Bais Hora'ah · Business Halacha · Confidential

Halachic Guidance for Business & Professionals

Partnerships, contracts, ribbis, heter iska, employees, competition — the questions that carry real money and real responsibility deserve a clear halachic address. The Ohr Zarua Bais Hora'ah receives business questions in English, in strict confidence, from Israel, the US, the UK, Europe, and beyond.

What You Can Bring

Partnership and equity questions, contracts and obligations, ribbis and heter iska, employment and severance, honest competition, investments — and the newer questions that modern business keeps producing. If it touches money and halacha, it belongs here.

How It Is Handled

Every question is received personally by Rav Rom Tuvia Leibner and treated with total discretion. Straightforward matters are answered directly. Complex or high-stakes matters are reviewed carefully, with sources — and where a matter warrants it, together with senior Dayanim.

More Than a One-Time Answer

Business owners and executives often carry their hardest questions alone. Some matters need more than a ruling — they need a standing relationship with a Rav who knows you, your business, and the halachic terrain you operate in.

For a small number of business people, the Rav maintains a weekly private learning seder — practical Choshen Mishpat, business ethics, and the inner dimension of wealth and responsibility — together with direct access when a question arises in the middle of a decision. These arrangements are deliberately limited, to protect the Rav's own morning learning, and are discussed personally.

Where to Find the Bais Hora'ah

In Tzfat

Beit Yosef Yeshiva, Old City

An open Bais Hora'ah each afternoon, 2:00–3:00 PM (Israel time). Walk in with your question.

Worldwide

WhatsApp & Email

WhatsApp +972 58-770-1991 or email rav@ohrzarua.org — in English or Hebrew.

Please keep sensitive details — names, figures, identifying specifics — out of the first message. Those belong in the private conversation that follows.

FAQ

Is there a cost to ask?

Asking a question is free. Ongoing arrangements — a standing learning seder or a continuing advisory relationship — are discussed personally with the Rav.

Is this a Beis Din?

No. This is a Bais Hora'ah — an address for halachic questions and guidance. Where a matter requires a formal ruling between parties, the Rav will say so plainly and help direct it properly, in consultation with senior Dayanim.

Will my question stay confidential?

Yes. Every inquiry is received personally and held in strict confidence. No community affiliation or prior relationship is required.

Can you look at a contract or partnership structure?

Contract and partnership questions may be raised through the same channel. Describe the situation in general terms first, and the Rav will tell you plainly what a proper review would involve.

Begin a Private Inquiry

A short note is enough to start. It opens as a WhatsApp message to the Rav — nothing is stored on this site.

Your note goes directly to the Rav and is held in strict confidence. This form stores nothing; it simply prepares the message in your own WhatsApp or email.

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