Returning a Lost Object

Walking down the street, you find something. An iPod, a wallet, a lost cat. Finders keepers? Or should you leave it and walk on?

Study the daily lesson of Sefer HaMitzvos for day 255 with Rabbi Mendel Kaplan, where he teaches the mitzvah in-depth with added insight and detail.

When finding a lost object, when are you obligated to return it and when are you permitted to keep it for yourself? Learn the nuanced qualifications of this obligation.

In the park next to her school, my daughter found a child’s lone glove. She’s insisting that we take it home and post signs to publicize it so that the owner might retrieve it.

Question: Recently, a family home in Tennessee burned to the ground while firemen watched—because the owner had not paid his $75 yearly fee to the fire department. I'm wondering what Torah law has to say about that. Response: The Torah doesn't speak expli...

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“I just found this bag filled with money,” explained Betzalel, showing him its contents. The bag was heavy, filled with coins.

It took many years of detours until I found my destination.

How does Abaye and Rava’s childhood perspective on G-d, influence their Halachic opinions in the case of a lost object? Discover the novel approach of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson on the unique methodology of these two Talmudic sages, based on the teach...