Monthly Archives: May 2010
CLE Announcement: “Dispute Resolutions done the Kosher Way: A Comparison between Jewish Halacha and US Civil Law”
The Bais HaVaad, Hudson Valley Bank & CUNY Law School have joined to coordinate a fantastic CLE Seminar on June 10th in NY. “Dispute Resolutions done the Kosher Way: A Comparison between Jewish Halacha and US Civil Law” Speakers: Rabbi Dovid Grossman, & Rabbi A. Marburger, Bais Havaad Organization Hon. Judge David Schmidt, Topics Include: […]
Obligations of a guarantor in halacha
Rabbi Max Sutton, Rosh Bet Din Aram Soba in Jerusalem, published an article in the May 2010 issue of Community on the halachot of loan guarantors and sureties. Rabbi Sutton writes: There are two basic types of guarantee arrangements. The first is known as an ordinary guarantor (arev). An ordinary guarantor is a third party […]
Agudath Israel opposes the proposed NYS organ donation bill
I mentioned in the previous post that religious organizations would be lobbying hard against the proposed New York State legislation that would presume that applicants for driver licenses consent to organ donation unless they affirmatively opt out of the program. Apparently Agudath Israel has already circulated a memo to members of the New York State […]
Proposed legislation in New York to presume consent to organ donation
Currently in New York a person can affirmatively choose to be an organ donor. This is typically done when applying for a New York State driver license or by checking and signing the box on the reverse side of a driver license. New York State assemblyman Richard Brodsky has introduced legislation that would reverse the […]
Arkaos: Litigation in non-Jewish courts
In an earlier post I discussed a teshuvah of Rav Ovadiah Yosef as to whether a non-yoresh (e.g., a daughter if the decedent leaves a son and a daughter) may claim a portion of an estate in court under local law. After summarizing Rav Ovadiah Yosef’s ruling that dina demalchuta dina does not apply, I […]
