By Rav Eliezer Cohen [1] Witholding Pay as Negotiation Tactic Question: A business owner with many employees thought of a way to cut corners and maximize his bottom line; he realized that if he doesn’t pay his workers their salaries on time, they would become anxious and would agree to accept less than what they are owed. Is he permitted to use this … [Read more...]
Cash is King: Lending to a non-Jew with Interest
By Rav Yehonatan Sasportas In this week’s Parasha, we read about the prohibition of lending and borrowing with interest – “Ribbit”. The Torah writes that this prohibition applies only to Jews. In the following article we will discuss the various details of this Halacha. There are various approaches among the Rishonim regarding taking Ribbit from a non-Jew. The … [Read more...]
Parashat Behar-Behukotai
All Day Every Day: The Parameters of Mitzvat Talmud Torah By: Rav Yosef Greenwald … [Read more...]
Parashat Emor
Worth the Trip: Traveling and Preparing for a Mitzvah By: Dayan Yosef Greenwald … [Read more...]
Humane Society
Tza’ar Ba’ale Hayim – Causing Distress or Pain to an Animal Dayan Yonatan D. Hool The Halacha forbids one from causing any unnecessary pain or distress to an animal. There is a debate whether this prohibition, known as “Tza’ar Ba’ale Hayim”, is a Torah prohibition or a rabbinic prohibition. The Tana’im, cited in the Gemara Bava Metzia[1] argue about this point: … [Read more...]