Loan with Interest for the Honor of Shabbat
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Question
Is it permissible to take a loan with interest for Shabbat expenses?
Answer
Hello Rabbi, a Jew is forbidden to take a loan with interest, even if the interest is only rabbinically prohibited. However, the sages have said that if he currently lacks funds and estimates he can repay, he may take a loan even with interest in a permissible manner, such as with a heter iska or from a non-Jew.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 242, סעיף 1); Mishnah Berurah (סק"ד).
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