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Business Ethics
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Jewish Business Ethics: Honest Weights and Fair Dealing
Jewish business ethics — from honest weights to fair competition — form one of halakha's most practical domains. Explore the prohibitions against verbal exploitation, deception, delayed payment, and the Torah's surprising rules for marketplace behavior.
Tractate Bava Metzia: Business Ethics and the Oven of Akhnai
Tractate Bava Metzia covers lost objects, employer-employee law, and fair lending — but it is most famous for the Oven of Akhnai, the dramatic story where the rabbis overrule God Himself and declare 'the Torah is not in heaven.'
Ribbit: The Prohibition of Interest in Jewish Law
An exploration of ribbit — the Torah's prohibition against charging interest on loans between Jews — covering its biblical sources, the heter iska solution, and practical applications in modern finance.
Ona'ah: The Jewish Law of Fair Pricing
Ona'ah is the Jewish legal principle prohibiting overcharging or underpaying in commercial transactions. Rooted in the Torah and elaborated by the Talmud, it creates a framework for economic justice that remains relevant today.
Hasagat Gevul: Competition Ethics in Jewish Law
Hasagat gevul — encroaching on another's boundary — is a Jewish legal concept governing fair competition. From property boundaries to business rights, it shapes how Judaism balances free enterprise with communal responsibility.