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/Tza•diq•ūtꞋ)B.C.E. 1st century — RabꞋi Hi•leilꞋ, when asked by a gentile to be converted while the RabꞋi stood on one foot, replied: "That which you eschew, don’t inflict on your fellow! That's the entirety of Tōr•âhꞋ. What remains is pei•rush•âhꞋ. Now, go-weave
South From Rᵊphid•imꞋ To Har Sin•aiꞋ
é''ç Pawn Brokering v Lending & Banking
Many trace the Middle Ages pawn symbol of 3 balls to the 3 pomegranates on this Israeli silver shëqꞋël from the 67 C.E. Bar-KōkhꞋvâ Revolt. If you broker a pawn transaction within My am, within the poor of My am, for money, you shall not become like a banker, pawn broker or loan shark
If your fellow hocks his or her garment as an absolute binder until sunset, then you shall return it to him because it is his covering alone. It is a garment for his skin, in which he sleeps. So it will be to Me that if he shall cry-out, I shall hearken to him because I am Gracious.
Optional parental preparation:
What's the difference between principal and interest on a loan or mortgage? What's the difference between a bank loan and a mortgage? When paid in full, how much of a typical mortgage at the current rate was principal and how much was interest? How much difference would 1% in the interest rate make in the final tally? What is "financial leverage"?
What does "hock" and "pawn" mean? How does it work? How are these different from collateral for a loan? How do people get inextricably mired in debt with credit cards? Borrowing from loan sharks? (Easy come, agonizing debt burden and collection of payments.)
What is a "broker" and what does a broker do?
22.24, 3 pomegranates – There is no direct connection between the coin, or its 3 pomegranates, and loaning or pawn brokering. Perhaps the practice of pawning articles in the absence of shᵊqal•imꞋ came to represent (x number of) shᵊqal•imꞋ – as symbolized by their 3 pomegranates.
Questions you might anticipate that your child might raise and be prepared to discuss:
What does it mean to "hearken to" someone?
What does "gracious" mean?
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