Rav Baruch Fried Question: Yankel wrote an original song. For whatever reason, the song is now readily available in the public domain and can be legally downloaded for free. Yankel, however, insists that he is not amenable to this arrangement…

Rav Baruch Fried Question: Someone lost an item, which was worth a significant amount of money. His neighbor later revealed to him that he had seen the item on the street but didn’t bother to pick it up. This individual…

Rav Baruch Fried Question: Someone is walking in the street on Shabbos and finds a large sum of money with a siman. What should he do? Answer: The Mishnah Berurah clearly says that if one finds money on Shabbos with…

Rav Baruch Fried Question: Shimon related to his friend, Levi, that his wife had lost an expensive piece of jewelry. He is not concerned, however, because it was insured and he will be compensated for the loss. He said that…

Rav Baruch Fried Question: Reuven is walking in the street in a place where no Jews live and he finds a book. On the inside cover, he sees a name and phone number. Does he have to return the book…

Rav Baruch Fried Question: Yankel was shopping in Walmart. When he gets back to his car, he sees that the parking spot next to him is empty and there is a Walmart bag with some items in it lying on…

Rav Baruch Fried Question: Someone is walking down the street and sees that his neighbor’s floodlights are on in the middle of the day. Is he obligated to knock on his door to inform him of this so that the…

Rav Baruch Fried Question: Reuven found a lost object in the street. Instead of trying to return it, his yeitzer hara gets the better of him, and he decides to take it for himself. A few years later, he regrets…

Rav Baruch Fried Question: I noticed that someone left an umbrella in my office’s coat room and it has been sitting there for some time. I assume that whoever left it there will eventually return to claim it. In the…

Rav Baruch Fried Question: A fellow is walking down the street and sees what is clearly a lost object. What should be his initial reaction? Answer: One should realize that there is a big difference between when you first see…