Is There a Right to Privacy in Halacha? Adapted from the writings of Dayan Yitzhak Grossman June 4, 2020 One of the key tools for containing the spread of infectious diseases in general, and COVID-19 in particular, is contact tracing,…
TENTH AMENDMENTS Dayan Baruch Meir Levin May 27, 2020 Q: I purchased an apartment building with a down payment of one million dollars. The building generates $200,000 in net profit per year. With regard to ma’aser, does halacha consider there…
Adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald May 27, 2020 One of the lesser symptoms experienced by many COVID-19 patients, lo aleinu, is the loss of taste and smell. Would a person so inflicted be required to recite a…
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Count Indictment Excerpted and adapted from a shiur by Harav Chaim Weg May 21, 2020 You shall count them by their legions, you and Aharon. (Bemidbar 1:3) According to the Ramban, the Torah here uses the term “pekidah” for counting…
Swing and a Hit Adapted from a shiur by Dayan Daniel Dombroff May 21, 2020 Q: I parked my car legally on the side of the street. Without checking for oncoming traffic, I opened my door, whereupon it was immediately…
Adapted from a shiur by Dayan Yosef Greenwald May 21, 2020 We established last week in Part 1 of this series (tinyurl.com/y87ua89o) that according to the Hagahos Ashri, although there is nothing that the earthly Bais Din can do today…
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The Point of No Return Adapted and excerpted from a shiur by Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald Your money you shall not give at interest. (Vayikra 25:37) A potential ribbis (interest) problem arises in the case of returned merchandise. If…
