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240 Articles

Bar Metzra Abutter 6 Articles
- Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How
Lo Sachmod Jealousy 10 Articles
- Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How
Miscellaneous Topics in Choshen Mishpat 27 Articles
- Inheritance-Yerusha 4 Articles
  - Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How
- Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How
Courts/Litigation 26 Articles
- Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How
Business/Commerce 53 Articles
- Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How
Employment/Workers 10 Articles
- Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How
Neighbors 12 Articles
- Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How
Damages/Injury 22 Articles
- Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How
Lending/Borrowing 40 Articles
- Shemitas Kesafim and Peruzbal 16 Articles
  - Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How
- Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How
Stealing 24 Articles
- Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How
Lost and Found 7 Articles
- Writing a will-The Mitzvah, When, & How

0. Lo Sachmod – The prohibition against envy, jealousy, and coveting the item of another [Full Article]

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1231

1. Honesty and ethics in business transactions – Going back on your word in a sale or gift [Full Article]

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1971

“I’m Just Looking” – The legalities of discussing a product with a seller with no intent to purchase [i.e. Showrooming, comparison shopping, cost researching, opposition research

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465

A borrowed item that was stolen – Who Gets What After Restitution?

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94

A valid court

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923

Accepting presents – The Midas Chassidus to refuse free gifts

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1149

Asking a borrower to return a lent item prior to the return date

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1002

Avoiding fights in a community-Is there really such a thing as a Machlokes Lisheim Shamayim?

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994

Bal Tashchis by water

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885

Bari Vishema-The law when a lender claims he is owed money, while the borrower says he already paid him back

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1110

Benefiting from stolen property

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1093

Betting – Is it permitted to make a bet and what is the Halacha if one did so, Must he pay up?

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1063

Borrowing a Shul’s Sefer

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829

Building partitions between neighbors

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1101

Buying alcohol or cigarettes for one who does not have ID or is under age

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1031

Cases in which it is ilegal to retract from a pledge even if no Kinyan has taken place

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827

Cases Peruzbal isn’t required

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859

Catching a Thief: Is it permitted to place money on a table as bait to identify a thief?

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61

Chargebacks in Halacha – Canceling a purchase via one’s credit card company

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1210

Charging more money for delayed payment and less for immediate payment

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1112

Check cashing

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1292

Child who borrowed money

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1438

Child who damaged

1
1100

Child who stole, and a person who stole as a child

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978

Coveting another man’s wife

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1210

Credit

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738

Damage caused by one’s objects left in a public area

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1786

Destroying a fruit tree

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1838

Does the concept of Hasagas Gevul apply to a Chabad House?

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1009

Does the concept of Hasagas Gevul apply to a Kolel or Torah Shiurim? May one open a second Kolel or Mosad of Torah Shiurim in the same city as a current one?

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784

Does the law of Bar Metzra apply when selling a car?

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606

Does the law of Bar Metzra apply when selling the property to a Gentile?

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662

Does the law of Bar Metzra apply when selling the property to a woman?

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593

Does the prohibition of Onas Devarim apply against offending a gentile?

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815

Does the prohibition of Tzaar Baalei Chaim apply also against causing pain to humans, or being complicit to it?

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927

Doing a Peruzbal again at the end of the Shemita year

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666

E. Not to cause others to be jealous

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765

Elections in Halacha

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1258
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Entering another person’s property to retrieve an item that fell inside, such as a ball

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1712

Entering another person’s property without permission

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1080

False intentions in business – Asking a seller about a product without intent to buy

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870

False promises – The prohibition against making a promise or agreement without intent to fulfill it

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820

Feeding stray animals

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1383

First son inheriting double portion if born after girl

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848

Firstborn inheriting double portion if born through C-section

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901

Forgave a debt or loan – May one retract from it

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1082

From the Rav’s Desk: Hashavas Aveida if found a $100 bill in front of Shul and the law of Maaser

1
814

From the Rav’s Desk: How long does it take to get a verdict from a Beis Din?

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1029

From the Rav’s Desk: May one use shampoo and towels in a Mikveh without permission of owner

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862

From the Rav’s Desk: Mold in rental property-whose responsibility and may one breach the contract?

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838

From the Rav’s Desk: Must one pay for the elevator condo fee [i.e. Vaad Bayit] if he always uses the stairs or lives by the ground floor

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1089

From the Rav’s Desk: Not to hold grudges forever-if you feel hurt by someone, express yourself and give chance for closure and peace

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1242

From the Rav’s Desk: Outbidding a potential tenant on a rental property

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911

From the Rav’s Desk: Real estate agent headaches-Does a renter have the status of a Bar Metzra?

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578

From the Rav’s Desk: Reluctancy to take someone to Beis Din in order to avoid Machlokes

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775

From the Rav’s Desk: Replacing your Zabla judge

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698

From the Rav’s Desk: Selling one’s world to come

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883

From the Rav’s Desk: Shaming liability-Must a shamer pay you compensation

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834

From the Rav’s Desk: Who gets to keep the found money, the finder, or the person who picked it up

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824

From the Rav’s Desk: Who is a real Apikores/Tinok Shinishba today?

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1766

Gambling: The prohibition against gambling and its severity

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1963

General summary

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598

Gezel Hagoiy-Stealing from a Gentile

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1114

Going back from a proposed favor

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897

Going back from an agreed upon price in a business deal

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688

Going back on a sale agreement [without Kinyan] if the market value of the product has changed, or other unexpected changes occurred

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891

Halachic validity of a check

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1230

Hasagas Gvul in Torah education and occupations-Can an infringement claim be brought against a new Torah class, new Yeshiva, new Rabbi in town, and new Chabad house?

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1273

Hating someone who offended you-When hate is wrong but not a crime

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1281

Hitting a Jew

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1625

Hitting one’s children

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1937
1

How much money can one charge for a job if no price agreement was initially made?

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1145

If a neighbor’s tree is encroaching onto one’s property

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1498

If one desires to forgive a loan must he tell the borrower?

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910

In today’s times

0
779

Informing to police of a drunk driver on Purim

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973

Inheritance of Communal positions

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858

Introduction

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584

Investing in nursing homes-The Rebbe’s opinion

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693

Is a signed document legally binding if one was unaware of its content?

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1116

Is the Mitzvah of Bar Metzra on the Buyer or Seller?

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716

Is the renter responsible for fixing the window shutters and window shades that broke?

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670

Is there an actual stealing prohibition involved in disturbing one’s sleep?

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871

Jewish manners-Acknowledging the greetings of another

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1397

Killing a trespassing neighbor’s pet which is a nuisance and causing monetary damage

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1025

Killing creatures-Is it permitted to cause pain or to kill living creatures?

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1770

Kinyan Sudar/Chalifin-How it works

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1938

Knowing how to judge-Hearing the details of a dispute in the presence of both sides

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2019

Kosher business brings blessing to the money

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851

Laborious Parnasa helps refine one’s soul

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848

Lending a rented or borrowed item to another:

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1069

Lending money to a person who has no way to pay back

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1060

Liability for leaving someone else’s food out of the fridge or freezer

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852

Lo Sachmod by Gentiles, Apikores, Hekdish

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1084

Loan to a Gentile

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686

Looking into another person’s property-Invasion of privacy

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1144

Looking into neighbors property

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889

Machlokes – The Prohibition against strife & discord

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1249

Making a safety fence around one’s pool

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1189

Making use of facilities or making use of a service without paying

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1370

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