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  • Ribbis (Interest)

Someone took $1,300 from me without my permission. A few years he paid it back to me with $50 extra. Is it considered interest?

  Question: Someone took money from me; about $1,300; without my permission. They took a few years to pay it back to me. When they finished paying it back, they…

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  • Choshen Mishpat
  • Gifts, presents, חו"מ - הלכות מתנה, חו"מ רמט

שונא מתנות יחיה: Should one refuse all gifts to merit long life?

  Question: My mother-in-law purchased a sheital that she was not happy with that she cannot return and wasn't able to sell. She wants to gift it to her daughter…

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  • Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • shiurim, מעקה

How many inches high, must a Ma’akeh be?

  35-6 inches.   Sources: שצ״ל שוחקות ולא עצבות - ראה בהשמטות למנ״ח קומץ המנחה תקמז. מס׳ מזוזה הלכות מעקה בשעה״צ מט. ועוד. וראה ועשית מעקה בירורים כז. בשיעור שוחקות…

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  • - עברית, Loans

לויתי מחבר שלי כמה דולרים, אנו לא זוכרים אם כבר החזרתי את החוב. האם אומרים שהמוציא מחבירו עליו הראי’?

  במלוה על פה, פטור מדיני אדם. וי״א שחייב לצאת ידי שמים, ונכון לצאת ידי שמים ולהתפשר עם המלוה בכל מה שאפשר.   טעמים ומקורות: מהרשד״ם חו״מ א, הב״ד בש״ך…

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  • Geneivas Daas, Ribbis (Interest)
  • amazon

What does Halacha say regarding buying something with the intention of using/wearing it once and then returning it?

  Generally speaking: One may, as long as one makes it patently clear from the onset that he has zero intention of keeping the item. If it's a Jewish store…

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  • Damages, Mikvah, Tevilas Keilim
  • naked

Can one Toivel Keilim while undressed?

  Question: I've seen many people bring dishes to the mikvah to toivel, after they first go to the mikvah. Is it a problem to toivel keilim while undressed? And…

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  • Choshen Mishpat
  • air conditioner, rent

The AC in our rented apartment broke. Is the landlord obligated to replace it?

  Question: We rent a floor of a house owned by a frum Jewish family. It came with an air conditioner already functionally installed into the wall of the house.…

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  • Stealing, Tzedaka
  • gambling, poker cards

Can I halachically give money to tzedakah from gambled money/poker money?

  Question: I made $100 from poker, am I now halachically allowed to go and give $20 to tzedakah from that money, or is that $20 considered "assur"? The gambling…

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  • Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • Food under bed

Is one allowed to eat food that was left in a basket underneath a stroller while the baby was sleeping?

  The Alter Rebbe writes (Hilchos Shemiras Guf V'Nefesh 7) that one should not place a cooked dish or other foods or drinks under a bed because of the רוח…

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  • Avodah Zarah, Choshen Mishpat, Geneivas Daas
  • genevas daas, halal, shechita

Practicing Shechita at a Halal Place

  First Question - Genevas Daas: I have been practicing shechita at a halal place and many Muslims wear something that looks like a yarmulke. I have learned that some…

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  • Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh, Uncategorized
  • bal tashchis

Bal Tashchis Question

  Question: I have a cart full of stuff that I don't need, yet may be useful to other people. However it is difficult to get the word out, I…

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  • Borer, Nizkei Guf V'Nefesh, Shabbos
  • water, או"ח שיט, מלאכת בורר

May one spill water from his cup prior to drinking on Shabbos?

  Question: Many are accustomed to spilling a drop of the "bad water" off their cups. May one do so on Shabbos, as it is forbidden to remove bad from…

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  • Choshen Mishpat, Sales, Tzedaka
  • refund, הל' אונאה ומקח טעות

Recently while shopping at a Judaica store I was overcharged for a product…

  Question: Recently while shopping at a Judaica store I was overcharged for a product (I will assume that it was an honest mistake although I can't be sure). On…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Choshen Mishpat, Stealing
  • internet, Wi-Fi

May I use my neighbor’s Wi-Fi without permission?

  There are laws in many countries that forbid the use of wireless service belonging to another without permission. In the United States, federal and state laws restrict "unauthorized access of…

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  • Ribbis (Interest)
  • credit card points

Ribbis When Lending a Credit Card

  Question: If I gave someone my Credit card to use as a loan and he paid me the full amount exactly and I get points for each dollar, are…

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  • Ribbis (Interest)

I was lent $10 in the US and now I want to pay the guy back 10 euro (out of convenience) in France. Is that Ribbis?

      Loans and currency? keeping within the guidelines of the Laws of Ribis A general guide - Compiled by Rabbi Shabsi Tayar   A loan may be advanced…

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  • Choshen Mishpat, Sales

I gave $125 to someone to purchase a fridge. The individual negotiated the sale for $100. To whom does the $25 belong?

  Question: I gave $125 to someone to purchase a fridge, the price that the seller was asking. The individual negotiated the sale for $100. To whom does the $25…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Choshen Mishpat

Article: I cancelled the taxi; must I pay anyway?

  Question: If I ordered a taxi for 5:00 in the morning and The driver came and waited. But I did not wake up, do I have to pay for…

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  • - עברית, Choshen Mishpat, Sales
  • הל' אונאה

מישהו מכר לי משהו בהרבה יותר יקר ממה שזה שווה…

  שאלה: מישהו פירסם שהוא מוכר סט ספרים שנמכר בAmazon ב140 דולר במחיר של 80 דולר. קפצתי על המציאה, ולאחר זמן גילתי שבחניות השכונה סט כזה חדש עולה רק 55…

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  • Kashrus, Sakanah, Shmiras Guf V'Nefesh
  • onion, שמירת גוף ונפש ז.

Pre-Peeled Onions in a Commercial Kitchen

  Question: We have a large bikur cholim kitchen. We would like to begin buying pre-cut onions that comes with a national hechsher. Is there any "heter" that commercial kitchens…

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