ISSUES IN PRACTICAL HALACHA

PROHIBITIONS THAT APPLY TO DISHONEST FINANCIAL

DEALINGS WITH A NON-JEW
PROHIBITION DESCRIPTION
A Jew is forbidden to rob a Jew or non-Jew
ROBBERY
(‫)גזילה‬ one guilty of this crime must restore the object or money to the
victim

WITHHOLDING A Jew is forbidden to withhold payment from a Jew or non-Jew

PAYMENT
(‫)עושק‬ one guilty of this crime must restore the money to the victim

THEFT A Jew who steals furtively from a Jew or a non-Jew violates the
(‫)גניבה‬ Torah command, and must return what was taken

A Jew is forbidden to engage in commerce using inaccurate

DECEPTION measurements; likewise, prohibited to cause anyone to error in
(‫)עול במשפט‬ calculation of price or payment
A Jew who cheats any human being is disgusting (an abomination)

GIVING A FALSE
A Jew can not deceive a Jew or a non-Jew even when no monetary
IMPRESSION
loss; includes lying or giving a false impression
(‫)גניבת דעת‬

A Jew is obligated to pay taxes to a Jewish or non-Jewish

TAX EVASION
government

DESCREATING
An Jew is prohibited to act toward a Jew or a non-Jew in a manner
G-D’S NAME
that could be perceived as unjust or improper
(‫)'חילול ה‬

SOURCES:
Rambam Hilcos Gezeila Chapter 1; Hilcos Geneiva Chapter 1
Shulchan Aruch Chosen Mishpat Chapter 349, 359, 231, 369
Shulchan Aruch HaRav Hilcos Gezeilah, Hilcos Onaah
)‫ נ‬,‫וחשב עם קונהו (ויקרא כה‬
)‫ יג‬,‫לא תעשק את רעך ולא תגזול (ויקרא יט‬
)‫ יא‬,‫לא תגנוהו (ויקרא יט‬
(‫ ג‬,‫ואכלת את כל העמים (ויקרא כה‬
Art Scroll Talmud Baba Kama 113b
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