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BSD Introduction to tractate Kiddushin. Does a woman belong to her husband according to Jewish law? What is the essence of Kiddushin/ Jewish wedlock?

BSD Last page of Bava Metzia. Case: Some Vegetables grow in the ground of one person but their leaves grow and jut out into someone else's airspace. Who owns these vegetables?

BSD "Do it at your own risk". Does Jewish law endorse this concept? E.g. Would Beth Din allow someone to place a hazardous object in the public domain (for whichever reason) yet demand of him to pay if damage was caused?

BSD An offer you can (not?) refuse, in the eyes of Halacha. Case 1: Reuven's stonewall fell into the garden of his neighbor, Shimon. Instead of clearing away the stones, Reuven tells Shimon that he can keep the stones for himself and do as he wishes with them. Is that a workable deal, or [...]

BSD Don't touch the (not so) kosher money. Even if it is legally ok to benefit from someone else's money, it's not always the right thing to do.

Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of Chol Hamoed with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 534). Washing clothes and towels on Chol Hamoed, plus lots more!

BSD The roof is leaking! What does halacha say about leaking roofs and other "neighborly" damages? Is it always clear that the damaging party has to pay? E.g. can a person plant a tree in his own field if its roots would eventually damage his friend's water well?

Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash speaks at the Beis Medrash Ahavas Shalom Simchas Beis Shoeva 5784 (September 30, 2023)

BSD There's a hole in the floor! (of the rented house, and the landlord refuses to fix it....) The Mishnah says that in some cases, if a landlord refuses to fix the floor of the tenant (who is living above him), then the tenant has the right to move in to the landlord's house [...]

Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash gives Chizuk and then leads the recitation of psalms due to the current war in Israel