_(english).jpg "Taking the Spiritual Dive")
_(english).jpg "Genetic Screening for Breast Cancer Genes")
_(english).jpg "When Bad Things Happen")
_(english).jpg "Judaism and the 12-Step Program")
+.jpg "Knowledge and Wisdom")
+.jpg "Moshe, Miriam and Prophecy")
+.jpg "Don't Give Up")
About the Author
Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem
Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir is Research Director at the Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem (www.besr.org). He studied at Harvard, received a PhD in Economics from MIT, and rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate. Prior to moving to Israel, he worked at the Council of Economic Advisers in the Reagan administration. Rabbi Dr. Meir is also a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Jerusalem College of Technology and has published several articles on business, economics and Jewish law. He is the author of the two-volume, "Meaning in Mitzvot (Feldheim), and his Aish.com columns form the basis of the "Jewish Ethicist" book (ktav.com)._(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Ethics of Being Overweight")
The Jewish Ethicist: Ethics of Being Overweight
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemBeing overweight in a world full of hunger.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Charitable Competition")
The Jewish Ethicist: Charitable Competition
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemDo-gooders are ruining my business!
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Bargaining Ethics")
The Jewish Ethicist: Bargaining Ethics
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhen is it a bluff?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Wearing Fur")
The Jewish Ethicist: Wearing Fur
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it wrong to wear fur?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Rate and Switch")
The Jewish Ethicist: Rate and Switch
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemThe ethics of shopping around.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Paying Workers on Time")
The Jewish Ethicist: Paying Workers on Time
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemMy paycheck is late!
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Exclusive Schools")
The Jewish Ethicist: Exclusive Schools
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould schools cater to an elite?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: All's Fair in Love?")
The Jewish Ethicist: All's Fair in Love?
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemHow much should I tell a date?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Comfort and Competition")
The Jewish Ethicist: Comfort and Competition
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemMy clientele prefers familiarity over innovation.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Affirmative Action")
The Jewish Ethicist: Affirmative Action
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemAre affirmative action programs ethical?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Overtime for Lost Time")
The Jewish Ethicist: Overtime for Lost Time
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan an employer demand overtime when vacation days disrupt routine?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Supplier Struggle")
The Jewish Ethicist: Supplier Struggle
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it unethical to play suppliers against each other to get the lowest bid possible?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Charity Begins at Home")
The Jewish Ethicist: Charity Begins at Home
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemBut a real home is even better.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Caustic Critic")
The Jewish Ethicist: Caustic Critic
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I publish a brutally honest album review?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: New Year: Time for Spiritual Accounting")
The Jewish Ethicist: New Year: Time for Spiritual...
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhat the world of business can teach us about our annual process of repentance and renewal.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Clerical Criticism")
The Jewish Ethicist: Clerical Criticism
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemAre religious leaders subject to criticism?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Vindictive Vendor")
The Jewish Ethicist: Vindictive Vendor
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemHow can I punish an abusive competitor?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Not For Profit?")
The Jewish Ethicist: Not For Profit?
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould charity executives get huge salaries?
_(english).gif "Blogging Ethics II")
Blogging Ethics II
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs the blogger responsible for defamatory posts?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Worker Ownership II")
The Jewish Ethicist: Worker Ownership II
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemJewish perspectives on worker ownership
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Worker Ownership I")
The Jewish Ethicist: Worker Ownership I
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould workers have a say?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Racial Profiling II")
The Jewish Ethicist: Racial Profiling II
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemA remarkable story in the Talmud relates to issues of racial profiling.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Racial Profiling I")
The Jewish Ethicist: Racial Profiling I
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould law enforcement be color-blind?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Hush Money")
The Jewish Ethicist: Hush Money
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I reveal my salary to a co-worker?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Silly Love Songs")
The Jewish Ethicist: Silly Love Songs
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhat songs are bad for our spiritual health?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Songs and Sanctity")
The Jewish Ethicist: Songs and Sanctity
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemMusic can be uplifting or debasing.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Disinformation")
The Jewish Ethicist: Disinformation
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I mislead nosey rivals?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Spectator Sports")
The Jewish Ethicist: Spectator Sports
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemDo sporting events have ethical value?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Death is Different")
The Jewish Ethicist: Death is Different
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhat does Judaism say about the death penalty?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Privacy and the Private Eye")
The Jewish Ethicist: Privacy and the Private Eye
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhere's the line between emulation and espionage?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Anonymous Giving")
The Jewish Ethicist: Anonymous Giving
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhen is it better to give in secret?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Spirit, Sport, and Steroids")
The Jewish Ethicist: Spirit, Sport, and Steroids
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould athletes use artificial means to go higher, faster and stronger?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Keeping Your Computer Holy")
The Jewish Ethicist: Keeping Your Computer Holy
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemHow can I overcome the temptation to view improper sites?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Donor Trouble")
The Jewish Ethicist: Donor Trouble
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I keep a controversial donor secret?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Blogging Ethics")
The Jewish Ethicist: Blogging Ethics
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I fire an employee who criticizes the company in a blog?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Peer Pressure")
The Jewish Ethicist: Peer Pressure
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemHow can I buck my colleagues' efforts to discourage me from losing weight?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Clique Doesn't Click")
The Jewish Ethicist: Clique Doesn't Click
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemHow should we relate to exclusive social circles?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Reasonable Remedy")
The Jewish Ethicist: Reasonable Remedy
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it ethical for medicines to be so expensive?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Disorganized Labor")
The Jewish Ethicist: Disorganized Labor
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it disloyal for me to leave my union?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Fix, Forgive, Forget Redux")
The Jewish Ethicist: Fix, Forgive, Forget Redux
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhat if I can't forgive?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Dating Deduction")
The Jewish Ethicist: Dating Deduction
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWho should pay for dating data?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Fix, Forgive, Forget")
The Jewish Ethicist: Fix, Forgive, Forget
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I just "forgive and forget" an assault?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Attraction Distraction")
The Jewish Ethicist: Attraction Distraction
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemPromoting modesty in the modern workplace
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: The Ownership Society")
The Jewish Ethicist: The Ownership Society
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhat does Judaism say about "the ownership society"?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Money and Marriage II")
The Jewish Ethicist: Money and Marriage II
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it ethical to marry for money?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Servile Salary")
The Jewish Ethicist: Servile Salary
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I make my boss treat me fairly?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Pleading Innocent")
The Jewish Ethicist: Pleading Innocent
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I plead innocent if I did it?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Vote Confidential")
The Jewish Ethicist: Vote Confidential
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemClosed doors foster open discussion.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: How Poor is Poor")
The Jewish Ethicist: How Poor is Poor
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhen is a person eligible for assistance?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Parental Prerogative")
The Jewish Ethicist: Parental Prerogative
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould parents decide for grown kids?
