theft

Essential legal insights from the rulings of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef

In India, a unique 'punishment' method is used on suspected thieves: a young man who stole a gold necklace had to eat 40 bananas to get it back.

A friend who used to steal car emblems approached me, wishing to reimburse me for the emblem he stole from me. Should I accept his money or forgive him?