Payment for Uncompleted Work
We cannot tell you anything definitive after hearing from only one side. However, we will advise you how...
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Going to a Civil Court Where There Is No Beit Din
Although we respect and value local governmental courts, Jews are required to seek adjudication specifically in a beit...
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Buying With Intention to Return
In the absence of special governmental provisions, the halacha is that after making a kinyan on a sales...
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Immoral Commercial Practices?
We are very pleased that you care and ask about the propriety of business tactics that apparently are...
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Stealing by Accident?
We will only scratch the surface of the scholarship on whether one is obligated for geneiva b’shogeg, and...
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Returning a Lost Item that the Owner Knows About
We will explore a few possible ways to exempt you from returning the items. Let us assume that...
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Taking Bottles from Recycling Receptacles
It is good that you are sensitive to both the ecological elements of recycling and the halachic propriety...
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Receiving Permission to Sublet
Based on your description, the halachic/legal status appears to be that the foundation rents the apartment from the...
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Dealing with Fallout from a Dishonest Middleman
We will divide this question into the following different possible models of business interaction and analyze each one...
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Keeping Benefits from a Communal Purchase
The gemara discusses the question of who gains when a shaliach (agent) receives a special deal as a...
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Claiming Damages from an Employee
We cannot rule what the driver must do without hearing his side of the story. We can give...
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A Lawyer’s Obligation to Take a Dangerous Case
The formal prohibition of lo taguru does not apply in your case for a few reasons. First, it...
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