PURCHASING A HOME UNDER SOMEONE ELSE’S NAME Sometimes, when a person cannot obtain a mortgage using his own name, he may ask a relative to obtain the mortgage for him. We will refer to the person trying to purchase the home as the buyer, and the one obtaining the mortgage as the relative. The relative would then legally buy the house and take out a mortgage under his own … [Read more...]
Who’s Boss: Eved Ivri and The Torah’s Message for Employees
Adapted from a Shiur by Rav Yosef Greenwald on Parashat Mishpatim (והגישו אדוניו אל האלוהים והגישו אל הדלת או אל המזוזה ורצע אדוניו את אזנו במרצע ועבדו לעולם (שמות כא:ו Halacha recognizes two types of workers: – Employee paid by the hour, e.g., an office manager hired for a 9-5 job – Employee paid by task, such as a contractor hired to build a … [Read more...]
The Heart of the Matter
By Rav Yehonatan D. Hool – Bet HaVaad, Yerushalayim The Torah discusses the garments that the Kohanim wore in their service in the Mishkan. The Gemara (Zevahim 88b) explains that each one of the garments that the Kohanim wore atoned for a different sin. The Gemara relates that the Hoshen HaMishpat, the breastplate, atoned for erroneous judgments. The Kli Yakar (28:15) … [Read more...]
‘Order in the Court!’: Is There?
By: Dayan David Englander The Din Torah process in contemporary times It is not uncommon for people to question the Bet Din’s procedures, action, and motives, especially when they are first exposed to a Bet Din as a party to a case. The first step toward understanding how and why a Bet Din acts is to attempt to see things from the perspective of a neutral party. As … [Read more...]
Bais HaVaad Halacha Journal for Parshat Yitro
Click below links to download PDF versions of our Halacha Journal: Print Full Print Version Yitro Print Full Version 2 Page Shul Version Yitro Print … [Read more...]