Sunday, February 11, 2018

The Torah on charging interest

PROF. MICHAEL L. SATLOW: What Is Wrong with Charging Interest? (TheTorah.com).
The Torah prohibits lending to poor people with interest. Why did Jewish law include business loans and how did this effect the law’s original purpose?
Some blog posts etc. by Professor Satlow on related topics are noted here, here, and here.

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