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Our Greatest Interests of All (P. Behar-Behukotai)

5/3/2026

 
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Money can be a sensitive subject, which is one reason Torah bans charging interest among our people.  (The Qur'an does the same for Muslims.)

Torah and Qur'an are aiming at far more than money: after all, most of us don't lend money. 

This mitzvah is really about relationships and right use of power, which spiritually are far more important than money.  This mitzvah aims at the heart of our greatest interest of all.

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