They are principles that we try to impart to our children from an early age: “Your turn, his turn, her turn, give it to him, give it to her, share it, it’s hers, it’s his, it’s mine”.
I have found excerpts from a recently discovered book to be quite enlightening on the subject.
“… A free society cannot be built on mishpat, the rule of law, alone … Tzedakah, by contrast, refers to distributive justice … from the theology of Judaism, in which there is a difference between possession and ownership … all things are owned by God …”
“Making Globalization Good: The Moral Challenges of Global Capitalism” John.H.Dunning et al. Oxford University Press, 2004
I’m looking forward to reading a hard copy this summer.
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