It is forbidden to steal from a non-Jew. However once one has stolen, is there a mitzva of veheishiv es hagezelah (returning the stolen property), and is there a difference before yiush or after? Answer: As you note, it is forbidden to steal from a non-Jew, and if a person did steal from a non-Jew, […]
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Esrog with a Gartel
What is the reason that some people prefer an esrog with a gartel? If one has more than one esrog in order to fulfill different opinions – when does one use the different esrogim (ie during brocha, Hallel, Hoshanas)? Answer: An esrog with a ‘gartel’ (a strip in the middle that becomes thinner) is preferred […]
Closing a Passageway that Passes through Private Property
Question: I bought an apartment on paper from a contractor. Together with the apartment, I purchased a joined garage and storage room. When he did the actual building, the contractor changed the plans and connected my garage to two more storage rooms and to the building’s underground parking ventilator room. The connection was done in […]
Course Cancellation
question: I signed up to a morning course in graphic art for women. The course cost NIS 450 for 10 lessons. The first lesson took place in the evening (I later found out that the instructor works during the morning, and it seems she had no intention to teach a morning course) with me and […]
VAYISHLACH – ENCOURAGEMENT
The Parsha ends with an account of the genealogy of Esav. This is the birth of Amalek, the progenitor of the nation that would constantly strive to destroy Klal Israel. “And Timna was a concubine to Eliphaz and Eliphaz gave birth to Amalek..((Vayishlach, 36:12))” The Gemara in Sanhedrin informs us of the background to this occurrence. “Timna was a […]