Business Halacha Daily
by Bais Havaad
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- Jewish law in business
- practical halachic questions
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- daily halachic insights
- short practical guidance
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- active for six years
- weekly or more frequent episodes
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Is a Forced Settlement of 50 cents on the Dollar Valid?
Jul 16, 2026
4m 37s
Can Someone Force a Sale on a Mashkon That Is In His Possession?
Jul 15, 2026
5m 21s
If Someone Takes His Friend’s Item Without Consent and Pays for It, Is the Sale Valid?
Jul 14, 2026
3m 43s
Is a Forced Sale Valid ?
Jul 13, 2026
3m 29s
If Someone Invites Me to Eat with Him in a Restaurant, Can I Assume That He Will Be Paying for My Meal?
Jul 9, 2026
3m 38s
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| 7/16/26 | Is a Forced Settlement of 50 cents on the Dollar Valid? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Dovid Josilowsky Question: 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 (compromise) is like a sale in that a forced compromise is valid, just like a forced sale... | 4m 37s | ||||||
| 7/15/26 | 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 Josilowsky Question: 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 this property. He tells Reuven that he has two choices – either he legitimately sell... | 5m 21s | ||||||
| 7/14/26 | 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 Josilowsky Question: 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 if the seller does not say that he consents to the sale. There is a difficulty w... | 3m 43s | ||||||
| 7/13/26 | Is a Forced Sale Valid ? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rabbi Yosef Dovid Josilowsky Question: A fellow owns a house in a popular location. He is getting many offers to buy the house but he is not interested in moving. One day, someone walks over to him, pulls out a gun, and says, “Your house is worth $1 million. I am buying it right now.” Is this sale valid? Answer: The Gemara says that if someone is forced to sell something, the sale is valid. The Rishonim debat... | 3m 29s | ||||||
| 7/9/26 | If Someone Invites Me to Eat with Him in a Restaurant, Can I Assume That He Will Be Paying for My Meal? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald Question: Reuven asks Shimon, a business professional, to join him for lunch in a restaurant in order to ask him some business-related questions. When the bill comes, Shimon expects Reuven to pay for his meal; however, it soon became clear that Shimon was not planning on doing so. Can Shimon tell Reuven that he should pay? Answer: The Poskim discuss a case where someone tells his friend t... | 3m 38s | ||||||
| 7/8/26 | If Someone Pays to Fly in a Singer for His Simcha, Does Someone Else Who Hires That Singer While He’s in town Have to Split the Cost of the Ticket? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald Question: Reuven pays a lot of money to fly in a famous singer to perform at his simcha. Shimon hears that this singer is coming to town and hires him to sing at his simcha as well. Reuven says that Shimon should pay for half of the plane ticket and related expenses because he is benefiting from having the singer in town. Is he correct? Answer: The Poskim discuss a case where Reuven ... | 3m 14s | ||||||
| 7/7/26 | If a Contractor Installs Outdoor Lights That the Homeowner Claims He Doesn’t Want, Does He Have to be Paid? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald Question: A contractor is building a home and decides on his own to install outdoor lighting to beautify the house at night. The homeowner says that he didn’t need those lights and that he won’t pay for them. A few weeks later, the contractor notes that those lights are turned on and used every night. Since the homeowner is deriving benefit from them, can the contractor come back to him an... | 2m 29s | ||||||
| 7/6/26 | Would Someone Be Forced to Pay a Decorator If He Doesn’t Like the Finished Job but Doesn’t Want It Removed? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald Question: A secretary took it upon herself to decorate her office, and installed some of her own paintings on the walls. When her boss sees it, he says he doesn’t like them and, therefore, won’t pay her for the full price. Instead, he says that he will pay cost-price for her paintings. She’s insulted and says she’ll just take them back. However, he doesn’t want it removed because he... | 3m 08s | ||||||
| 7/2/26 | Do I Have to Pay a Painter Who Painted My Office the Wrong Color? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald Question: I hired someone to paint my office. When he finished the job, I saw that the color was slightly different than what we agreed upon. I really prefer to redo the job entirely, but if Bais Din were to tell me that I need to pay for the job, I would just keep it as is. What is the halacha in this scenario? Answer: I was once asked a similar question; however, in that instance, someon... | 3m 08s | ||||||
| 7/1/26 | Does One Have to Pay for an Unsolicited Business Tip? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald Question: A broker approaches a real estate investor and says that he has information about a good deal. The investor replies that he can tell him the details if he’d like, but he should know that he does not plan on paying him. The broker introduces the deal and it ends up going through. He then asks for payment. Does the investor need to pay him? Answer: The Acharonim say that even in a... | 3m 49s | ||||||
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| 6/30/26 | If Someone Shovels My Driveway Without Being Asked, Do I Have to Pay Him? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald Question: After a heavy snowfall one winter day, I looked out my window and noticed my neighbor’s son shoveling my driveway without being asked. He then came to my door and asked for $50 as payment. Do I have to pay him? Answer: We previously said that if someone is yored l’toch sadeh chaveiro, the property owner has to pay the value of the improvement to his property. The Gemara makes a d... | 3m 42s | ||||||
| 6/29/26 | Does a Homeowner Have to Pay for an Attic Fan Mistakenly Installed on His Roof? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald Question: A roofer was hired to install an attic fan. Unfortunately, he went to the wrong address and installed it in the wrong house. He sends a bill to the house where he installed the fan. Does the homeowner who never asked for the fan have to pay for it? Answer: When the Gemara speaks about cases of “nehene”, it typically is speaking about when one person takes something from someone ... | 3m 35s | ||||||
| 6/25/26 | If Someone Stores His Boxes in an Unused Warehouse Without Permission, Is He Obligated to Pay Rent? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald Question: My friend heard that I have some extra space in my warehouse and asked if he could rent the space to store some boxes there. I declined because I wanted the space available in case I needed it. I went away for a few weeks and, when I got back, I saw that he had stored boxes there without my permission. Can I bill him? Answer: At first glance, this seems a classic case... | 2m 36s | ||||||
| 6/24/26 | Can Someone Charge a Neighbor for Using His WiFi Connection? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald Question: My neighbor has an open wireless internet connection. Can he charge me for using his WiFi without permission? Answer: In a general sense, using someone’s wireless connection slows down his computer, so this would be a case of chaseir; therefore, he can charge you for having used it. The amount he can charge is subject to a machlokes Rishonim regarding whether we say that one who has ... | 4m 10s | ||||||
| 6/23/26 | May a Homeowner Ban People from Taking a Shortcut Through His Property? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald Question: Is it permitted to take a shortcut through someone else’s property without permission? Can a homeowner block people from walking through his property, or would this fall under the category of “middas Sodom” because the homeowner isn’t losing anything by having people walk through his yard? Answer: Tosafos understands that the reason one can’t charge someone who used his property in a ... | 3m 33s | ||||||
| 6/22/26 | Does Somebody Have to Pay for Regularly Sitting in Someone Else’s Seat in Shul? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald Question: Reuven pays for two seats in his shul. He uses one for himself and the other one is meant for his son. However, his son prefers to daven elsewhere and rarely sits in his seat. Shimon notices the empty seat and begins to sit there every week. Eventually, Reuven tells him that since he is using the seat, he should pay for it. Is Reuven correct? Answer: This would seem like a... | 3m 50s | ||||||
| 6/18/26 | Can Someone be Liable to Pay for Reading His Neighbor’s Newspaper? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald, Rav of K’hal Dexter Park Question: I subscribe to a newspaper that is delivered to my house early every morning. I started to realize that the newspaper doesn’t seem so fresh when I bring it into my house. One morning, I looked out my window and spied my neighbor reading my newspaper. I realized that he has been reading it every day before I take it inside. Can I charge him for reading m... | 2m 38s | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | If Someone Takes a Ride, Does He Have to Chip in For Gas and Tolls? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald, Rav of K’hal Dexter Park Question: If someone offers someone else a ride, and they don’t make up anything beforehand, is the passenger obligated to chip in towards the expenses of the trip? Answer: There is a rule of “zeh neheneh v’zeh lo chaseir.” If one person derives benefit from someone else, but the other person has no loss, the first person is not liable to pay. Regarding the ... | 2m 35s | ||||||
| 6/16/26 | If Someone’s Taxes Are Charged to Someone Else, Must He Reimburse Him? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald, Rav of K’hal Dexter Park Question: Reuven and Shimon are business partners. Due to a clerical error on behalf of the IRS, Reuven’s personal taxes were charged to the partnership. Can Shimon demand that Reuven reimburse the business for the money that he should have paid individually? Answer: The Gemara talks about a case where the king’s tax collectors take taxes from from grain t... | 3m 09s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | If Someone Accidentally Eats Someone Else’s Package of Food, Is He Liable to Pay? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Yosef Greenwald, Rav of K’hal Dexter Park Question: A gift package of food is delivered to someone’s office. Assuming it’s for him, the person eats it. Afterwards, he discovers it was meant for the office next door. Does he have to pay for the food he ate? Answer: If it was an honest mistake that was no fault of his own, he is not liable as a mazik or a gazlan. However, he still is not fully exempt from... | 3m 42s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | Can a Resident of a Housing Development Force All His Neighbors to Contribute to a Fence Around His Pool? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Reuven lives in a development where the houses are situated fairly close together and everyone has windows that face each other’s yards. One day, he decides that he wants to install a swimming pool in his backyard. Can he force all of his neighbors to either seal their windows or contribute towards the building of a fence? Answer: We previously discussed a case where two peo... | 2m 35s | ||||||
| 6/9/26 | Does Hezek Riya Apply When Both Neighbors Bought Their Homes From Non-Jews? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: In the last segment, we discussed a case where one neighbor purchases a home from a non-Jew. What if both neighbors bought their houses from non-Jews? How would that impact issues of hezek riya? Answer: If both neighbors originally purchased their homes from non-Jews, as long as the window existed beforehand, the halacha is that Reuven doesn’t have any rights to f... | 2m 33s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 | If a Jew Buys a House From a Non-Jew, Does He Have to Close Off a Window That Faces His Neighbor’s Pool? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Reuven has a pool in his backyard. His neighbor, John, is a non-Jew, who obviously has no reservations about being the cause of hezek riya. John is now selling his house to a Jew. The new neighbor, Feivel, moves in and Reuven tells him that because his window faces Reuven’s pool, there is a problem of hezek riya and Feivel has to either close off the window or pay to build a fe... | 2m 41s | ||||||
| 6/4/26 | If I Make a Pool in My Backyard, Can I Force My Neighbor to Close Off an Existing Window in His House? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Chaim is building a pool in his backyard. His neighbor has an existing window that faced his yard. Now that the swimming pool is being built, the window will overlook the pool. Until now, when it just provided a view of the backyard, the window was no big deal. Now that he is making a pool, however, Chaim wants to force his neighbor to either close off his window or pay for ... | 2m 52s | ||||||
| 6/2/26 | Is One Allowed to Sue In Court to Have a Neighbor’s Building Variance Revoked? | Questions? Comments? We love feedback! Email us at info@baishavaad.org Rav Shmuel Honigwachs Question: Reuven needed a variance for a construction project. His neighbor, Shimon, claimed that he would be negatively impacted by that variance. He went to the zoning board and tried to stop it but the board ruled in favor of Reuven and granted the variance. Shimon still has one more venue to stop the variance from being adopted, which is to litigate. Is he permitted to go to court a... | 2m 42s | ||||||
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Bais Havaad is an independent podcast creator known for its focus on providing practical insights into Jewish law and business ethics. The host offers a unique perspective by integrating religious teachings with everyday business scenarios, appealing to a diverse audience interested in the intersection of spirituality and commerce. Business Halacha Daily stands out for its concise format, delivering 3-5 minute "nuggets" of wisdom each day. Each episode tackles practical questions related to a weekly topic, featuring a dayan who explains the underlying principles of Jewish law, making complex concepts accessible to listeners. The podcast attracts a dedicated audience, ranging from business professionals to those seeking guidance on ethical dilemmas in their daily lives. Listeners appreciate the practical value of the content, which helps them navigate their business decisions in alignment with their religious beliefs.
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adults, seniors
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What the show covers
- daily halachic insights
- short practical guidance
- weekly topical discussions
- expert dayan explanations
Audience interests
- Jewish law in business
- practical halachic questions
- spirituality in daily life
- ethical business practices
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- specific platforms not detected
- unknown total followers
- limited distribution information
- potential for broader audience
Publishing consistency
- active for six years
- weekly or more frequent episodes
- 931 total episodes
- consistent content delivery
Chart history for Business Halacha Daily
Peaked at #43 in TW, currently #43 in TW.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TW | — | #43 | #43 | — |
| South Africa | — | #87 | #87 | — |
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2 placements across 2 markets.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 2 markets.