HaRav Yishai Natan - I rent an apartment from a fellow Jew, and the rent is due on the first of each month. I often forget to pay on time, or for different reasons I end up paying a few days late. When I mentioned this to someone, he suggested that I may have been transgressing the issur of Bal Talin each time this happened. Is he correct? Am I over the averah of Bal … [Read more...]
Toms River Airbnb
HaRav Yishai Natan - I live in Brooklyn, and my wife wanted to go away for the weekend to Toms River, New Jersey. I told her that my uncle has a nice house in Toms River that he rents out as an Airbnb. He had recently given it to my brother for free for an extended weekend, I’m sure he’ll let us do the same. I called my uncle and asked him if the house was rented out that … [Read more...]
THE WRONG POOL
HaRav Yishai Natan I was scheduled to have my pool opened for the summer next week. This morning, I walked outside to my backyard and noticed that my pool had already been opened. I immediately called my pool company, and they told me that they had not yet come and that I was still scheduled for next week. I informed them that someone had already opened my pool and … [Read more...]
Tuition Quiz
By: Rabbi Daniel Dombroff Tough Questions for Schools and Parents The costs of living in the Orthodox community are rising every year. Along with regular expenses, the cost of Yeshiva tuition is also an increasing financial burden. Likewise, many schools are struggling with financial challenges and are having difficulty making ends meet. How can they pay their teachers when … [Read more...]
Ramifications of a Broken Kinyan : Reneging on an Agreement Part III
By: Rabbi Yosef Greenwald The Offense of the Mi ShePara As we discussed in the previous segments, when one reneges on a Kinyan Kessef (backing out after the money was given, before taking the item into one’s possesion), he is subjected to the following curse: “Mi shepara, m'anshe dor hamabul um'anshei dor hapalaga, hu yifra etc.”. He (Hashem), who avenged the generation … [Read more...]