By Dayan Shlomo Cohen, Badatz Ahavat Shalom, Yerushalayim The Case In search of a special Etrog for Sukkot, Mr. Cohen visited the famous Arba’at HaMinim market in Jerusalem's Me’ah She’arim district. At one of the stalls he found two beautiful looking candidates between which he could not decide. He asked for permission to show the two Etrogim to his rabbi and the stall owner … [Read more...]
Battle of the Brands
Buying and Selling Manufacturing Rights By Dayan Shlomo Cohen, Author of “Pure Money” and Dayan at Ahavat Shalom, Yerushalaim We usually think of buying and selling in regard to tangible items, such as cookies, pens, socks, and cars. Nowadays, though, there is an entire marketplace for intangible items, as well; people buy and sell royalties for a certain product or … [Read more...]
Recalling Faulty Merchandise
Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 Recall By Dayan Shlomo Cohen, Dayan at Ahavat Shalom, Yerushalayim and author of “Pure Money” A Perfect Product Samsung, the manufacturer of the Galaxy Note 7, made a bold step by announcing the recall of all the phones sold. The problem seems to be a risk of fire and even explosion. The recall would seem to be a declaration of a defect in the … [Read more...]
Paying on Time
The obligation of paying one’s employees on time By Dayan Yehoshua Grunwald The Mitzvah Hiring an employee comes along with the responsibility of many Torah and rabbinic commandments, the most basic of which is paying on time. On a biblical level, when an employer doesn't pay his employee within the end of the day (or night) of the last day of a work cycle, he can … [Read more...]
Severance Pay
Is there a Halachic directive with regards to severance pay? By Dayan Baruch Meir Levine Q: After being a teacher for over 20 years at a local elementary school, I will be leaving at the end of this year. Baruch Hashem, the administration has been financially very supportive over the years despite the hardships they faced. However, they do not seem to be offering me any sort … [Read more...]