Email Instead of a Promissory Note
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Question
I saw in a bulletin that according to the words of the Chafetz Chaim, if a loan is given without collateral, it should at least be given in the presence of witnesses or with a promissory note or at least with a written confirmation. Is an email from the borrower to the lender, in which the borrower writes that he received the loan, considered no less than "written confirmation," and can it be relied upon from the outset?
Answer
Shalom Rav
An email confirmation from the borrower's address is considered as a promissory note.
Since any writing that can be proven to have been written by the borrower is considered a promissory note and permits the loan from the outset.
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