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Using a Borrowed Item

Question

A girl borrowed a book from her friend, and her brother took the book without permission and spilled water on it, damaging the book. Is the brother obligated to pay?

Answer

He is obligated.
Answered 20 September 2022 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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