16,374
edits
Being Careful With Other People's Money: Difference between revisions
From Halachipedia
Being Careful With Other People's Money (view source)
Revision as of 04:02, 11 April 2019
, 11 April 2019→Things Chazal refer to as Stealing
No edit summary |
|||
| Line 10: | Line 10: | ||
# Rav Yehudah in Bava Basra (165a) informs us that most people steal, a minority engage in illicit sexual activity, and everyone says Avak Loshon Hara. The Rishonim explain that the Gemara is not referring to outright stealing such as shoplifting but more subtle forms of stealing that afflict our interactions as buyers, employers, landlords, etc. A person who keeps stolen money is both subject to severe punishments for stealing and also sets himself up to one day become a victim. Thus, it is incumbent upon everyone to be aware of the Halachos of other people's money. <ref>Rashbam Baba Batra 165a, Chafetz Chaim in Sefat Tamim Perek 3, Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 13</ref> | # Rav Yehudah in Bava Basra (165a) informs us that most people steal, a minority engage in illicit sexual activity, and everyone says Avak Loshon Hara. The Rishonim explain that the Gemara is not referring to outright stealing such as shoplifting but more subtle forms of stealing that afflict our interactions as buyers, employers, landlords, etc. A person who keeps stolen money is both subject to severe punishments for stealing and also sets himself up to one day become a victim. Thus, it is incumbent upon everyone to be aware of the Halachos of other people's money. <ref>Rashbam Baba Batra 165a, Chafetz Chaim in Sefat Tamim Perek 3, Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 13</ref> | ||
===Things Chazal refer to as Stealing=== | ===Things Chazal refer to as Stealing=== | ||
# If a person is greeted with shalom and does not return the greeting, it is as if he stole the shalom that he owes to the person who greeted him<ref>Berachot 6b, Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 82 </ref> | # If a person is greeted with shalom and does not return the greeting, it is as if he stole the shalom that he owes to the person who greeted him.<ref>Berachot 6b, Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 82 </ref> | ||
# Anyone who derives pleasure from this world without making a beracha, is guilty of stealing from Hashem.<Ref>Berachot 35b, Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 82</ref> | # Anyone who derives pleasure from this world without making a beracha, is guilty of stealing from Hashem.<Ref>Berachot 35b, Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 82</ref> | ||
# One who imparts a word of Torah that he heard from another without citing the source, is guilty of stealing.<ref>Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 82 based on Midrash Tanchuma Bamidbar Siman 22 </ref> | # One who imparts a word of Torah that he heard from another without citing the source, is guilty of stealing.<ref>Halachos of Other People's Money pg. 82 based on Midrash Tanchuma Bamidbar Siman 22 </ref> | ||
