The Denver Jewish news., 1919-03-26

borrower against all kinds of interest
in disguised forms.
One must not pay anything for eN-
tending the time of ioall
one must not give or receive pres
ent before or after u loan transaction.
one must not lend money for a GER
tain term or condition that the bor-
rover loan him afterward II larger
sum or for larger term.
One must not lend bushel of
wheat to he returned in kind, but
must return the cost in money in ac-
cordance with the market price pre-
vailing at the time when the loan
was made.
The lender should not lodge in the
borrowers home free of rent, nor at
less. than the usual rent
There are numerous other examples
of various business transactions
when interest in disguise can be levied
and therefore are expressly prohibit
cd.
Moral lntercd
The above citations from the Jewish
cOdeN are sufficient To demonstrate
tllat all the modern business transac-
tions which are generally based on
interest-bearing loans and which are
considered by civilized society as per-
fcctly legitimate were regarded by the
ancient Jews as sinful We will add
that not alone did they consider in
tercst pTid in money or in other com
muditics as Objectionable. but they
prohibited the paying of moral inter
est. If \ has not been in the habit
of greeting Il first, he should not do
him this honor after he obtained
loan from him. If y was not in the
habit of teaching the Torah to B be
fore the loan he should not do il
thereafter.
The Appeal.
In conclusion | wish to appeal to
these who have or wiz have in their
hands the reconstruction of the jew
ish homeland to endcayor TO intro
duce into all business transactions
nlung with the Just BALANCES and
Just weights, just cphah and II just
hin tLeviticus MN: 3Gl" also the
principle of mo interest or increase.
As to the best method TO do bank
ing on Il nonintcrcst basis, we can
confidently rely utOn those Jew
iSh bankers. socioloSists and ccono-
tnists who ARE imhucd with the spirit
er the Bible. who love their people
and who yearn for II restored Zion that
they will grapplc with the problem
and solve it in the spirit of the
Mosaic traditions.
cannot do any better than to plead
in the words OF our great Lawgiver:
."rhou slinlt not lend upon interest
10 thy brother: interest ot money. m
tercSt Of victuais. interest ofanythihS
tla tbs lent upon interest: that
thc Lord. thy God may bless thee in
all that thou Duttcst thy hand unto
in the land whittier thou goest to
possess it." Dcut. NNIil :20).
Denver. Hanuccn 36I9.
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Dent. Xv. 4. 5; XIII, 10. 20; NNlV.
" Earkiah xvII $. IL. II; xxi, II.
rsalms, V, =
>rrov. xviii. $.
Jcr. Nv. 10.
Isn. NNIN, =.
Bah. Ecruachoth. 95a.
Bah. Bahba Ai"tsia, i,a, sob. dih. "in.
.Cb. .ia. IJb. TIA.
Bah. Bhhba Kama, Gia, Dla.
Huh. Mukoth, 2la.
Bah. Sucen, MA.
Yrrush Bnbn Nets. V. End 1Od.
Yrrilsh Mocd Katon, :. =.
Ycrush pps;rch, y. 81, 3.
ENudus Ruhba. 81.
Lev. liabbH, ), beg.
AIihash ShnGher roy 5. lis.
Midrash Tilim. y. MishpUtim
Nnlknt kuhcleth.
NaIkut Missile :. -.
Pirke D'Rnbbi ElirZcr. 81.
Taun D'bci Eliyohu 5. 10.
Nakut EiicZ2r, article ltihbith.
Maimonidcs, Yal, Maireh. y. q. !.
Jewish l5mrycinpcdia, Funk y WagnnllS'
Dznr Yisrar! j. u. Eiscnstein, 1913.