28 October 2026
Can you open a shop right next door to your competitor? In the free market, of course you can. But what does Jewish law say?
The Talmud (Bava Batra 21b) records Rav Huna's ruling on a mill set up next to a mill - and the debate that follows runs from fishermen to a shopkeeper giving away free nuts. "you're cutting off my livelihood." But is that the final word? Through fish traps, free lollies for kids, and rival bathhouses, the Sages pull that ruling apart.
A class on Bava Batra 21b with Rabbi Aron Moss of Nefesh, Bondi Beach.
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