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A Yom Kippur reminder: The idea of debt forgiveness dates at least as far back as the Bible

A Yom Kippur reminder: The idea of debt forgiveness dates at least as far back as the Bible marketplace

This Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur mark the start of a Shmita year, a period described in the Torah when creditors were supposed to release debtors from their obligations By Jillian Berman Last Updated: Sept. 16, 2021 at 3:41 p.m. ETFirst Published: Sept. 15, 2021 at 2:04 p.m. ET Over the past couple of years, the idea of debt forgiveness — […]