משנה, פרקי אבות ג:ז
רבי אלעזר איש ברתותא אומר תן לו משלו שאתה ושלך שלו וכן בדוד הוא אומר (דברי הימים א' כ"ט) כי ממך הכל ומידך נתנו לך.
R. Eleazar of Bertotha said: Give to God that which is God’s, for you and what you have are God’s; even so [we find it expressed] in [the case of] David, [when] he said: For all things come of You, and of Your own have we given You.
[Soncino translation]
Suggested Discussion Questions:
1. What does it mean that all that is ours is actually God's?
2. How might this concept impact how we relate to our stuff?
1. What does it mean that all that is ours is actually God's?
2. How might this concept impact how we relate to our stuff?
Time Period: Rabbinic (Maccabees through the Talmud)