Deuteronomy 15:1-2
“At the end of every seven years you shall make a release. This is the manner of the release: every creditor shall release that which he has lent to his neighbor. He shall not exact it of his neighbor and his brother, because Yahweh’s release has been proclaimed.”
This passage is part of Moses' farewell address to the Israelites as they prepare to enter the promised land. It lays out laws for how they should live in community, including economic regulations aimed at preventing extreme poverty and maintaining social equity among themselves.
What does it mean for a society to build regular economic resets into its fabric?