ribit

Discover the practical laws of interest, including common shopping scenarios, debt forgiveness, and everyday financial transactions according to halacha

Learn practical laws on the Torah's prohibition of ribit (interest) and avoid common mistakes in everyday borrowing and lending

Learn the difference between forbidden interest and permitted extra payments with four practical examples from Rabbi Pinchas Wind's Brit Pinchas.

It's not only the lender who is not permitted to charge interest; everyone involved in the deal, even the person who writes the contract, must avoid this Torah prohibition

Why the Torah views lending as a higher act of kindness than charity, why charging interest is compared to a snake’s bite, and an ethical framework for Jewish financial partnerships