How to Avoid Transgressing Bal Tolin? - [22] Halachos of Other People's Money #Torah

In Jewish law, failing to pay a worker on time is a severe transgression known as Bal Tolin, violating multiple positive and negative commandments simultaneously. Rabbi Lev Leib Lerner breaks down the intricate halachic guidelines employers must follow to ensure fair compensation and avoid these serious prohibitions in business relationships. Viewers will learn practical strategies to protect themselves and their workers, such as ensuring funds are readily available before hiring, utilizing intermediaries, and setting clear prices and payment expectations beforehand. The session explores nuanced halachic scenarios, including what happens when a worker does not immediately request payment, when an employee consents to a delayed payment, and how proper communication prevents misunderstandings and potential violations of halacha. Emphasizing honesty, ethical responsibility, and clear agreements, this class provides essential guidance for anyone employing workers or engaging in business contracts. Proper business integrity sanctifies Hashem's name and ensures all financial interactions align with the Torah. — How do you avoid transgressing Bal Tolin? What are the halachos of paying workers on time? Can an employer pay a worker late if the worker agrees? What is the law if a worker does not request payment? How does hiring through an intermediary affect payment deadlines? Why is setting a price beforehand important in halacha? What are the consequences of delaying wages? - - - - BeEzrat HaShem Learn with Lerner LevLeib@BeEzratHaShem.org Join our FREE online classes every Monday to Thursday night: +1 201-725-3444 | JEW, BE, HOLY | - - - - 00:00 - Intro 00:50 - Have Money Ready Beforehand 09:12 - Hire the Worker Through an Intermediary 12:02 - Ask Worker Beforehand to Accept Late Payment 19:14 - Agree on Price Beforehand 26:50 - Worker Has Not Requested Payment 41:18 - Worker Consent to Wait 47:03 - Outro #Torah, #Tanakh, #God, #faith, #laws, #rabbi, #morals, #ethics, #morality, #jews, #torahLecture, #lawsOfPurity, #LawsofJudaism, #BeezratHashem, #RabbiLevLeibLerner, #LearnwithLerner, #RabbiMizrachi, #HalachosofJudaism, #biblestudy, #selfdevelopment, #selfimprovement, #musarmovement, #lawsforwomen, #lawsofbrachot, #rabbiefraimkachlon, #rabbiyaronreuven, #jewishstories, #shabbatcandles, #torahstudy, #ConvertingtoJudaism, #TorahLaws, #ToviaSinger, #TorahTruth, #Hashem