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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 [...]

BSD Five stories from the Talmud that can teach us a thing or two about proper relationship between an investor and an owner.

BSD Selling property properly, the Jewish way. If two parties are interested in buying your property- one is your neighbor and the other is your relative. Who should you sell it to? If one is a pious scholar (Talmid Chacham) and the other one is not, does it make a difference? :

BSD When you're about to buy some property, first make sure that the next door (or next plot/ field) neighbor is not interested in buying it. According to Jewish law, he or she have the right of way. This rule has many different ramifications and exceptions. Watch this video (one of a series) for [...]

BSD Yeshiva boys don't serve in the army. Why? The Talmud tells us that the best protection against enemies is the study of the Holy Torah, and those who dedicate their lives to its study are exempt from security-taxes (i.e. paying for a protective wall, guards etc.). By the same token, they should be [...]

BSD The five reasons for early death, as taught by Chazal. The 13 advantages of a good breakfast. Why you shouldn't plant trees by the river bank. And more topics from the Talmud.