I just want to write a quick summary of our discussion:

We looked at three main sources – Rava’s comment that people are asked at their judgement “Did you deal faithfully in business”; the Mekhilta that says doing what’s right in business is equivalent to the whole Torah; and the story of R’Shimon ben Shetach and the diamond.

In our discussion, Jo & Ana and Abi all made suggestions and asked questions about what it really means “to be faithful in business” (Levi – I still owe you an answer for your question!) – whether it means to be trustworthy, or to act imbued with a sense of your religious responsibilities, or the prospect of a final judgement.

Rotem and Didi talked about the “mundane” or ordinary aspects of our working lives, and why that might be important and meaningful (thanks Rotem in particular for the article he found, which was very interesting & gave a different perspective on this).

Finally, Judith and Ana  and Udi talked about the Shimon ben Shetach story and how it related to the other sources – does it complement them? Does it contradict them?

We’re going to move on tonight to the next topic in this Sugia – about the relationship between a boss and his employees – but the sources we discussed here are still relevant & I hope you’ll bring them into the next discussion.

Thanks again everyone!