar population. May he approach Yeshiva A alumni, with whom he developed a relationship at Yeshiva A for assistance (money, ideas) in promoting his work at Yeshiva B? May he raise money for an NPO he formed personally? Do note that the rebbe had been unwilling to raise money for Yeshiva A when he worked for them. (The question is not intended to be used in deciding a dispute between the sides.)
שו"ת "במראה הבזק"עובד ומעביד
Kislev 8 5779 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Vayetze 5779 At The Shabbat Table
ויצא יסודות בדיני ממונות
Chesshvan 29 5779 | Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
How Much May I Charge?
יסודות בדיני ממונות
Cheshvan 29 5779 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Letters of the Law
יסודות בדיני ממונות
Cheshvan 23 5779 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Bar Metzra
I want to soon sell my semi-detached house, which, as is common, is officially owned by the Jewish Agency and rented by me. Do the halachot of giving precedence to buy to adjacent property owners (bar metzra) apply in my case? If yes: does the owner of the other half of my building take precedence over the neighbor from an adjacent building? Do I have to allow my neighbors bargain with me? If they decline at my asking price and someone else bargains me down, do I have to return to the neighbors with that price?
שו"ת "במראה הבזק"שכנים ושותפים
Cheshvan 9 5779 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Lech Lecha 5779 At The Shabbat Table
לך לך יסודות בדיני ממונות
5779 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Radio Interference
יסודות בדיני ממונות
Tishrei 19 5778 | Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Radio Interference
גזל ונזיקין
5777 | Rabbi Yosef Tzvi Rimon
Why is Interest Prohibited?
יסודות בדיני ממונות
Sivan 28 5776 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Returning Another Person’s Theft
I was at a coffee shop, and an ostensibly religious Jew (Reuven) left intentionally without paying. I heard the angry reaction of the proprietor (Shimon) and decided to pay instead of Reuven, hoping to reduce the chillul Hashem. Did my payment exempt Reuven? What about paying kefel (double payment for covert theft)? How did it affect Reuven’s teshuva process? Also, were the berachot Reuven made on the food l’vatala when it turns out retroactively the food was stolen?
שו"ת "במראה הבזק"גזל ונזיקין
Adar I 29 5776 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Halachic Status of Bitcoin
Halachic Status of Bitcoin I have been learning about bitcoin. Is it considered like money or a shtar (document) for a variety of halachic issues, e.g., marrying a woman, buying property?
שו"ת "במראה הבזק"יסודות בדיני ממונות
Shvat 1 5776 | Rabbi Daniel Mann
Whose Responsibility is it to Make a Proper Fence?
The house we are renting has a somewhat elevated (up to a meter in some places) mirpeset (balcony), with just a 50 cm (20 inch) fence (ma’akeh) around it. We do not want to invest money in a house we do not own. It is our obligation to fix the ma’akeh or the landlord’s? If it is his obligation, can we use that mirpeset, or is it still forbidden until it is fixed? If it is our obligation, can we simply decide to not use the balcony or would it require blocking off?
שו"ת "במראה הבזק"שכנים ושותפים
Tevet 17 5776 | ---- ---
A Third Dayan Who Was a Relative
Reuven and Shimon had a dispute, and they decided to adjudicate by each picking a judge (Levi and Yehuda), with the stipulation that they could rule based on din (strict law) or peshara (compromise). They agreed (in writing, with a kinyan for finalization) that if the two could not agree on a ruling/settlement, they could pick a third of their choice (“whoever it might be”) to enable a decision. Levi and Yehuda indeed did not agree. They chose Dan according to the above instructions. After a ruling was rendered, Reuven objected, with the claim that he found out that Dan is Shimon’s relative, to which he would not have agreed. Shimon claims that since Dan was accepted and since the instructions were that it could be anyone, this includes even relatives.
הלכה פסוקה יסודות בדיני ממונות