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#45: Bailouts for the Rich?

#45: Bailouts for the Rich?

Sifre on Devarim/Deuteronomy 15:8

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Gimme Some Torah #45

29 Av 5782—August 26, 2022

Devarim/Deuteronomy 15:8

In the context of the sabbatical year’s remission of debts, Moses implores the people to not harden their hearts toward the needy and to give the poor enough to cover “that which [they] lack.”

The idea of giving the poor “that which they lack” is a di…

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