14 Lessons
Theft and Damage The Talis Exchange and Other Lost Stories
Borrowing without the owner’s knowledge is usually halachically equivalent to stealing! In general, one may not use an item until one receives permission from the owner.
Theft and Damage A Yiddishe Cup
At the Shabbat Table
The groom who just couldn't break the glass until the Rav came up with a briliant idea...
The Laws of Purim Unjust Desserts
At the Shabbat Table
The man who sent a mud cake for mishloach manot and the cake made its way to...
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions Who Should Pay a Ticket?
My friend picked up a trempist (hitchhiker) who did not put on his seatbelt. Police pulled the car over and gave a ticket to the driver (not the passenger) for driving with someone not buckled. Should the passenger reimburse my friend?
Bemare Habazak - Rabbis Questions 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?