Sheviis 5:9 — Lending to Neighbors: Darchei Shalom

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Lending to Neighbors: Darchei Shalom

מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם
Mishnah שביעית ה׳:ט׳ · Sheviis 5:9
מַשְׁאֶלֶת אִשָּׁה לַחֲבֶרְתָּהּ הַחֲשׁוּדָה עַל הַשְּׁבִיעִית נָפָה וּכְבָרָה וְרֵחַיִם וְתַנּוּר.
אֲבָל לֹא תָבוֹר וְלֹא תִטְחַן עִמָּהּ.
אֵשֶׁת חָבֵר מַשְׁאֶלֶת לְאֵשֶׁת עַם הָאָרֶץ נָפָה וּכְבָרָה, וּבוֹרֶרֶת וְטוֹחֶנֶת וּמַרְקֶדֶת עִמָּהּ.
אֲבָל מִשֶּׁתַּטִּיל הַמַּיִם, לֹא תִגַּע אֶצְלָהּ, שֶׁאֵין מַחְזִיקִין יְדֵי עוֹבְרֵי עֲבֵרָה.
וְכֻלָּן לֹא אָמְרוּ אֶלָּא מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם.
וּמַחֲזִיקִין יְדֵי נָכְרִים בַּשְּׁבִיעִית, אֲבָל לֹא יְדֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.
וְשׁוֹאֲלִין בִּשְׁלוֹמָן, מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם:
A woman may lend to her friend who is suspect regarding Sheviis a sifter, a sieve, a hand-mill, and an oven.
But she may not sort or grind with her.
The wife of a chaver may lend to the wife of an am ha'aretz a sifter and a sieve, and may sort, grind, and sift with her.
But once she pours in the water, she may not touch [the dough] with her, for one may not strengthen the hands of transgressors.
And all of these they permitted only because of the ways of peace.
And one may strengthen the hands of gentiles in Sheviis, but not the hands of a Jew.
And one may inquire after their welfare, because of the ways of peace:

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