If a jew finds an object lost by a heathen{gentile} it does not have to be returned.(Baba Mezia 24a;affirmed also in Baba Kamma 113b.)15
Gentiles are anyone whos not jewish.
2006-07-11 19:32:17 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The others are right. It is absolutely forbidden for a Jew to steal from anyone, Jew and non-Jew alike. The difference is with returning a lost item.
There is a mitzva (commandment) for a Jew to return a lost object to another Jew. It is a very nice and commendable deed to do the same for a gentile, but the Torah does not require it. Why should we be required - required being the main word to return it? The gentiles are not required to return everything they find to us. Once again, it is a nice thing to do - but not a requirement.
2006-07-17 07:09:58 · answer #1 · answered by Sunshine 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how is that stealing?
havent you ever heard of finders keepers losers weepers
its a nice thing to go out of your way and give something back to someone who lost it. The Talmud is only saying that you do not have to.
2006-07-17 04:02:13 · answer #2 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Jews have to obey the Law of Moses. They cannot keep the law and therefore must pay for breaking the law.
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2006-07-12 02:37:36 · answer #3 · answered by I_Need_Help 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are antisemitic, is giving back a lost object the same as stealing?
2006-07-16 09:49:56 · answer #4 · answered by ykuk10 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whos he?
2006-07-12 02:35:11 · answer #5 · answered by KingCoconut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋