Business & Commerce

The laws regarding economic competition.

What is the Jewish attitude towards money and making a livelihood? What economic system does the Torah advocate? What are our responsibilities as a community?

Are you allowed to invest in a company that works on Shabbat? What about a bank that lends with interest?

This week's Torah portion describes the laws of buying and selling. Our sages teach us that a person can not acquire something that has not yet 'entered this world'. However, a promise to donate something that does not yet exist must be kept when it does ...