Covid 19 Choshen Mishpat with Dayan Gershon Schaffel-Who owns the items strewn by looters?

Published: June 20, 2020, 12:01 a.m.

Inspired by the recent headlines of stores ransacked and vandalized,renownedYadin Yadin PosekRav Gershon Eliezer Schaffel outlines the Halachos pertaining to valuables that were in a store overrun by a violent mob.Turning to the classic Talmudic sources and precedent of germane Tshuvos dealing with conceptually similar situations,( E.g.ransacked Jewish homes during the Holocaust)the Dayan comes to some startling conclusions.Helped by the probing questions of the attendees of this recent ZOOM teleconference Shiur,Rabbi Schaffel produces an enlightening and entertaining take on events that for most of us are sad and sobering,finding the burst of Torah instruction layered beneath all aspects of the world around us.The Yeshiva of Newark@IDT is committed to providing cutting edge relevant Halachic information during the Corona outbreak.We are proud to partner with Dayan Schaffel and the Chicago Choshen Mishpat Kollel of which he is a senior member,to help spread his scholarly thoughtful ideas andHalachicinsight to an audience that appreciates well researched measured responses in these novel times.Please leave us a review or email us at ravkiv@gmail.comFor 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