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Baruch Sterman
Dateline Zion
"Jewish law does not go forth from London, and so rabbinic authorities have long attempted to define a Jewish date line."
He Shall Not Press His Fellow
Once every seven years, the Torah says, the economic playing field should be leveled, and those trapped in debt should be freed. Even the rabbinic workaround reminds us of the ideal–as I was reminded after my startup foundered in the 2008 financial crisis.