Covid-19 Choshen Mishpat with Dayan Gershon Schaffel-Wedding Hall Deposits-and Israeli apartments

RenownedYadin Yadin PosekRav Gershon Eliezer Schaffel agrees to share with Rabbi Kivelevitz some of the interesting and pressing questions that the highly respected Beis Din for Choshen Mishpat in Chicago are fielding due to the government enforced shut downs and travel restrictions of the Pandemic.Is a family from the Midwest that put a deposit down last December to reserve a large wedding hall in Lakewood for a Lag B'Omer wedding entitled to a refund?Dayan Schaffel explains the subtleties in determining what "renting a hall" means and how that can determine which party had the stronger case.He elaborates on how the "non-refundable" clause that is standard in every caterer's contract can sometimes be inoperative,depending on whether there existed any possibility for the caterer to have gained other business.In another case, Dayan Schaffel and his colleagues are involved with a young American couple,who are facing law suits from their landlords in Eretz Yisroel for withholding May's rent because they are legally restricted from travelling back.The Dayanim's research into the Shulchan Oruch and relevant responsa have yielded very nuanced findings which will undoubtedly surprise you as much as they did Rabbi Kivelevitz,a Dayan himself in the Beis Din of America.Dayan Schaffel explains the parameters clearly demonstrating in this interview why the Semicha of Yadin Yadin is the height of Rabbinic scholarship,and how expertise in these matters comes from the brilliant comparisons that become iron clad precedent for the next generation.Please leave us a review hereor email us at [email protected] more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate