19 Lessons
Maaser Kesafim
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 8 Shvat 5784
Chumash and the Fall of the Ghetto
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5 Shvat 5784
May I Keep the Skeletons in the Closet?
What Personal Information Must I Divulge?
What information must we reveal about ourselves while arranging shidduchim for our children (or for ourselves)? And at what point must we disclose it?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Adar I 7 5782
The Hoop and the Drum – How to be a Good Neighbor
Can I forse my neighbor to stop drumming at certain hours? Can one force A renter to stop the contract with tenants who make noise?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Shvat 24 5782
The Halachos of Book, Wine, and Restaurant Reviews
Is a person allowed to write balanced reviews of books? May one write reviews of other products, such as wine or restaurants? a person asks my opinion of a book, a wine, or a restaurant, may I answer truthfully, even if my personal negative opinion may result in the person choosing another product?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 28 5782
Do I Have to Tell the Truth?
May I take credit for something that I did not do myself? Must I make a full disclosure when it may cause a negative outcome? Is it permitted to “add” to the truth?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Kislev 9 5782
The Bankrupt Borrower
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Av 19 5780
Being a Good Guest
The Halachic Etiquette when Visiting Someone’s House
The Halachic Etiquette when Visiting Someone’s House
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Adar 28 5780
The Kosher Way to Collect a Loan
Although it is a very big mitzvah to lend money, some people are reluctant to do so because they know of loans that proved difficult to collect. Must you lend someone money if you are not sure it will ever be repaid? What do you do if you lent money to someone who seemed very honest and sincere, but now that it comes time to repay, he informs you that he is penniless? What may you do and what may you not do to collect your money? How can you guarantee that you get your money back?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Shvat 22 5780
Taking Care of the Ill -- The Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Sivan 29 5779
Taking Care of the Ill -- The Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Sivan 22 5779
Tidbits of Interest
Some Aspects of the Halachos of Ribbis
Some Aspects of the Halachos of Ribbis
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Shvat 23 5779
Raiding the Pushka and Related Questions
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Adar I 21 5776
The Bankrupt Borrower
“I loaned someone money, and I did not hassle him for payment when he told me that things were tough. Recently, I contacted him to ask if he is in any position to pay back. He replied that he was forced into bankruptcy and thereby absolved all his debts. Does he, indeed, no longer owe me for the loan?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
The Prohibition of Chanufah
When is it permitted to honor a person and when is there the prohibition of flattery?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
Do I Have to Tell the Truth?
A person must maintain total integrity in all his dealings – after all, we are commanded to act like Hashem in all our deeds, and Hashem’s seal is truth (Shabbos 55a). Furthermore, someone who is meticulously honest and truthful will merit receiving the Presence of the Shechinah.
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5772
May I Dangle the Receiver?
Hearing is Not Believing, and other Loshon Hora Question
Various Halachot of Lashon Hara. Is the one who believes loshon horaworse than the one who told does! How can this be? Can I calm a fight if it will include hearing Lashon hara? And more...
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5769
Shidduchim and Loshon Hora
How should one ask and answer shidduch- related questions? How to ask and What not to tell?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | 5769