Money and Business
The prohibition of interest and heter iska.
When someone does you a favor, a standard response is often, “Shkoyach.” “Can you please pass the gefilte fish?” “Sure.” “Shkoyach.” But what does shkoyach actually mean?
When someone does you a favor, a possible response is “Shkoyach.” “Can you please pass the gefilte fish?” “Sure.” “Shkoyach.” What does shkoyach mean?
If someone borrows a loaf of bread before Pesach, does he have to pay it back after Pesach? After all, if the Jewish lender would have kept the loaf of bread in his possession, it would have become worthless.
In Pozen, the hometown of the great and revered sage Rabbi Akiva Eiger, zt’l, lived a wealthy Jew. Unfortunately, this Jew had built his fortune largely by lending money to other Jews with interest.
Pozen's burial society demands 2,000 rubles to bury a man who lent on interest. Rabbi Akiva Eiger explains why the steep price is actually fair.
