The Baal Shem Tov on Business and Torah
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The Baal Shem Tov on Business and Torah

Facebuker Shabbos Table Talk | June 27, 2025

The Baal Shem Tov says in Parshas Behar: “One is to be praised for studying the Mishna “Hamachlif Parah B’Chamor,” ‘One who trades a cow for a mule’ (Bava Metzia 100a) because he is involved in studying the holy Torah. How much more so is one who ACTUALLY trades a cow for a mule, and conducts his business affairs in accordance with the Torah, deserving of praise!

The Baal Shem Tov says in Parshas Behar: “One is to be praised for studying the Mishna “Hamachlif Parah B’Chamor,” ‘One who trades a cow for a mule’ (Bava Metzia 100a) because he is involved in studying the holy Torah. How much more so is one who ACTUALLY trades a cow for a mule, and conducts his business affairs in accordance with the Torah, deserving of praise!

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