Maaser Kesafim

Chumash and the Fall of the Ghetto

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?

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?

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?

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?

The Bankrupt Borrower

Being a Good Guest

The Halachic Etiquette when Visiting Someone’s House

The Halachic Etiquette when Visiting Someone’s House

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?

Taking Care of the Ill -- The Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim

Taking Care of the Ill -- The Mitzvah of Bikur Cholim

Tidbits of Interest

Some Aspects of the Halachos of Ribbis

Some Aspects of the Halachos of Ribbis

Raiding the Pushka and Related Questions

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?

The Prohibition of Chanufah

When is it permitted to honor a person and when is there the prohibition of flattery?

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.

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...

Shidduchim and Loshon Hora

How should one ask and answer shidduch- related questions? How to ask and What not to tell?

Plagiarizing, Loshon Hora, and Employee Responsibility

Halachikly is there a Isur to Plagiarize? Am I obliged to stop someone from Plagiarizing?