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Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Aryeh FinkelQuestion: A driver makes a turn and accidentally sideswipes a parked car. He leaves a note on the windshield with his phone number and starts to drive away. Suddenly, he sees another car plow into the same parked car and total it. The owner of the car has his vehicle declared a total loss by the insurance...

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Aryeh FinkelQuestion: I went away for the summer and rented out my house to some tenants. I informed them that I wouldn’t be coming home until a few weeks after they left; therefore, I asked them to turn off the air conditioner before they leave. They did not do so, and instead left the air conditioning running at 65...

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Aryeh FinkelQuestion: Reuven is driving around at 4 am. He comes to a red light and stops. He doesn’t see anyone around, so he goes through the red. Unfortunately, a kid on a scooter comes flying out of nowhere and is struck by Reuven’s car. Boruch Hashem, the boy is unhurt. The scooter, however, is destroyed. Is Reuven...

The Laws of Torts Week 1Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Aryeh FinkelTEXT VERSION:Question: Reuven’s neighbor went away for Shabbos. Before he left, he forgot to shut the hose that was running in his backyard. Over Shabbos, the water flowed into Reuven’s property and flooded his basement. Is the neighbor liable as an odom hamazik? Answer: He definitely...

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Question: If someone passes away suddenly and leaves behind a considerable estate, who is in charge of that estate according to Halacha?Answer: If there are adult children, they take over the estate. If the children are minors, an apotropus can be appointed to serve as the executive of the estate.There are four ways to appoint...

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Baruch FriedQuestion: One of the people who is considered by halacha to be unable to participate in commerce is a “cheresh”. I have a business partner who is deaf and hears through a cochlear implant. Does he have the status of a cheresh?Answer: Generally, this question is not so relevant because just like there is a...

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Can a Camp Withhold Payment from a Worker If His Father Owes Them Money?Rav Baruch FriedQuestion: A bochur spent a summer working in a camp. At the end of the summer, he goes over to the director and asks for his pay. The director informs the boy that his father still owes the camp money, so he is withholding his paycheck to cover the balance, and he should feel free to ask his father to pay him...