Heter

This position is still followed in many European communities, and is sometimes referred to as the heter of R. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Recognizing the loophole-- known as heter mechira-- is necessary to prevent many farmers from financial ruin. ❋ Howard M. Friedman (2007)

Nevertheless, there may indeed be some basis for participating in live music and dancing on Yom Ha'atzmaut while at the same time opting not to make use of the "heter" to shave. ❋ Ari (2010)

“God morgon, jag heter Ben Holden och jag beundrar ert arbete mycket.” ❋ Scott Gummer (2011)

But to facilitate commerce in the modern era and provide Jews with much-needed business capital, the rabbis instituted the "heter iska," a legal instrument that effectively restructures a loan so that it becomes an investment. ❋ Tamar Snyder (2012)

While some authorities historically opposed the heter iska, which is only to be used for business purposes, it is widely accepted as meeting both the letter and the spirit of the law, says Rabbi Feldman. ❋ Tamar Snyder (2012)

Another loophole, meanwhile, called heter mechira, was developed in response to the fallow-land portion of the law. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Tu much helpz. thay gud gurlz , kepez chare warm fur teh daddeh soz he nawt nede lectrik heter. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Artikel 312 1. Met gevangenisstraf van ten hoogste negen jaren of geldboete van de vijfde categorie wordt gestraft diefstal, voorafgegaan, vergezeld of gevolgd van geweld of bedreiging met geweld tegen personen, gepleegd met het oogmerk om die diefstal voor te bereiden of gemakkelijk te maken, of om, bij betrapping op heter daad, aan zichzelf of andere deelnemers aan het misdrijf hetzij de vlucht mogelijk te maken, hetzij het bezit van het gestolene te verzekeren. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Jewschool » Blog Archive » Yet more on heter, shmetter · September 26th, 2007 at 4:53 pm ❋ Unknown (2007)

Still, a group of younger Zionist rabbis, known as Tzohar, have announced that they will flout the chief rabbinate and issue heter mechira certificates in cities where the local rabbis will not. ❋ Unknown (2007)

He got a heter rabbinic permission to ritually slaughter his own meat. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Note: heter mechira is the ruling that allows eating produce grown and harvested on the shmita year. ❋ Unknown (2007)

I recall Rav Danny Wolf telling a story about how two Jews in Borough Park who signed a heter Iska ended up in court when one claimed the other was violating one or another law aimed at protecting lenders, and the other one said it was a religious thing and a violation of his 1st amendment rights. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The chief rabbinate, which controls the vital kosher certificates for food, declared this year that heter mechira was the rule, but it also said rabbis of local cities and towns could decide for themselves. ❋ Unknown (2007)

In Jerusalem, Israel’s poorest city, heter mechira is not supposed to be recognized. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Yet more on heter, shmetter by Kol Ra'ash Gadol ➚ · Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 ❋ Unknown (2007)