Stealing

An object stolen from a minor must be returned. A minor who steals must return what he has stolen if it still exists. If it does not, some say he is obligated to compensate the owner even after he comes of age; some say he is exempt. It is fitting for the court to give…

Birkas HaGomel II

A person who has completed a journey or recovered from an illness etc. is required to recite birkas hagomel. If he does not want people to know the reason for his reciting the blessing, and cannot go to a congregation where people do not know him, he may recite the blessing by himself. Nevertheless, he…

Birkas HaGomel

There are four people who are obligated to express gratitude to G-d: a person who has been at sea, a person who has traveled across the desert, a person who recovers from an illness, and a person who has been released from prison. (Brachos 54a) There are three kinds of miracles: Manifest miracles that involve…