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May I use cut up leek that was left overnight without any salt or oil?

I'm curious if we apply the same rule of opened onions to all sharp foods (garlic, green onions, etc.)? Does the Shulchan Aruch give us a "time limit" that…

שותפות בקניית נכס באיזור קראון הייטס

שאלה: לכבוד הרב ברוין! שלום וברכה, קיבלתי הצעה להשתתף ברכישת בניין בשכונת קראון הייטס. זה פרוייקט שבו כמה חרדים משקיעים ורוכשים את הבניין, ואחר כך מוכרים את הדירות ומתחלקים…

Can I Throw-out Cheesecake in Garbage?

Question: The shliach in my area gave the whole community cheesecake, I prefer not to have it in my house since it makes people in my family sick with…

העברת מעות מקופת צדקה של מוסד א’ למוסד ב’

שאלה: מוסד א נכנס לחנות, ובעל החנות נותן לו קופה של מוסד ב, ואומר לו: הם לא באים לרוקן, וגם שמתי צדקה בכונה לתת למוסד שלך. שניהם מוסדות חב"ד.…

Can a teacher take things away from children and not give it back?

This depends on a lot of details. If it is something dangerous, either physically or spiritually for the student, not only may the Mechanech take it away, he must…

Can you sell your first house?

Question: Is there a solution for someone who wants to sell his house, the first one he bought, which the Gemara considers to be an omen that isn’t positive?…

If someone gives away his property as a shortcut, can they take it away?

The following are the guidelines according to Halacha, in a situation where legally accepted, and no damage is caused to the owner. If one willingly and expressly allowed the…

Can I make the Bracha when installing a Ma’ake/fence?

Question: We are renovating our home and we move the stairs to a different place. Now there is an area upstairs which we need to put a fence on.…

Can the Nifkad take matters in to his own hands?

Question: In se'if 14 of the Rebbe's Kuntres Inyono Shel Toras HaChassidus he brings the case of the nifkad not withholding the pikodon of the mafkid even though according…

How do the Halochos of Ona’ah (cheating) apply in business?

Question: How do the Halochos of Ona'ah (cheating) apply in business? I remember coming across the halacha that one is not allowed to sell something for more than its…

Hefker of a Child

Question: My brother, 12 years old, used to have a lop top and stopped using it years ago. Since I needed a lop top I asked him to look…

What are the Halachic limitations as to whom, and for what price, one may sell a house to in a Frum neighborhood?

Fuller Picture: We live in a place where the real estate market is rapidly outpacing previous prices, as such the most common way of selling a house is to…

May one eat government lunches if one does not really qualify?

Full Question: Recently in NJ, the government began a free lunch program for kids 18 and under. Over the past couple of weeks, my parents have been making use…

Is it true that if you’re cold in the winter in class or shul you could make them close the window? If yes, where is the source?

Yes, generally this is true. Several Poskim have derived this Din from the Ram”a in Choshen Mishpat Siman 155 Sief 39 See for example: מעייני התורה עטייא ח"ב בחלק…

I prepaid for the Mikveh when I was not required to pay. Would I have to pay for the next year or can I use the money that I paid originally as if it were on credit?

Question clarified: I moved to town 2 years ago. Right when I moved in I put the yearly mikvah fee in the box. I later found out that as an…

Choshen Mishpat

May I use cut up leek that was left overnight without any salt or oil?

שותפות בקניית נכס באיזור קראון הייטס

Can I Throw-out Cheesecake in Garbage?

העברת מעות מקופת צדקה של מוסד א’ למוסד ב’

Can a teacher take things away from children and not give it back?

Can you sell your first house?

If someone gives away his property as a shortcut, can they take it away?

Can I make the Bracha when installing a Ma’ake/fence?

Can the Nifkad take matters in to his own hands?

How do the Halochos of Ona’ah (cheating) apply in business?

Hefker of a Child

What are the Halachic limitations as to whom, and for what price, one may sell a house to in a Frum neighborhood?

May one eat government lunches if one does not really qualify?

Is it true that if you’re cold in the winter in class or shul you could make them close the window? If yes, where is the source?

I owe some money to someone who passed away. His son (a friend of mine) said I can give him the money.

Tikkun for Cutting Down a Fruit Tree

May one send a loan via CashApp without witnesses?

מה הדין של מעקה? למה לדוגמא אין מעקה לבימת התפילות של הרבי?

Does an employment agreement need to be signed upon?

I prepaid for the Mikveh when I was not required to pay. Would I have to pay for the next year or can I use the money that I paid originally as if it were on credit?