Value Another’s Money as Much as Your Own

Money

It’s been another tough week. I think I can say fairly honestly that I struggle to deal with the general Mediterranean way of thinking. I suppose in all honesty, it is also fair to say that some people are just more sensitive than others and one cannot make general statements. Having lived in Israel for many years already, I have seen some who are exceptional. Simply amazing! But for the most part, I have struggled immensely with the approach taken by others who seem to have little care for you, unless you are lying in a road bleeding after a terror attack – in which case there’s this sudden immense Ahavat Yisrael all over. I cannot understand this logic. It has given me enough cognitive dissonance that is simply impossible to deal with.

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Don’t Buy From a Thief

Thief

In our “Random Torah” post, we take a look at a teaching in the Mishneh Torah – written by the Rambam. The Rambam shares with us the Halachah regarding doing business with a thief.

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