Ribbit (Usury) הלכות ריבית
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159Siman 159 – Some Laws of Ribbit (Interest/Usury)Siman 159 · 32 seifim
- 1.It is a Torah-level positive commandment to lend to…
- 2.One who lends to his fellow Jew with interest…
- 3.Even a poor person who needs to borrow for…
- 4.One who lends to his fellow Jew with interest…
- 5.Even if the borrower gives the lender more than…
- 6.Even if, at the time of taking the interest,…
- 7.It is forbidden to lend with interest even to…
- 8.As a matter of Torah law, it is permitted…
- 9.One who publicly desecrates Shabbat, whether out of spite…
- 10.A Jew who lent with a fixed, explicit rate…
- 11.One who needs to borrow from his fellow may…
- 12.A person should not say to his fellow, "Lend…
- 13.Any rabbinically-prohibited form of interest is permitted regarding funds…
- 14.It is forbidden to borrow at Torah-level fixed interest…
- 15.Torah-level fixed interest, which is forbidden by Torah law,…
- 16.Merchandise with a known market price, such that it…
- 17.Reuven holds a promissory note against Shimon, stating that…
- 18.It is forbidden to borrow a se'ah of wheat…
- 19.In the Land of Israel, where the currency is…
- 20.Likewise, one should not lend gold dinars on condition…
- 21.One who lends a hundred [dinars] to his fellow…
- 22.One who lent to his fellow with interest without…
- 23.It is permitted to borrow with interest from a…
- 24.One who gives money to his fellow for a…
- 25.It is permitted to open a savings plan at…
- 26.Since nowadays bank loans are permitted through a heter…
- 27.It is permitted to invest in securities that yield…
- 28.One who takes out life insurance should properly add…
- 29.Absorption bonds and defense bonds that the government in…
- 30.One who lent money to his fellow, and afterward…
- 31.A grocery store owner who records a debt for…
- 32.One who receives a bill for water, electricity, or…
+Siman 159, Continued – Laws of Ribbit Devarim (Interest in Word or Deed)Siman 159 (continued) · 11 seifim
- 1.Even "interest of words" (ribbit devarim) is forbidden —…
- 2.It is permitted for the borrower to say "thank…
- 3.One who lent a certain sum to his fellow,…
- 4.It is permitted for the borrower to say to…
- 5.If some joyous occasion happens to the lender, it…
- 6.It is permitted for the borrower to return a…
- 7.An author of a book who received a loan…
- 8.It is forbidden for the borrower to study Scripture…
- 9.It is forbidden for the borrower to honor the…
- 10.If the borrower has an apartment for rent, it…
- 11.Some say it is permitted to say to one's…