Bava Metzia 71: Hierarchy of Lending to the Poor

A very brief reference to the discussions in today's daf:

• Priorities when lending money:
• poor before rich
• poor family members before poor non-relations
• poor Jews before poor Gentiles
• poor neighbours before unknown neighbourhoods who are poor

• If a Jew charges interest of another Jew, the consequence is that his property will be destroyed 

• Halachot regarding who can acquire whom as a servant, etc. are very specific
• women cannot appear to be immodest
• women cannot raise a dog
• women may not host students in her home

• Halachot regarding who may borrow and lend money are similarly specific
• the rabbis list who may lend/borrow from whom
• the rabbis note some exceptions to those stringencies