Every seven years, debts between Israelites are supposed to be released outright. This is a genuinely radical economic reset built into the law, not just a moral suggestion. The same chapter immediately anticipates people getting stingy as the releas...
Legal & Ethicalמקץ שבע שנים AT THE END OF SEVEN YEARS [THOU SHALT MAKE A REMISSION] — One might think that this means seven years after each individual loan! Scripture, however, states, (v. 9) “[Take heed unto thyself lest there be in thy heart a word of worthlessn...
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