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==Choosing Who to Lend== | ==Choosing Who to Lend== | ||
#One must lend a Jew interest free rather than a non-Jew with interest<ref>Gemora Bava Metziah 70A</ref> | #One must lend a Jew interest free rather than a non-Jew with interest.<ref>Gemora Bava Metziah 70A</ref> | ||
##Some say this is only if it will be an insignificant loss<ref>Rav Moshe Feinstein (Igros Moshe Y.D. 3:93) says the Gemora Bava Metziah 70A that says a Jew goes first is only referring to a small amount</ref> | ##Some say this is only if it will be an insignificant loss.<ref>Rav Moshe Feinstein (Igros Moshe Y.D. 3:93) says the Gemora Bava Metziah 70A that says a Jew goes first is only referring to a small amount</ref> | ||
##Others say that even though it is a significant lack of profit, one must be willing to lend a Jew (if this isn't your profession)<ref>Sefer Ahavas Chesed 5:5 quotes both opinions</ref> | ##Others say that even though it is a significant lack of profit, one must be willing to lend a Jew (if this isn't your profession).<ref>Sefer Ahavas Chesed 5:5 quotes both opinions</ref> | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Business Halacha]] | [[Category:Business Halacha]] | ||
