[Avodah] charging ribis to a Jew / non-Jew
Kelmar, Michael J.
MKelmar2 at MONLIFE.com
Mon Dec 31 07:41:14 PST 2007
R' Micha Berger wrote: "WRT ribis, the pasuq implies what the difference
is when taking ribis from a Jew vs taking it from a non-Jew. It uses the
word "achikha". It's not that ribis is inherently immoral, it's that
brothers don't charge brothers interest."
Fahr vos nisht? Do brothers not charge brothers 5 cents for a gum ball?
Also, I do not know what the phrase "inherently immoral" means. Please
provide some hesbir.
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