[Avodah] was this ok?

[Zev Sero]

On 2/07/2012 10:47 AM, saul newman wrote:
> 3] while i assume it's muttar to take back ones borrowed tech device,
> what about the check-- what halachic parameter would allow him to ask
> for his money back

This is obvious -- he would never have knowingly given money to a thief.


> weren't there always stories from the alter heim about the local goniff?
> did those ganovim steal from jews or from others?

Not just the alter heim.  The gemara says that in Nehardea "rov ganvi
yisrael ninhu", and one can therefore assume that a thief will treat
tefillin properly.

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Zev Sero
zev at sero.name