Halachic Corner
Wednesday August 25, 2010 7:03 AM
Question: May I browse a store’s showroom if I don’t intend to buy there, but from another store or over the internet? (more…)
Tuesday August 10, 2010 4:18 AM
Question: Am I allowed to run an ad highlighting the advantages of my product against the competitor’s when mentioning his name? (more…)
Monday August 2, 2010 6:33 AM
Question: Can I post a fictitious “rate this seller” review on Amazon.com, applauding my own company or discrediting my competitor’s? (more…)
Tuesday July 27, 2010 3:04 PM
With regard to sons-in-law inheriting a rabbinic position from a father-in-law, Rav Moshe Shternbuch (3:460) quotes the Rama in his teshuvos who says that a son-in-law has the same halacha as a son. (more…)
Tuesday July 27, 2010 6:22 AM
Question: Am I expected to patronize the local Jewish grocery store if the Pathmark Superstore is cheaper or more convenient? (more…)
Monday July 19, 2010 9:30 PM
On Tisha B’Av, five national calamities occurred:
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- During the time of Moshe, Jews in the desert accepted the slanderous report of the 10 Spies, and the (more…)
Monday July 19, 2010 11:06 AM
On Tisha B’Av it is assur to wear leather shoes. Crocs are synthetic and do not contain any leather. However there is a Machlokes between Rashi and the Rambam if wooden shoes that are not wrapped in leather, are (more…)
Monday July 19, 2010 7:20 AM
By Rabbi Yissachar Dov Krakowski, Matzav.com
The following is meant as a convenient review of Halachos pertaining to Tisha B’Av. The Piskei Din for the most part are based (more…)
Wednesday July 14, 2010 6:50 AM
Question: Is there halachic basis to give priority to patronizing Jewish businesses?
Answer: Toras Kohanim derives from the verse, “When you sell something to your fellow or buy from (more…)
Wednesday July 7, 2010 6:52 AM
Question: I operate a long-distance telecommunication company. Verizon, Sprint, and MCI are constantly running campaigns aimed at my clients and offering incentives for them to “switch over.” (more…)