The following is from Business Weekly A project of the Business Halacha Institute Hotline Under the auspices of HaRav Chaim Kohn Submitted by S. K. Englander An Uneven Exchange My eight-year-old son confided to me that he had traded an album of “rebbi cards” – which I gave him as a reward – for a Slurpee. He now realizes that it [...]

The following is from Business Weekly A project of the Business Halacha Institute Hotline Under the auspices of HaRav Chaim Kohn Shattered Glass by Rabbi Meir Orlian, Yerushalayim Chaim, Yosi and Dov were walking through Meah Shearim, choosing gifts to bring back with them from Yeshiva. Chaim and Yosi had already chosen theirs, but Dov kept browsing. It was his parents’ [...]

The following is from Business Weekly A project of the Business Halacha Institute Hotline Under the auspices of HaRav Chaim Kohn Submitted by A. Dahan Robbed!Unfortunately, I was robbed recently. As I was thinking about all the different things that were taken, it occurred to me that ma’aser money that I had put aside was also stolen. Q: Am I responsible [...]

The following is from Business Weekly A project of the Business Halacha Institute Under the auspices of HaRav Chaim Kohn by Rabbi Meir Orlian, Yerushalayim “Please make sure you’re home early tonight,” Mrs. Hyman said to her husband. “We have an affair to attend at 8:00. It’s the annual dinner of American Friends of Refuah Hospital in Israel.” “Refuah Hospital…” Bernard [...]

The following is from Business Weekly A project of the Business Halacha Institute Under the auspices of HaRav Chaim Kohn As I was backing out of the shul parking lot yesterday, I carelessly bumped into a parked car, denting it. I didn’t recognize the car so I left a note with my contact information. When the fellow contacted me, [...]

The following is from Business Weekly A project of the Business Halacha Institute Under the auspices of HaRav Chaim Kohn  by Rabbi Meir Orlian, Yerushalayim    The invitation to the shul dinner announced in bold letters: “This year’s guest of honor will be our beloved Mara D’asra, Rabbi Shlomo Davis, in celebration of over forty years of dedicated service to [...]

The following is from Business Weekly A project of the Business Halacha Institute Under the auspices of HaRav Chaim Kohn Q: A tree in our neighbor’s yard hangs into our yard, over the patio. We’d like to trim the tree so that we can build our succah on our patio according to halacha. We know from previous experience [...]

The following is from the “Business Weekly” A Project of the Business Halacha Institute Under the auspices of HaRav Chaim Kohn A shadchan called us and suggested a shidduch for our daughter. We sent our daughter out of town to meet the young man, and they have since met several times. Yesterday the young man came to our [...]

The following is from the “Business Weekly” A Project of the Business Halacha Institute Under the auspices of HaRav Chaim Kohn by Rabbi Meir Orlian, Yerushalayim “I’ve had it!” said Mrs. Rosen to her husband. They had been looking at houses for sale all day. “Our friends, the Jacobs, invited us for a drink before we head home.” Mrs. Jacob [...]

A Project of the Business Halacha Institute Under the auspices of HaRav Chaim Kohn  Submitted by C. D. Feldman The Dentist Dilemma My dentist’s secretary called. She is not sure what happened, but they just received a $325 check from me in the mail that was dated August 2006!  Since the check was obviously written to pay for services [...]