Timeline for Why not give tzeddakah before shmittah?
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| Aug 20, 2012 at 16:09 | comment | added | rosends | so this section is less about loans and more about the proper attitude towards loans -- don't give them with an expectation of repayment in ANY year. The fact that I say it about the 6th year proves that all loans should be viewed as tzeddakah. | |
| Aug 20, 2012 at 16:06 | comment | added | Yishai | @Dan, because you might not view it correctly. This verse is part of what establishes that. | |
| Aug 20, 2012 at 15:50 | comment | added | rosends | but if the loan is really "tzedakah that you have minimal reason to expect back" then why would the upcoming shmittah be a concern? | |
| Aug 20, 2012 at 15:39 | history | answered | Yishai | CC BY-SA 3.0 |