Must a guilty defendant pay for court expenses and litigation fees according to Halacha?[1] Fees involved in the initial Din Torah:[2] The losing party of a Din Torah is not required to reimburse the winning side for expenses involved. This applies even if he forced the winning party to come […]
Sitting during the blessings of Kerias Hatorah
Standing during the blessings of Kerias Hatorah: Some Poskim[1] rule that everyone [even those who sit during the actual reading] is required to stand upon hearing the blessings of the Torah [i.e. Barchu[2], Birchas Hatorah before and after[3]], as is the rule by every Davar Shebekedusha.[4] Other Poskim[5], however, rule […]
Standing versus sitting during Kerias Hatorah
Should one stand during Kerias Hatorah?[1] The congregation is not required to stand during the Torah reading [and so is the widespread custom[2], and so is the ruling according to Kabbala[3]].[4] However, there are some who are stringent[5] to stand [during the actual Torah reading, although even they are […]
Starting a new activity on Mondays and Wednesdays
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Starting a new activity on Mondays and Wednesdays:[1] It is customary not to begin a new activity on Mondays and Wednesdays.[2] [Some[3] rule that this only applies for mundane matters and not for matters that involve a Mitzvah. Practically, so […]
Starting a new activity on Mondays and Wednesdays
Today’s Halacha is dedicated in memory of Reizal Baas R’ Zev Simon whose Yartzite is today This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Starting a new activity on Mondays and Wednesdays:[1] It is customary not to begin a new activity on Mondays and Wednesdays.[2] [Some[3] rule that […]
Leaving part of one’s wall unpainted Zecher Lachurban
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com Leaving part of one’s wall unpainted:[1] When the Temple was destroyed, the Sages of that generation instituted that one may never build a home that is painted and decorated like the palace of a king, and rather one is […]
Concentration during Shema
Concentration during Shema:[1] One is to concentrate on every single word recited during Keiras Shema. Even if one is unable to Daven without being bothered by foreign thoughts, he is to accustom himself to recite Kerias Shema without foreign thoughts. One who does so achieves that all physical and spiritual […]
May one arrange for a Non-Kosher business lunch to be served to his gentile employees?
May one arrange for a Non-Kosher business lunch to be served to his gentile employees? Providing an employee with non-Kosher food raises the question of the prohibition against doing business with non-Kosher foods[1], and the prohibition against benefiting from foods prohibited in benefit, such as meat and milk, and Yayin […]
May one buy non-Kosher food for a gentile, such as an employee?
May one buy non-Kosher food for a gentile, such as an employee? Regular gentile, non-employee:[1] It is forbidden to purchase non-Kosher food for a gentile due to the business prohibition. This applies even if one is giving the gentile the food as a present and certainly if he is selling […]
May a Jew work for a gentile owned store, or company which sells Basar Bechalav products?
May a Jew work for a gentile owned store, or company which sells Basar Bechalav products? Working in a store or company that sells non-Kosher food raises the question of the prohibition against doing business with non-Kosher foods[1], and the prohibition against benefiting from foods prohibited in benefit [i.e. Basar […]
