December 21, 2024; 20 Kislev, 5785 Sponsored anonymously for the Refuah Shleimah of Yair Nissan Ben Sara

One cold winter evening, Rav Yisroel Salanter ZT”L was staying at an inn in Vilna. The innkeeper, not recognizing the famous rabbi, had gone to sleep, leaving him alone in the common room. While studying Torah by candlelight late into the night, Rav Salanter noticed that he needed more light. There was a large candle belonging to the innkeeper nearby, and many would have had no qualms using it without the owner’s permission. Indeed, the Shulchan Aruch rules that regarding a Davar Mu'at (a small matter), one may assume that people would not care if their item was used without permission...