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Lending with Interest

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	Interest-Free Loans The Greatest Form of Charity Lending money is the highest form of charity, far greater than giving handouts. A handout may preserve a life for a day, but a loan preserves that sense of self-sufficiency necessary to get back on your feet. Jewish Practice » Mitzvah Minutes » Kindness » Interest-Free Loans
	A Culture of Dependency By Elisha Greenbaum Why does the Torah forbid lending money with interest? The "Culture of Dependency" created by many welfare states can provide some insight in this area... Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Behar » Parshah Columnists » Parshah Musings » A Culture of Dependency
	Behar Q & A By Moshe Bogomilsky Question and answers on events in the Parshah, complete with the source verses, so you can see the question inside the text. For Shabbat table discussion Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Behar » Family Parshah » Behar Q & A
	Don't Sit Back and Enjoy the Ride! By Mordechai Wollenberg This week's Torah reading speaks about the prohibition of lending money on interest. The problem with lending on interest is that the money has now passed on to the other party, yet I continue to receive benefit for the use of the money despite its no ... Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Behar » Parshah Columnists » Weekly Torah » Don't Sit Back and Enjoy the Ride!
	Doing Business with G-d Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Torah law forbids charging interest for a loan, but with a heter iska form, one is permitted to profit on invested capital. Is this not a violation of the spirit of the law? What, indeed, is the "spirit" of this law? Parshah » Vayikra - Leviticus » Behar » Chassidic Masters » Doing Business with G-d

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