[Avodah] money and halakhah

[Richard Wolpoe]

On Sun, Jul 13, 2008 at 8:17 AM, Marty Bluke <marty.bluke at gmail.com> wrote:

> This issue of paper (fiat) money comes up in Hilchos Ribis. The gemara
> in Eizehu Neshech has an issur of lending and returning commodities.
> The poskim discuss whether banknotes or considered money or
> commodities. All of the modern day seforim on Ribis ( the most famous
> probably being the Bris Yehuda) quote the teshuvos Chasam Sofer that
> paper money is considered money and therefore there is no problem of
> sa'ah bsa'ah. In fact, they say that even those poskim who disagreed
> in the 19th century, would agree today because there is no "real"
> money today at all. The Chazon Ish in Hilchos Ribis agress with this
> as does the Aruch Hashulchan (I just saw it a week ago and now can't
> find it, if anyone can give me the exact reference in the Aruch
> Hashulchan I would greatly appreciate it).
>

When I first posted this tangent, I was anticipating a serious Halachic
discussion!  Can you furnish more details as to the location of the sources?
  E.g. where is the Chasam Sofer, the CI etc.

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Kol Tuv / Best Regards,
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