“In spite of this, there will be no one needy among you; because Adonai will certainly bless you in the land which Adonai your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess — if only you will listen carefully to what Adonai your God says and take care to obey all these mitzvot I […]

“Yes, Adonai your God will bless you, as he promised you — you will lend money to many nations without having to borrow, and you will rule over many nations without their ruling over you.”-Deuteronomy 15:6 Following on the heels of my last post dealing with the topic of lending money, the final words of […]

“In spite of this, there will be no one needy among you; because Adonai will certainly bless you in the land which Adonai your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess — if only you will listen carefully to what Adonai your God says and take care to obey all these mitzvot I […]

“If someone among you is needy, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which Adonai your God is giving you, you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from giving to your needy brother.  No, you must open your hand to him and lend him enough to […]

We are deep in the thick of discussing how the Lord’s Laws applied to the poor and their survival in society. In an agricultural-based society, the poor were in a particular bad situation because they didn’t own any land. In those days, land ownership equaled wealth. Period.  The only way the poor could survive was […]