Business Halacha: Browsing a Store to Buy Online

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…)

Business Halacha: Mentioning My Competitor’s Name

Question: Am I allowed to run an ad highlighting the advantages of my product against the competitor’s when mentioning his name? (more…)

Business Halacha: Posting a Fictitious “Rate this Seller”

Question: Can I post a fictitious “rate this seller” review on Amazon.com, applauding my own company or discrediting my competitor’s? (more…)

Rav Shternbuch: Does an Aidem Inherit a Shteller?

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…)

Business Halacha: Patronizing Jewish Business if Pathmark is Cheaper

Question: Am I expected to patronize the local Jewish grocery store if the Pathmark Superstore is cheaper or more convenient? (more…)

An Overview of the Day of Tisha B’Av

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…)
     

Rav Elyashiv: Crocs Not Permitted Footwear On Tisha B’Av

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…)

Hilschos Tisha B’Av: A Review

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…)

Business Halacha: Must I Patronize a Jewish Business?

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…)

Business Halacha: “Switch Over” Phone Campaigns

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…)