Matmonim: Daf Yomi by Rabbi David Lapin

Society and community need to be structured in ways that don’t sterilize it from the anguished cries of the unfortunate. Source Sheet

How far does a judge need to intervene to decide in favor of a claimant for more than the claimant is demanding? Source Sheet

The masechet ends with a beautiful insight into the nature of ownership and its privilege. Source Sheet 

There are different forms of growth, for example revenue growth and capital growth. But organic growth is the most sustainable of all. This is true in business and also in personal development. Source Sheet

We know the potential harm that Ayin HoRah can cause and many people take steps to protect themselves from it. What is the nature of Ayin HoRah? How does it work? Today we learn that it needn’t come from a malevolent source, we can even give ourselves an AyinHorah! Source Sheet

There is a profound albeit invisible metaphysical link between individuals and their belongings. Introduction to Chapter 8 of Bava Metzia. Source Sheet

Trust, whether in Hashem in another or even in oneself, is empowering and transformative. Source Sheet

Effort is always needed to avoid danger and remove danger from others. But the reality is that the world, and life itself, is dangerous. The quest for work environments that are safe and free of toxicity is unrealistic. A healthy environment is not one where there is no danger, but one where danger is mitigated and navigated. Source Sheet

Gifts from Hashem should be seen as rights that He has given us, not as property, לה' הארץ ומלואו. Source Sheet

Moral conscience is not a humanistic term but a religious term that stems from an awareness of the Divine. Source Sheet

The Torah is not a set of fundamentalist laws. Every Mitzva and Halacha has reason and rationale. Understanding the reason provides context and meaning to the Mitzvah beyond the axiom of it being G-d’s will.  Source Sheet

Truth is to be found in the mastery of apparently contradictory polarities. This is the complexity of a life of meaning. Source Sheet

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Making a concession even when we are not legally required to, saves us from the devastating impact of negative energy. Source Sheet

We are responsible for our own choices. Yet, there are times when intentionally or unintentionally we enable others to do wrong. In these cases, we share responsibility with the other for his or her wrongdoing. Similarly, when we play a part in enabling others to make positive choices, we share in some of the credit for the outcomes of those choices. Source Sheet

We reveal the soul of the prohibition of charging interest as the foundation of the Torah’s economic model of free market capitalism governed by strict principles of Divine Law and Ethics and recognizing that only in true  partnership with labor (whether physical or intellectual) can capital create value and wealth. Source Sheet  

Context determines when a statement is merely an effort to provide a reassuring voice to the other party and when it reflects contractual intent. Source Sheet

The intentions of deeds and transactions can sometimes be determined by words, agreements, and contracts. Often however, deeds need to be interpreted by the context in which they occur. Source Sheet

Trade Finance presents interesting challenges in the laws of interest bearing credit. Source Sheet

Lending and borrowing with interest is a unique law that is foundational to faith and community. Source Sheet

“ Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth .” – Marcus Arelius, Meditations. How applicable is this in Torah? Source Sheet

We can cause damage to the property of others or to their persons. Perhaps the worst damage that we can cause though, is damage to their heart. Source Sheet

The right to cancel a sale can stem either from one party having mislead the other, or from having transgressed the prohibition of אונאה Source Sheet

When a transaction is designed for a spiritual reason rather than an economic one, money is valued subjectively rather than by the currency market. Source Sheet

The Torah expects high levels of personal mastery from us. Even to having a grievance against one who wronged us needs us to have an Halachik basis that permits such a grievance. Source Sheet