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Week 4: Lo Tachmod — Desire, Action, and the Torah's Psychology of Money
Week 4: The Wanting Problem — What the Torah Says About Jealousy
This week: Lo Tachmod — the commandment about wanting what your neighbor has
Money & Mitzvot — Week 4 Lo Tachmod — the commandment about wanting what your neighbor has The 10th commandment is unlike all the others. The Ten Commandments regulate actions: don't murder, don't steal, don't commit adultery. And then, last on the list, something entirely different.
Week 3 Shabbos Table: Giving — Obligation, Amount, and How
Week 3: Tzedakah & Maaser — Obligation, Hierarchy, and Rambam's Ladder
Week 3: The Corners of the Field — The Jewish Way of Sharing
This week: Tzedakah — it's not charity, it's justice
Money & Mitzvot — Week 3 Tzedakah — it's not charity, it's justice This week's theme: Tzedakah & Maaser — the obligation to give The word tzedakah (tzeh-dah-KAH) comes from the root tzedek — justice. That's not an accident. Jewish law frames giving not as a
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.
Shabbos Table
Week 1 Shabbos Table: Fair Prices — Questions for Every Generation
Print front and back. Nine questions across three tiers — Young, Teen, Adult — all on the same topic your family is learning this week.
High School Track
Week 1 High School: Ona'ah — The Halacha of Fair Dealing
High school classroom pack: full source sheet (Vayikra, Bava Metzia, Rambam), halachic analysis vs. Western contract law, three contemporary scenarios, chavruta questions.
K–6 Track
Week 1 K–6: Is That Fair? The Jewish Law of Fair Prices
K–6 classroom pack: the honey cake story, source from Vayikra, three big ideas, discussion questions, and the Price Is Right classroom activity.
Parent Email
Week 1: Ona'ah — the Torah's surprisingly modern take on price gouging
This week: ona'ah — the halachic prohibition on overcharging. What your kids are learning, three dinner table questions, and what it means for your own financial life.
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