A special message from Rabbi Dovid Bendory, Executive Director of Pidyon.
20 Tevet 5771 | 27 Dec 2010 | Duration: 1:39
Every business transaction, even a simple purchase in a store, is an opportunity for kiddush Hashem.
16 Av 5769 | 6 Aug 2009 | Duration: 15:31
Devarim Raba Parsha 3
To ensure your personal honesty and integrity, find a kosher accountant and a rebbe.
15 Av 5769 | 5 Aug 2009 | Duration: 15:38
Mak. 24a
Issues we should each address to become the Holy Nation we can be...
14 Av 5769 | 4 Aug 2009 | Duration: 16:52
Reflections on Tisha B'Av: what should we learn from the fast?
10 Av 5769 | 31 Jul 2009 | Duration: 17:32
Davening and Torah study must lead to proper action -- honesty in business among them.
5 Kislev 5769 | 2 Dec 2008 | Duration: 13:26
OC 155:1-2; MB 155:8-11
Keeping our promises is not just about our interpersonal and business relationships; it is a spiritual necessity for the entire Jewish People and the entire world. We must always be of one voice in heart and speech.
27 Adar I 5768 | 4 Mar 2008 | Duration: 15:29
Sha'arei Teshuva 3:183; Zeph. 3:13; Brachot 2:2
Dedicated in honor of Rabbi Hager, the rabbi of the Wall Street Synagogue, and in honor of Yoel ben Ephraim Mordechai.
We must use a hin tzedek in all of our business dealings -- whether literally or figuratively.
26 Adar I 5768 | 3 Mar 2008 | Duration: 14:45
CM 204:7; Shabb. 31a; Sha'arei Teshuva 3:182
Part of emes entails being true and honest, and that means keeping our promises.
24 Adar I 5768 | 1 Mar 2008 | Duration: 17:02
Lev. 19:36; Bava Me. 49a; Bava Me. 44a; Sukkah 46b
We may only possess accurate weights and measures. Based on the same verse, Chazal admonish us: say only what you mean.
22 Adar I 5768 | 28 Feb 2008 | Duration: 13:06
Lev. 19:36; Bava Me. 49a; Mak. 24a
Changing our words or deviating from the truth does not mean that we are deviating from emes. A proper understanding of emes at times includes deviations from what in English is called "truth."
21 Adar I 5768 | 27 Feb 2008 | Duration: 15:17
Emet l'Ya'akov (Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky zt"l) Breishit 27:12
Sometimes we can deviate from the truth, so long as we stick within appropriate halachic boundaries. But making a habit of such deviation is dangerous.
19 Adar I 5768 | 25 Feb 2008 | Duration: 14:15
Yev. 63a; Yam Shel Shlomo (Maharshal) Yevamot 6:46; Gen. 27:19; Rashi, ad loc.
Rabbeinu Yonah differentiates among different types of untruth, distinguishing between that which is permitted and that which is forbidden. But even the permitted should be avoided, as it accustoms our tongues to falsehood.
15 Adar I 5768 | 21 Feb 2008 | Duration: 13:08
Sha'arei Teshuva 3:181
There are times when we are allowed to deviate from the truth, but knowing how and when is generally extraordinarilly difficult to judge.
13 Adar I 5768 | 19 Feb 2008 | Duration: 14:21
Ketubot 17b; Yev. 65b; Sha'arei Teshuva 3:181
Dedicated l'ilui nishmat Geula Yehudis Malka Rivka bas Chaim Mordechai on the occasion of her yahrzeit.
We have two mitzvot regarding truth and falsehood: "Do not lie" and "Distance yourself from falsehood. Why two mitzvot and what is the difference between them?
9 Adar I 5768 | 15 Feb 2008 | Duration: 16:08
Exo. 23:6-8; Shevuos 30b; Yad Ketana Ch. 10 Deot 1:1