Week 4: Lo Tachmod — Desire, Action, and the Torah's Psychology of Money
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Week 3 Shabbos Table: Giving — Obligation, Amount, and How
Week 3: Tzedakah & Maaser — Obligation, Hierarchy, and Rambam's Ladder
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Week 2 Shabbos Table: Lending & Interest
Ribbis explained, Vayikra 25:36 source, and three questions each for young children, teens, and adults.
Week 2: Ribbis — Interest, Exploitation, and the Heter Iska
Source sheet, ribbis d'oraita vs. d'rabbanan, the Heter Iska as halachic innovation, three applied scenarios, and chavruta questions.
Week 2: The Lending Rule — What the Torah Says About Borrowing and Lending
A story about Yosef and Binyamin, the source in Vayikra, the Gemach Game activity, and the big idea: helping a friend should be real helping — not a transaction.
This week: Ribbis — why the Torah has a lot to say about your credit card
Ribbis (rib-EES) is one of the most extensively legislated areas in all of halacha. Here's why it's also surprisingly relevant to your daily financial life.