Adapted from a Shiur by Dayan Dovid S. Englander Eat and run Paul Guadalupe Gonzales likes eating. Paying, less so. Last May, Gonzales went on date to a California restaurant. He ordered lavishly for himself and his date. When they finished eating, he said he needed to retrieve something from the car. He left and didn’t return. The stunned and shamed woman paid the entire … [Read more...]
Bet HaVaad Halacha Journal For Parshat VaYakhel
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Daf Yomi in Halacha Topics Parshat VaYakhel
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Halachot of Daily Living
To be counted towards the one hundred Berachot, must one personally recite the Beracha, or is it sufficient to respond amen to another person’s Beracha? It depends on the Beracha. If the Beracha is obligatory (such as Kiddush or HaMotzi) and a person fulfills the requirement to recite the Beracha by hearing it from another, the Beracha can be included in a person’s daily … [Read more...]
Ribbit: Matters of Interest
Learning with the Lender Reuven borrowed money from Shimon, and Shimon used the opportunity to inquire if Reuven would want to setup a Havruta session with him. Is this an issue of Ribbit? The Shulhan Aruch writes that a borrower may not tutor the lender, nor the lender’s son, unless he had been doing so previously. Some Poskim write that this is forbidden even if the … [Read more...]