Hilchot Malveh veLoveh
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Hilchot Malveh veLoveh is the section of Maimonides’ Mishneh Torah that codifies the Jewish laws governing loans, interest, and financial obligations between lenders and borrowers.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
halakhic code
ⓘ
section of Mishneh Torah ⓘ |
| author | Maimonides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Geonic responsa and rulings
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Talmud Bavli NERFINISHED ⓘ Talmud Yerushalmi NERFINISHED ⓘ biblical commandments regarding interest and loans ⓘ |
| codifies |
laws of collateral (mashkon)
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laws of collection from orphans’ property ⓘ laws of debt collection ⓘ laws of documentation of debts ⓘ laws of guarantors ⓘ laws of heter iska–type arrangements (profit-sharing structures) in principle ⓘ laws of interest (ribit) ⓘ laws of interest taken through intermediaries ⓘ laws of liens on property ⓘ laws of monetary loans ⓘ laws of oaths related to debts ⓘ laws of partial payments and restructuring of debts ⓘ laws of promissory notes ⓘ laws of usury between Jews ⓘ obligations of borrowers to repay ⓘ obligations of lenders to act ethically ⓘ permitted forms of profit in financial transactions ⓘ priority of creditors ⓘ prohibition of charging interest to a fellow Jew ⓘ |
| genre | legal code ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
practical legal guidance for Jewish communities
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systematization of Jewish monetary law on loans and interest ⓘ |
| includedIn | Sefer Mishpatim (book of civil and financial laws in Mishneh Torah) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat (sections on ribit and loans)
NERFINISHED
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later halakhic codifiers ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| legalDomain | Jewish civil law ⓘ |
| partOf | Mishneh Torah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| permits | certain forms of lending to non-Jews under specific conditions ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| prohibits | taking interest from a fellow Jew ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | guidance for observant Jews in financial conduct ⓘ |
| religiousLawType | halakha ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| subject |
financial obligations
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interest ⓘ lender-borrower relations ⓘ loans ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | 12th century ⓘ |
| usedBy |
halakhic decisors (poskim)
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rabbinic courts (batei din) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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