This book will give the reader a fascinating and
enlightening primer in the field of monetary Halachah. The reader will
not
become a rabbinic judge, but he
will become knowledgeable and will gain
important insight into the intricate logic of
Choshen Mishpat, the
section of Halachah that deals with monetary law and relations with others.
Some of the sections in this important new work are:
Negligence; Renting, Borrowing, and Supervising; Assessment and Compensation;
Employers and Employees; Partnerships; Neighborly Relations; Buying and Selling;
and Returning Lost Objects. In short, there is something in this book for
everyone -- and the guidelines the reader will derive from the discussions of
these real-life cases will train him or her in how to conduct life according the
Torahs practical guidelines. Indeed, to do otherwise may well involve serious
transgressions.
Above all, these are practical, down-to-earth
discussions by a man who actually decides such dilemmas. It is not a Shulchan
Aruch, but it certainly is a major guidebook in everyday life.
This book is an adventure and an education!