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“Milveh lhotzah nitna”, money is loaned to be spent (Kiddushin 47a). When one loans money it is with the understanding that the borrower…
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It is a beautiful character trait to be trusting of others. It is also, all too often, foolhardy. The underlying theme of much of Bava Metzia, and…
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The difference between a smart businessperson and an ethically challenged one can be fine indeed - so fine that many will disagree on where to draw…
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One of the beautiful things about studying Gemara is delighting in how it seamlessly flows from one idea to another; how it blends legal rulings,…
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There are few mitzvoth of greater importance than kibud av veim. This is so well-known and obvious that it hardly needs elaboration. So much so that…
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“G-d is good to all and His mercy is upon all His creations” (Tehillim 145:9). If G-d has mercy on all His creations so too must man,…
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The Torah demands we do much to help others. However, while we may have to love others like ourselves, there is no requirement to love them more than…
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“Until when must he declare the lost object? Until his neighbours know about it, these are the words of Rav Meir.” (Bava Metzia 28a) One…
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I, probably like many of you began my formal study of Talmud learning Eilu Metziot, the second chapter of masechet Bava Metzia. “These are the…
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“Two people are holding onto a tallit. This one says…‘it is all mine’ and this one says ‘it is all mine’…
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"Crime doesn’t pay" is a nice moral message but not a very practical one. Most criminals, especially those who commit petty crime,…
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“Two people are holding on to a tallit. This one says ‘I found it’ and this one says ‘I found it’; this one says…