Neighbors who keep the law differently
Chaverimcareful with tumah and taharah, terumos and ma'asros — and Shemittah
PermissiveA woman may lend
She may lend her neighbor a sifter, a sieve, a hand-mill, an oven
Nafa — a sifter
Kevara — a sieve
Rechayim — a hand-mill
Tanur — an oven
But not sort or grind together with her
Restrictiveshe may not sort or grind with her.
It would help a sin
Others: their grain could get mixed
A chaver's wife with an am ha'aretz's wife: lend — and work together
Permissivemay lend
Am ha'aretz, thennot careful with tumah and ma'asros
Permissiveand may sort, grind, and sift with her.
Not the oven or millearthenware can't be purified; a mill is too heavy to immerse (Tiferes Yisrael)
Once the water is in — she may not touch the dough
Restrictiveshe may not touch [the dough] with her,
Reasonfor one may not strengthen the hands of transgressors.
Wet food can become tameiwine, honey, oil, milk, dew, blood, water
Its challah must stay tahor
All of this — for the ways of peace
darchei shalom
Encourage non-Jews at their work — not a Jew
PermissiveAnd one may strengthen the hands of gentiles
Restrictivenot the hands of a Jew. And one may inquire after their welfare,
Not a Jew breaking Shemittah
And greet them — darchei shalom
Reasonbecause of the ways of peace:
Sheviis 5:9
Lending to Neighbors: Darchei Shalom
מִפְּנֵי דַרְכֵי שָׁלוֹם
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: