Q. Can you write אסור להשתמש בלי רשות in a sefer, and if yes, do you have to look in the front of a sefer to see if the…
Q. Can you write אסור להשתמש בלי רשות in a sefer, and if yes, do you have to look in the front of a sefer to see if the…
Question: It often happens at home that one my children wants something another child has and tries to think of ways to get it whether just by asking (repeatedly)…
Question: I'm embarrassed to say but when I was 10 or 11, our teacher gave us books in the classroom library that we could take out and use and…
Question: If I have cans of soda (for example) out of the fridge and and another Bochur (for example) has the same type of can in the fridge, can…
Stealing is forbidden even if it involves stealing works of Torah or Chassidus. There are certain halachic exceptions where there could be room to permit, such as someone who…
Question: I am now 40 years old. Around 20 years ago when I was a bochur, I used to take money out of my Father’s bank account and his…
I’m in shul and I’m about to begin davening when I realize I’m holding someone else’s tallis! May I make a brachah on a “stolen” tallis? From a strictly…
We may use another’s tefilin if we do not have our own pair, since the halachah is, “Nicha lay l’inish layavid mitzvah bemamonay,” a person is glad when a…
Question: I found a Machzor for Yom Kippur in the prison chapel library, amongst goyish books. Since some inmates take the books and desecrate them and since, as far…
Question: I know games like poker are prohibited because of the element of stealing that can be applied to it. But what about a game like blackjack where, depending…
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…
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…
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…
Question: The big grant available for seminary makes you sign that you will continue after with college for at least a certain amount of time. Is one allowed to…
One may not intentionally deceive anyone, including non-Jews, but it is permissible to take advantage of a mistake made by a gentile (ta’us akum), unless doing so will cause…
Question: I made a purchase on amazon and got a notification that it was delivered. When I checked for the package though I wasn’t able to find anything so…
If there is a chance that the goy will realize and it will thus cause a Chilul Hashem then one must inform the goy (therefore when possible one should…
No, because if it was not paid for it is considered stolen and one may not use stolen goods. See here: https://asktherav.com/is-it-permitted-to-listen-to-music-i-have-received-from-a-friend-he-did-not-pay-for-it-either-and-we-both-do-not-plan-on-buying-that-specific-album-is-it-considered-stealing-even-though-the-a/#.XJJlh74g-7M.link שו"ע אדה"ז הל' גזלה וגנבה סי"א, כ.…
נכון להתקשר לבנק ולספר להם דברים כהווייתן. הרחבה: באם מצד החוק מחוייבים להחזיר, יש להחזיר בכל מקרה. גם כשאין החוק מחייב, הנה, מצד אחד בפשטות ה״ז בגדר טעות גוי, כיון…
Yes. דינא דמלכותא דינא, וברשות הממשלה לקחת נכסי התושבים על פי חוקי המדינה. וגם כבר התייאש ממנו. ראה שו"ע אדה"ז הל' גזילה וגנבה סעיף יט: וכן אם גזר מי…
