Parashat Behar: The Kabbalah of Interest

Posted on May 13, 2008
Filed Under Torah Studies English Classes |

The charging of interest to another Jew is a very serious prohibition that the Prophet Ezekiel lists among the worst of transgressions. The question is: Why can’t you charge a fair rate of interest? Why should you lose out by doing someone a favor? In this class we will explore the meaning of the Torah’s prohibition against charging interest, and what it can teach us about the general relationship between the G-dly soul and the mundane, material world.