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We will focus on one of the 74 mitzvot in Parshat Ki Teitzei, namely, the prohibition against imprecise scales and measures. What is included in this prohibition? Is it the use of the scales or even keeping them in one's possession? Is it limited to scales that are used in a commercial context, of does it even apply to measuring utensils that one keeps in his private home? Why did the Torah place so much significance on this prohibition? If a scale is imprecise must it be labeled as such, and if so, under all circumstances? What about baby bottles, rulers, weights used to weigh a baby? What about scales set up in a supermarket for the consumers to use before they get to the cashier to pay? Who gets to benefit, the seller or the buyer?
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