PEH288

A lent money to B for business purposes. In return, B promised A a fixed annual amount, except in cases of damage due to fire, the sea, or confiscation. Is this arrangement considered usury (verbotenes Zinsgeben)? What if A were a Talmudic scholar and studied a chapter of Mishnah every day for B's well-being? Samuel ben Salomo a'Cathan deems the arrangement forbidden. Even in the second case, it remains prohibited unless it is clear that the money is genuinely paid solely for the purpose of Mishnah study. (see 576 and 765).

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1751-06-05

1751-09-20

Athias, David Israel