Chapter 5, Mishna 6, 7Topics covered:When is loan given by one partner to the other for business expenses problematic?When can one inflate the rental fee paid for his field? When can’t he?When is owner/renter relationship considered an investment partnership?What about …

Chapter 5, Mishna 5Topics covered:What is iska? Why does it violate prohibition on interest? How do we make it lawful?What is capital in an iska enterprise, and what is loan?When are storekeeper’s services considered interest on investment?Can someone put chicken …

Chapter 5, Mishna 4Topics covered:If seller sold field to relative but was reluctant, is that a valid sale?If there was no deal and money changed hands, is it a loan? Who owns produce grown in interim?Who consumes produce of field …

Chapter 5, Mishna 4Topics covered:Is uncertain interest permitted or not?How can it be called “a loan with interest” if the interest will never be paid?What if one borrows money using field as collateral for other loan and then sells field?If …

Chapter 5, Mishna 1, 2, 3, 4Topics covered:If price of gourds changes after purchase but before delivery, is price adjusted or is that considered interest?What are rules of changing value of gourds regarding prohibition of interest?Can one who borrows money …

Chapter 5, Mishna 1Topics covered:Can artifice be used to circumvent prohibition against charging interest?Can borrowed produce be substituted with another kind of grain? Wine?What is relevance of whether seller has possession of what he’s selling?What is relevance of delayed delivery?What …

Chapter 5, Mishna 1Topics covered:What if someone buys wheat, takes possession but doesn’t pay money until later and value increased?When does earthly court step in and when does heavenly court exact justice?What is penalty for one who lends at interest?Who …

Chapter 5, Mishna1Topics covered:Can a Jew ever lend with interest?What is difference between interest (neshech) and increase (tarbit)?When can there be neshech without tarbit? Vice versa?Why does Torah include both words?Is law different for loan of food versus loan of …

Chapter 4, Mishna 8, 9, 10Topics covered:What are three references to verbal mistreatment in Torah?What can’t you say to a convert?Why are there specific rules regarding how we treat a convert?Why can’t we intermingle produce from different producers?Why is wine …