Does Judaism's eschewal of an afterlife play any part in the stereotyping of Jewish

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Helpt1

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people as money grubbers?
DTKL- Says you. I've heard the whole spiel about usury a hundred times before. I have no idea who this Erik K is. Perhaps the reason the Jews were into usury in the first place is because they're firmly entrenched in materialism. The old testament is a testament to avarice, read it for yourself. Your answer sucks and you aren't as bright as you consider yourself to be.
PS DKTL- Eat a dik
 
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DeTeKeLeAeMeF

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In Medieval Europe, Jews were often the ones who lent money to the aristocracy, because of Christian rules against usury. This led to the association between Jews and finance. Since Jews were exempt from usury laws, many Christians developed feelings of resentment against them for the profit they made on loans to nobles and merchants, while at the same time needing their services to remain solvent. They didn't like being obligated to "Christ killers", and so negative stereotypes developed. It has nothing to do with the afterlife.

Thanks to Eric K for this answer

Edit: My, my! Whenever a person has no legitimate "leg" to stand on, they resort to personal ad hominem attacks.

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