Under oath! According to Torah Law, people are ordered to take an oath (shevua) when they deny money that is claimed from them. Sometimes, however, the rules of the game change, and the plaintiff is the one that takes the shevua (and subsequently the claimed money). Such is the case of workers who claimed [...]
BSD If Rosh HaShanah is the annual Judgment Day, then why is it a day of joy? At best, we should be calm, knowing that our Father will do us justice. But why be actively... happy??
BSD If someone worked for you for a few minutes, do you still have to pay them on time? If someone is not paid per hour but rather per project (e.g. a designer, seamstress, dry cleaner) do you still have to pay them on time? What is the halachic status of the one who [...]
BSD Rented an item from a friend or a company but delayed the payment? This too involves Torah prohibition. There are numerous Torah prohibitions to do with holding back wages (or rent), but not all of them apply to every situation. This video clarifies some of these points.
Rabbi Avrohom Baruch Zachariash teaches the halachas of Chol Hamoed with the Mishnah Berurah (O.C. 533). What types of preparations can be made on Yom Tov and Chol Hamoed. Can one use trickery in order to make more that can be used during the week? Can you grind flour on Yom Tov? What if [...]
BSD When an employer holds back money AND lies about it in Beth Din, what does the halacha say?
BSD Not paying your workers on time? Didn't yet pay the painter/ plumber /babysitter cuz "you have other things on your mind right now"? The Torah takes that very seriously, and a person who delays payment is breaking no less than four different Torah laws. And it doesn't make any difference whether you un-pay [...]
BSD An investor's nightmare, as depicted in the Talmud. You bought this gorgeous piece of land and started investing in it. Then came people who claimed - and proved - that this land was mortgaged to them by your dear seller (who failed to pay his debt). Now they want the land, and they're [...]
BSD Mortgages... An argument occurs over the amount of years of a pay-as-you-go mortgage. The lender (who sits in the property, as agreed) claims that he deserves more years than the amount claimed by the borrower. If there is no clear documentation, is the lender believed with a "migo" as- once three years have [...]
BSD NOTE: This is a difficult one. To receive an auxiliary chart, please leave a comment asking for one and I will email it to you BN. A case from the Talmud: A "planter" ( a man who plants fields and then tends to them) was working for someone but then left him cold [...]