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The First Year after Death

A New Garment During Mourning

Prohibition of withholding wages

“ביומו תתן שכרו” (“On that day you shall give him his wages”) — when paying by credit card

Prohibition of withholding wages

'You shall give him his wages on the same day' when purchasing an item

Sorting Food Plates

Additional laws of food preparation

Arranging Salads in Their Places on Shabbat

Work performed by a gentile on Shabbos

Turning on an Air Conditioner for the Sake of Shabbat Enjoyment

What types of income are obligated

Calculating Ma’aser Kesafim from Stock Trading

Putting a stumbling block before a blind person

Selling a voucher for the McDonald's chain

Appeals to secular courts

Claim for damages during travel

Weekly Question

Parashat Ki Teitzei

Reciting Shema When Tired

Donning tzitzis

Tallit Blessings

Tzedakah and Maaser

Keeping Ma'aser Funds

False reporting and/or omission of information

Insurance Fraud Involving Non-Jews