Business

Torah Judaism, while founded on matters of faith, equally encompasses very complex matters of business. That is profoundly illustrated in those sections of the Shulchan Aruch (Code of Jewish Law) which carefully scrutinize all manner of business relationships and transactions.This important boo..

You sat down on someone’s glasses and broke them. Must you pay? You set a trap for a trespasser and caught him -- but he was injured. Are you liable? Someone spoke a shidduch and it worked! How much must you pay? This is just a small sample of the everyday questions that are answered by Ra..

People sometimes overlook the fact that the Torah offers laws and guidelines for proper interpersonal relations that inform every aspect of our day.Rabbi Avrohom Ehrman, a distinguished Torah scholar, wrote Halichos Olam, to clarify and disseminate the frequently overlooked laws that regulate human ..

Ribbis? Easy! That means interest on a loan. That's all. Right? Wrong! Ribbis can mean many things, and its law can affect everyone from students to homemakers, including many practices that people have been taking for granted all their lives. Not that everything is forbidden very often there are ri..

We all know that one of a Jew's primary obligations is to give tzedakah, to support the poor, help the sick, and share the burden of Torah institutions. But just as the laws of kashrus are detailed and complex, so are the laws of tzedakah. Rabbi Shimon Taub, a scholar of note, has mastered these law..

We all know that one of a Jew's primary obligations is to give tzedakah, to support the poor, help the sick, and share the burden of Torah institutions. But just as the laws of kashrus are detailed and complex, so are the laws of tzedakah. Rabbi Shimon Taub, a scholar of note, has mastered these law..

I am renting a house and the fixed term of my contract already passed. Do I need to give notice before terminating the lease?Are there any limitations on raising my tenant's rent at the end of his lease term?The air conditioning in our apartment broke and it took two weeks to be repaired. ..

Commerce and Issurei Hana'ah In the span of just a few years, the rapid advance of modern technology has changed the face of trade and commerce. Together with other changes in business, this has given rise to a host of issurei hana'ah related halachic questions not clearly addressed b..