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Interest on loans

He took a bank loan and his father benefited from it; may the father add money at repayment?

Interest on loans

Opening a self-directed trading account to invest in a foreign mutual fund

Business house

Selling a discount card for restaurant purchases before the restaurant opens

Interest on loans

A driver transferred a ride to his colleague and wants to pay him more than he received from the customer

Interest on loans

Took a bank loan for his friend: who must make the heter iska

Other situations

Netilat Yadayim (ritual handwashing)

Trade and consumption

The discount – for whom?

Service providers

Canceling a Wedding Band

Monetary Laws and Charity

Stealing and Poker

Rabbinical prohibitions on Shabbos

Perfume on Shabbat

Change of location during meal

Blessings over enjoyment

Waiting time between meet and dairy

Waiting between meat and dairy for a nursing woman

Shabbat Violation for Saving Life

Operational travel on Shabbat

Cancelling transactions

Sharing the advance payment when one wants to cancel

Rented property

Payment for a non-compliant Mamad door in a rented apartment