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אוֹנָאָה · רִבִּית · צְדָקָה  Ona'ah · Ribbis · Tzedakah

The Torah has 3,000 years of sophisticated thinking on fair pricing, lending, debt, charity, business partnerships, and wealth. The Talmud argues about price gouging. The Rambam has a theory of markets. The Shulchan Aruch regulates salary negotiation.

Almost none of this gets taught to Jewish kids. Or Jewish adults.

Money & Mitzvot fixes that.

What It Is

A weekly Jewish financial literacy program for families, classrooms, and synagogues — grounded in real halachic sources, designed for every age.

Every week, one topic. This week: Ona'ah — the Torah's law on fair pricing. The K–6 class learns it through a story about a lemonade stand. The high school class studies Vayikra, Bava Metzia, and the Rambam. Parents learn what it means when they're selling a car or negotiating salary. Everyone talks about it Friday night.

That's Money & Mitzvot.

Three Streams. One Curriculum.   K–6 Track

Stories, parables, and activities. The Torah concept introduced through a character every second-grader can follow. Classroom-ready or kitchen-table-ready.   High School Track

Primary sources in Hebrew and English. Real halachic analysis. Contemporary scenarios that don't have obvious answers. The content serious students deserve.   Parent Email — Free, Forever

Teaching It: what your kids are learning, three dinner table questions, how to lead the conversation.
Living It: the same halachic concept applied to your actual adult financial life.

Topics We Cover

Ona'ah — fair pricing & price exploitation · Ribbis — interest, lending, the Heter Iska · Tzedakah & Maaser — obligation, hierarchy, Rambam's 8 levels · Lo Tachmod — coveting, comparison, lifestyle inflation · Heter Iska — business partnerships & risk sharing · Shmitta — debt release & economic reset · Geneivat Da'at — honesty, disclosure, what fraud actually is · Kibbud Av Va'em — supporting aging parents · Bitachon vs. Hishtadlut — insurance, planning, faith · and more

Who It's For

Jewish families who want their kids to grow up with a serious Jewish framework for financial life — not just "be honest" and "give tzedakah," but the real thing.

Jewish day schools looking for Judaics curriculum that connects to the real world.

Synagogues that want to give their community something worth talking about on Shabbos.

Anyone who has ever sat at a Shabbos table and wished the conversation went somewhere more interesting.

Money & Mitzvot is an independent Jewish education project. We are not affiliated with any movement, denomination, or financial institution.