Sunday, June 2, 2024
Halocho #2420 - Lending is a Mitzva
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Halocho #580 - Lending is a Mitzva
It's a Mitzva to lend money to a fellow Jew.
Included in the Mitzva is providing moral support and giving sage advice.
Even lending money to wealthy people - if they are short of cash - is a Mitzva.
One should not lend money without witnesses, unless the borrower provides collateral. Even better is to have the lender sign an IOU - a promissory note.
One may not demand collateral after the loan has been given to the borrower, except in a Bet Din (Jewish Court).
One may not use the collateral, as that would be a form of interest. One may rent out the collateral and deduct the rental from the loan, under certain circumstances.
Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 179:1-3, 7-8
- Danny
Tuesday, 19 Sivan 5770
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Halocho #107 - Lending is a Mitzva
It's a Mitzva to lend money to a fellow Jew. Included in the Mitzva is providing moral support and giving sage advice. Even lending money to wealthy people - if they are short of cash - is a Mitzva. One should not lend money without witnesses, unless the borrower provides collateral. Even better is to have the lender sign an IOU - a promissory note. One may not demand collateral after the loan has been given to the borrower, except in a Bet Din (Jewish Court). One may not use the collateral, as that would be a form of interest. One may rent out the collateral and deduct the rental from the loan, under certain circumstances. Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 179:1-3, 7-8. - Danny Please daven for a little girl - TAMAR bat NAAMA - תמר בת נעמה - who is undergoing chemotherapy

