Chapter 5, Mishna 6, 7
Topics 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 when property owned/rented is a ship?
What is tzon barzel – iron sheep – guaranteed investment?
When can one accept a guaranteed investment?
If the renter guarantees that if cow dies he will make good on it, why isn’t that a loan?
What makes a ship different than other property?
Does prohibition on interest apply to minor orphans?
What about an investment that is almost an iron sheep?
How do we handle money entrusted to minor orphans?
Why do we treat a Jew differently than a gentile?
Can a Jew pay interest to a gentile?
When is animal exempt from laws of firstborn?
What is relevance of “he who has pity on the poor?”
Can we lend with interest to a ger toshav?
Why shouldn’t Jews spend too much time with gentiles?

Opening song: Moshe Storch leads Hallel at Beis Medrash Hancock Park

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