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Understanding Halacha, History & Change: Taking Interest on a Loan (feat. Dayan Y. Posen)

Understanding Halacha, History & Change: Taking Interest on a Loan (feat. Dayan Y. Posen)

Update: 2024-09-10
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The Torah explicitly forbids lending money at interest, yet the Hetter Iska document seems to allow it.
Is it legal? Should we all have one? Did the 17th century create a watershed moment?

 


Chapters


00:00 Introduction and Overview


02:26 The Historical Context of Money in Jewish History


08:11 The Role of the Vaad Arba Arotzos in Creating the Hetter Iska Document


11:29 Navigating Financial Transactions within the Framework of Halacha


19:27 Understanding the Document


35:04 The Prohibition of Ribis (interest bearing loans)


43:18 Different Types of Hetter iska

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Understanding Halacha, History & Change: Taking Interest on a Loan (feat. Dayan Y. Posen)

Understanding Halacha, History & Change: Taking Interest on a Loan (feat. Dayan Y. Posen)

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