Payment requirements for the private salesman By Dayan Dovid Grossman There is one Halachic classification of work which can lend itself to confusion. A Po’el – laborer – who works by the hour is called a S’chir Yom (lit. day laborer). An independent contractor, who is paid by the job, is a Kablan. Each of these categories comes with its own set of rules and … [Read more...]
Mob Rules: Does the Torah Sanction Vigilante Justice?
Adapted from a Shiur by Rav Yosef Greenwald Murder in the Park Victor Melo, 16, began his afternoon listening to music in the sprawling national park in the Brazilian capital, Brasilia. At some point a classmate of Victor’s, standing nearby, had her phone stolen. She thought Victor did it and called out for help. Her friends, assisted by onlookers from whom a pair of … [Read more...]
Bet HaVaad Halacha Journal for Parshat Beshalah
Print Full Print Version Beshalah Print Full Version 2 Page Shul Version Beshalah Print … [Read more...]
Daf Yomi in Halacha Topics Parshat Beshalah
Meseches Chulin Daf 52 Daf 53 Daf 54 Daf 55 Daf 56 Daf 57 Daf 58 … [Read more...]
Halachot of Daily Living
What is the reason we recite Birkot HaTorah? There is a disagreement among the Rishonim as to whether Birkot HaTorah is a Torah obligation or a Rabbinic obligation. Sefer Pene Moshe 1:1 (Benvenisti) writes that the Ramban, Rashba and Sefer HaHinuch maintain that there is a Biblical obligation to recite Birkot HaTorah daily. This is derived from the verse (Devarim 32:3) “When … [Read more...]