Who determines if a jew is ultraorthodox, or just orthodox? Is this a matter of belonging to one particular religious grouping, or does it just mean "very pious"?
--- On Wed, 5/27/09, Bryan Atinsky <bryan at alt-info.org> wrote:
> From: Bryan Atinsky <bryan at alt-info.org>
> Subject: [lbo-talk] God's ruling on good price-comparison bargain shopping
> To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org
> Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 8:51 AM
> "Ultra-Orthodox Jews should prefer
> shopping in businesses owned by religious Jews, rather than
> by secular or non-Jewish owners, Rabbi Yaakov Yosef ruled.
> [...] However, the rabbi noted that according to one
> halachic view, it is permitted to shop at a secular or
> non-Jewish-owned business if the price difference between
> the latter and the religious competition is greater than
> 16.6%."
>
> http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3720560,00.html
>
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