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According to the 10th commandment, you are forbidden to covet the property of another. Does that mean that if you are monetarily struggling, you are forbidden to want to have the most basic necessities of life that all your acquaintances have, such as the ability to pay your rent and bills on time, to be debt free, to have a reliable car that doesn’t leave you stranded, or to have a sufficient amount of food to eat? Is that considered coveting what your neighbors have?

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I am a teacher and have created some curriculum resources that I would like to sell. In order to encourage schools to buy my resources, I would like to give the principle a free sample to look at and discuss with her teachers. However, I do not want them to copy and distribute it. Is it a halachic violation to steal / reproduce/ share, intellectual property and creativity? What is the halachic violation ? What is the best way to word this on my product/resource?

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I know I am supposed to give 10% of my income to charity. But I am currently in a mountain of credit card debt that accumulated when I was unemployed. The longer I go without paying it off in full, the more interest I am charged. Therefore, the wisest thing to do is to pay as much as I can until the balance is zero. This is likely to take several years. Am I still obligated to give tzedaka at this time if it’ll cause me to end up paying more interest?

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Hi I by mistake washed a milchig spoon with sauce on it in a fleishig sink I never put it down I just rinsed it off what do I have to do with the sink?