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Becoming a Custodian

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Begins June 13, 2027 · provisional

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Business Halacha Daily

If Someone Borrows a Shofar Without Permission and Cracks It, Is He Liable to Pay for It?

A baal tokeah left his shofar in shul after davening on Rosh Hashanah. A man whose wife had a baby that day had been unable to make it to shul for davening. He came in the afternoon and saw the shofar and decided to blow it to fulfill the mitzvah. He blew it normally, but it cracked from his efforts. Is he liable to pay?

If Someone Borrows a Car is he Liable For Causing a Flat Tire?

I borrowed a car from my friend and, while I was driving around, I got a flat tire. I took it to a repair shop and was told that the flat was caused by driving over a nail. Am I obligated to pay for the damage?

Is a Camp Responsible For a Bag Lost From Its Luggage Truck?

A parent was sending his son off to camp. The camp provides a luggage truck to camp for an additional fee. The parent was told to load the luggage onto the truck, and when he did so was given a receipt for the bag. When the truck arrived to camp and was unloaded, the son’s bag was not there. Is the camp responsible to pay for the loss?

If I Let someone Put Something in My Safe For Safekeeping, Do I Become a Shomer?

Reuven is going away for yomtov. His neighbor, Shimon, is a diamond dealer and has a safe in his home. Reuven asks Shimon if he can put his wife’s jewelry in his safe for the duration of time while he is away. Shimon agrees and shows him where to put the jewelry in the safe. When Reuven arrives to retrieve them after Yom Tov, the jewelry is nowhere to be found. Is Shimon responsible to compensate Reuven?

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