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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (245257)	2/22/2014 1:20:06 PM
From: Sam	Respond to of 542907

Hillel instituted the Prosbol system, as he noticed that people were refraining from lending money for fear the sabbatical year would prevent them from getting their money back. Hillel's system meant that a creditor would appoint the court to collect his debts. Since the sabbatical law only applies to individuals, this circumvents it. Hillel was criticized for circumventing the law, but his solution was adapted in practice. See a problem, fix it. Jews are pragmatic rationalizers, but within the Law. A little like the eruv-- chabad.org