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Ep. 11 · Mishpatim · 13 min · 2018-02-08

The Way To Do Chessed

The Torah doesn't just say to lend money to a poor person. In Parshas Mishpatim it adds that you must not press him, not take interest, and return his collateral at night. Why spell out so much for a mitzvah everyone understands? Rav Chaim Shmulevitz finds a principle behind the details, and the Gemara in Bava Basra gives it numbers. Rabbi Asaf Prisman brings a Chofetz Chaim story about an innkeeper, a guest and a glass that did not go where you would expect.