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Business Halacha Daily is a program with daily 3-5 minute "nuggets" on the topic of the week. They are practical questions that come up related to that topic, with a dayan there to answer and explain the reasoning.
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If Someone Gives a Gift Only Because He Promised to Do So, Is That a Valid Matanah?
30 July 2026

If Someone Gives a Gift Only Because He Promised to Do So, Is That a Valid Matanah?

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.orgRav Yosef Dovid JosilowskyQuestion: A man told his new son-in-law that he would give him a silver menorah for Chanukah. As Chanukah approached, he no longer wanted to give the gift, but he gave it anyway because he had already given his word. Can he later claim that the gift was invalid because he was giving it under...
Can a Modaah Overturn a Partnership Dissolution Agreement Signed Under Duress? 
29 July 2026

Can a Modaah Overturn a Partnership Dissolution Agreement Signed Under Duress? 

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.orgRav Yosef Dovid JosilowskyQuestion: Two partners want to dissolve their partnership but are unable to come to terms on an agreement. One of them tells the other that if he doesn’t agree to his terms, he will sue him in court. The other partner doesn’t want to waste time and money in court so he agrees to sign, but he is issues...
How Can someone Protect Himself From a Modaah? 
28 July 2026

How Can someone Protect Himself From a Modaah? 

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.orgRav Yosef Dovid JosilowskyQuestion: I want to reach a settlement with someone but I am worried that he will make a Modaah that will invalidate the entire deal. How can I protect myself from someone using the halachos of Modaah to negate a legitimate transaction?Answer: The Mahari ben Lev writes that the way to write an...
Can One Make A Modaah to Annul a Settlement He Made Under Threat of Being Taken to Secular Court?
27 July 2026

Can One Make A Modaah to Annul a Settlement He Made Under Threat of Being Taken to Secular Court?

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.orgRav Yosef Dovid JosilowskyQuestions: Two individuals have a din Torah and the Dayanim rule in accordance with one of the parties. Afterward, the one who lost the din Torah tells the winner privately that if he doesn’t agree to a compromise settlement with him, he will go to a secular court and have the bais din overruled. Under...
If a Contractor Raises The Price in The Middle of Construction, Will a Modaah Work to Negate The New Terms?
22 July 2026

If a Contractor Raises The Price in The Middle of Construction, Will a Modaah Work to Negate The New Terms?

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.orgRav Yosef Dovid JosilowskyQuestion: Yankel is building an extension on his house and he hires a contractor to do the job. They agree that Yankel will pay cost price plus 15%. When the job is 75% completed, the contractor tells Yankel that his costs have gone up and he can only finish the work if they raise his rate to 20%. He...
How Can a Shtar Modaah Work if The Witnesses Don’t Know All of The Facts? 
21 July 2026

How Can a Shtar Modaah Work if The Witnesses Don’t Know All of The Facts? 

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.orgRav Yosef Dovid JosilowskyQuestion: In the last segment, we said that witnesses who sign a Modaah have to know all the details of the situation and must be aware of how the individual is being forced into the transaction, which is why it is not so easy to negate a sale retroactively with a Modaah. What can someone do if he...
What is a Modaah and How Does it Work?
20 July 2026

What is a Modaah and How Does it Work?

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.orgRav Yosef Dovid JosilowskyQuestion: We have stated that a forced sale is valid but the seller has a recourse of being “moser Modaah”. What does that mean?Answer: Being “moser Modaah” literally means to give over a yedia (a piece of knowledge) to witnesses i.e. to let them know what is really happening.The way it is done is that...
Is a Forced Settlement of 50 cents on the Dollar Valid? 
16 July 2026

Is a Forced Settlement of 50 cents on the Dollar Valid? 

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Dovid JosilowskyQuestion: I did a lot of business with someone and that person now owes me $100k. When I came to collect, he told me that he is only offering fifty cents on the dollar. He said that if I don’t accept that, he won’t pay anything at all. Is he a gazlan?Answer: Typically, the halacha is that a peshara...
Can Someone Force a Sale on a Mashkon That Is In His Possession?
15 July 2026

Can Someone Force a Sale on a Mashkon That Is In His Possession?

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Dovid JosilowskyQuestion: Reuven asks his associate, Shimon, for a loan of $100k. Shimon only agrees to give the loan if Reuven signs over to him the deed of a property worth $500k that will serve as collateral until the loan is repaid. Reuven agrees to these terms.After a while, Shimon decides that he wants to purchase...
If Someone Takes His Friend’s Item Without Consent and Pays for It, Is the Sale Valid? 
14 July 2026

If Someone Takes His Friend’s Item Without Consent and Pays for It, Is the Sale Valid? 

Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Dovid JosilowskyQuestion: A fellow walks into someone’s house, picks up an item that he wants, puts money on the table, and says, “I’m buying this item whether you like it or not.” Is this a valid sale?Answer: We said in the last segment that a forced sale is valid, and the Shulchan Aruch rules that this is true even...