Reply To: Why Yidden are the BEST!

I can only try:

Your story of the guy blocking your driveway brings up some very interesting halachic points. One point I wish to address is that since the other party was a Yid, by dinei mamanos between two yidden, halacha applies as to who owes who money (or does not owe.) Dina dmalchusa dina is irrelevant in this regard.

In fact Maran Hagoen HaRav Eliyashev Shlita paskened that dina dmalchusa dina never applies between ben adom lchaveiroi (even non-dinei mamanos situations.) Others disagree with this, but regarding mamanos matters I don’t know of anyone who paskens dina dmalchusa dina applies.

Regarding your other halachic inquries, I can’t accurately respond.