[Avodah] Pranks

[Yitzhak Grossman]

On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 01:45:57 -0500
"Michael Kopinsky" <mkopinsky at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does anyone know of any poskim that discuss pranks vis-a-vis goneiv al menas
> l'meikat?
> 
> KT,
> Michael

Rabbi Tzvi S(h)pitz states categorically that pranks (theft '"l'sheim
mis'hak" bilvad') are prohibited, Biblically according to at least some
Poskim, and he even cites some who maintain that such a theft is
punishable by lashes [0]!

[0] Mishptei HaTorah (Heb.) - Nizkei Mammon Siman 11

Yitzhak
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