Business Law
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Ribis Interest on a Car Lease
Is there a problem of violating the Jewish law against charging or paying interest when leasing a car from a Jewish owned leasing firm? Would it be better to avoid any questions and lease from a non-Jewish owned leasing firm?…
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Refunded Order That Was Delivered
I ordered something online over a month ago. A month passed, I didn’t receive the delivery and when I called the company they gave me a refund assuming that the delivery got lost in the mail. Yesterday, more than 5…
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Jewish Business Secrets
I know Jews excel in business. What is the secret that makes this possible? Nations that associate with Israel get blessed. How can my country get association with Israel. We need the Jews to teach us business wisdom and have…
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Charging Interest to Non-Jews
If usury is a deadly sin, an injustice and an obvious manifestation of human greed (Ezekiel 18:8; Psalm 14:5), why are the Jews forbidden to sin against each-other and allowed to sin against the non-Jews Deuteronomy 23:19-20)? Is Jewish justice…
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Unsolicited Text Messaging
Although some carriers offer free text messaging, many people are charged a fee for each text message. Is it permissible to send out an unsolicited text message to a group of people announcing a Torah class at a specific time,…
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Misleading Price-list
I am a the manager of a restaurant, and I ordered 100 pounds of chicken cutlets from a new supplier. On the price-list, in the price per pound column, it said that the cost was $3.53 per pound. On the…
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Borrowing Money with Witnesses
Someone I’m friendly with asked to borrow money, and I feel comfortable just lending it to her. But I once heard that Jewish law requires witnesses. Is this true? Answer: If it is an amount that, if the person would…
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Selling Non-Kosher Food
Can a religious Jew sell non kosher meat to other businesses if this is his means of income? Answer: This is a very complex issue, and one that cannot be dealt with effectively divorced from specific details of situation and…
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Business Values
What does the Torah tell us about honesty in business dealings? Are there any guiding principles for Jews in honest business dealings? The Jerusalem Talmud (Bava Metzia 2:5) states it powerfully (what follows is a free translation): Rabbi Shimon ben…