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Borrowing or Stealing?

Monday, 10 January, 2011 - 8:28 pm

Posted by Rabbi Doron Aizenman

In the plague of Darkness- חושך the Jewish people were able to scout out all the Egyptians best hiding places of fancy clothes, jewels, and other valuables.

Before leaving Egypt, each Jewish person went to his or her Egyptian neighbor and asked to "borrow" gold, silver, clothes, and more.

We left Egypt and never came back! We never returned those objects!

Were the Jews allowed to "borrow" and never return? 

 Answer in the comments for a special prize before Thursday, January 13.

Comments on: Borrowing or Stealing?
1/14/2011

kere azulay wrote...

i dont think its stealing. because when they made us slaves they took every thing from the jews. so its like we were taking back what was ours from the start.
1/14/2011

daniel tal wrote...

i dont think its stealing because hashem gave it to them.
1/14/2011

Eli habibi wrote...

I dont think its stealing because hashem told them to take it.
1/14/2011

Laren Cohen wrote...

I think its good because Hashem told them to borrow it.
1/14/2011

Gitty Naparstek wrote...

Its not ok becauaae if you wanted to boorow it you have to tell them. If you just want to have it for a little while you dont have to tell them.
1/14/2011

David Moryossef wrote...

they borrowed it because hashem wanted them to be rich so i think its ok
1/14/2011

Doron Shitrit wrote...

No. If you dont give it back it is like stealing. If you give it back it is borrowing, but if you didnt it is stealing.
1/14/2011

Irene wrote...

If you borrow and you bring it back it is called borrowing but if you dont bring it back it is stealing.
1/14/2011

Shayna wrote...

Hashem wanted the yehudim to borrow it. Hashem had a plan that the Yehuudim should save it.
1/14/2011

Shir wrote...

No. Its not ok because it is like stealing and it is not good to steal.
1/14/2011

shiran and eden wrote...

so the mxrem borrowing the jews gold
1/14/2011

rayen wrote...

no.its not ok because it is like stealing and it is not good to steal