Does a Child Who Borrows Money Have to Pay It Back?
Rav Baruch Fried Question: A man is at a bus stop, where he sees a boy that he knows from his neighborhood. The boy tells him that he misplaced the money he needs for his bus and asks if he…
Rav Baruch Fried Question: A man is at a bus stop, where he sees a boy that he knows from his neighborhood. The boy tells him that he misplaced the money he needs for his bus and asks if he…
Rav Baruch Fried Question: I was working on purchasing a certain house and already settled on the terms with the seller. Sadly, the owner passed away suddenly before we went into contract. The askanim who are taking care of the…
Rav Baruch Fried Question: It is common for young boys to sell daled minim. What are the halachos regarding buying daled minim from a katan? Answer: The takanah of pe’utos allows boys under the age of bar mitzvah to be…
Rabbi Baruch Fried Question: The “hefker-koneh” game has existed in yeshivas for generations. Does it have any halachic validity? Answer: I assume that you are referring to scenario where a child doesn’t want his snack and calls out “hefker”, with…
Rabbi Baruch Fried Question: A boy comes home from cheder and tells his father that the boys in his class often trade items and one boy, who is a natural businessman, always ends up with the better end of the…
Rav Baruch Fried Question: A bochur spent a summer working in a camp. At the end of the summer, he goes over to the director and asks for his pay. The director informs the boy that his father still owes the…
Rav Baruch Fried Question: During an intercamp baseball game, the score is tied in the bottom of the 9th. In order to motivate the batter, a counselor tells him that if he hits the game-winning home run, he will buy him…
Rav Baruch Fried Question: Reuven is making a bar mitzvah. He has an idea that since the bar mitzvah will be very expensive, he’ll use the gift money his son receives to pay for part of it. Is there any problem…
Rav Baruch Fried Question: A young boy from my neighborhood who is below the age of bar mitzvah did some work helping me in my office and left before I had a chance to pay him. Can I wait until I…
Rav Baruch Fried Question: A young boy from my neighborhood who is below the age of bar mitzvah did some work helping me in my office and left before I had a chance to pay him. Can I wait until I…