halacha theory - How does "getting a heter" work? - Mi Yodeya
If someone needs a heter to do something (either something for which heterim are understood as readily available, like using birth control after having two children; shortening the niddah period in order to …
How is a heter iska made to work with a non-business loan?
7 I understand that a heter iska is basically a method of restructuring a loan as an investment, done in such a way that the lender/investor is more-or-less guaranteed to get his capital back, plus a share of …
halacha - How do Interest Loans work in Israel? - Mi Yodeya
The idea of the heter iska arose already in the seventeenth century, and expanded to enormous proportions over the last hundred years, despite its inherent halakhic difficulties. How does heter iska …
An actual Heter Iska Agreement - Mi Yodeya
Nov 12, 2014 · 6 Can anyone provide a copy of an actual heter iska agreement used for example by a bank in Israel for purposes of business loans or mortgages? I don't mean a haskama that such and …
halacha - Is it muttar to buy an Israel bond? - Mi Yodeya
Apr 3, 2024 · Is a Heter Iska required for every transaction? Rav Pinchas Teitz, writing in Hapardes some 30 years ago, rationalizes the practice of selling Israeli bonds without a Heter Iska on the basis …
halacha - Must a man seek 100 rabbis' permission again to take …
Jan 7, 2016 · In certain cases, a man might receive a heter meah rabbanim (permission from 100 rabbis) to take a second wife. This may happen for a variety of reasons, but I understand that all of …
Heter, esp. from R' Moshe, for shaving with a machine?
A heter doesn't have to be written down in order to be valid. One can even say that even if there was a heter written, it doesn't mean that you can follow it, since you can say that any specific heter would …
halacha - If one has a heter to do something unusual, must one do so ...
Apr 14, 2015 · 4 If one has a heter to do something unusual, must one do so discreetly? I am essentially asking whether marat ayin concerns are relevant to this type of situation.
halacha - R' Amar's Heter on Neuter/Spaying Pets - Mi Yodeya
Aug 14, 2024 · This article from Chai Online cites a psak from R' Shlomo Amar, then Rishon leTzion, that spaying or neutering a companion animal or pet is not forbidden under the general prohibition …
Metrobank and Ribbis - Mi Yodeya
Mar 1, 2024 · Now that Metrobank (a bank in the UK) has been purchased by Gilinski, a Jew and no Heter Iska has been arranged - has there been any discussions about what those with …