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_(english).jpg "Soul Food")
_(english).jpg "Searching for Superman")
_(english).jpg "Tammuz: Forces of Nature")
_(english).jpg "America and Jewish Values")
_(english).jpg "Seven Wonders of Jewish History")
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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: Reacting to Suffering")
The Jewish Ethicist: Reacting to Suffering
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemHow should we react to natural disaster?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: No News is Good News")
The Jewish Ethicist: No News is Good News
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I inform a relative of a misfortune?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Refugee Redux")
The Jewish Ethicist: Refugee Redux
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs there a responsibility to provide care to illegal immigrants?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Speed Trap")
The Jewish Ethicist: Speed Trap
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemAre radar and laser detectors ethical?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Educational Embargo")
The Jewish Ethicist: Educational Embargo
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I boycott a retailer that mistreats employees?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Foreign Aid")
The Jewish Ethicist: Foreign Aid
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould hospitals treat indigent foreigners free?
_(small)_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: No-Shop Day(s)")
The Jewish Ethicist: No-Shop Day(s)
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShabbat serves as a weekly reminder that we don't live to work, we work to live.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Shill Game")
The Jewish Ethicist: Shill Game
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I use fake bids to raise prices in an auction?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Piggyback or Just Piggy?")
The Jewish Ethicist: Piggyback or Just Piggy?
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I tap in to a neighbor's wireless internet service?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Money and Marriage")
The Jewish Ethicist: Money and Marriage
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it ethical to raise a family without an income?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Vaccination Vacillation")
The Jewish Ethicist: Vaccination Vacillation
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I leave limited flu vaccine for needier people?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Fair Pay")
The Jewish Ethicist: Fair Pay
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan my employer underpay me?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Reconciling the Books")
The Jewish Ethicist: Reconciling the Books
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemTurning loans into charity.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Bankruptcy")
The Jewish Ethicist: Bankruptcy
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemDoes Jewish tradition favor income equality?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Equality Quandary")
The Jewish Ethicist: Equality Quandary
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemDoes Jewish tradition favor income equality?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Neighborly Loan")
The Jewish Ethicist: Neighborly Loan
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemGetting back the money you lent your neighbor.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Getting Recognition")
The Jewish Ethicist: Getting Recognition
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemA vocal co-worker is overshadowing my achievements!
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Facing Poker")
The Jewish Ethicist: Facing Poker
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan we raise funds through a poker tournament?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: School Sell-Out")
The Jewish Ethicist: School Sell-Out
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan my school accept money to secretly promote a business?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Dependent Donee")
The Jewish Ethicist: Dependent Donee
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it ever a mitzvah not to give charity?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Cake Calumny")
The Jewish Ethicist: Cake Calumny
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemHow can I protect the reputation of my baked goods?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Showing Racism the Door")
The Jewish Ethicist: Showing Racism the Door
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I fire a racist worker?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: The Corporation and the Community, Part 3")
The Jewish Ethicist: The Corporation and the...
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemEthics of corporate philanthropy.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Corporate Menschkeit")
The Jewish Ethicist: Corporate Menschkeit
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhen do we cross the line from good corporate citizenship to irresponsible management?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: The Corporation and the Community, Part 1 Corporate Philanthropy")
The Jewish Ethicist: The Corporation and the...
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCorporate obligations to the community.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: 360-Degree Feedback")
The Jewish Ethicist: 360-Degree Feedback
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemThe pitfalls of work evaluations from colleagues and subordinates.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Let's Shake On It")
The Jewish Ethicist: Let's Shake On It
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhen is a handshake a binding commitment?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Beggars' Letters")
The Jewish Ethicist: Beggars' Letters
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemRelying on letters of recommendations to determine who is truly needy.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Monitoring Workers")
The Jewish Ethicist: Monitoring Workers
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemHow intrusive may employers be in monitoring workers?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Ethical Work")
The Jewish Ethicist: Ethical Work
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemJudaism does not view work as the center of life or as its primary source of meaning.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Charitable Return")
The Jewish Ethicist: Charitable Return
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan a gift to charity ever substitute for paying what we owe?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Leading by Example")
The Jewish Ethicist: Leading by Example
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemDoes favoring local labor discriminate against the truly needy?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Fishy Fine Print")
The Jewish Ethicist: Fishy Fine Print
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhat can a merchant hide in the fine print of ads?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Sweatshops")
The Jewish Ethicist: Sweatshops
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it ethical to buy from low-wage suppliers?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Blame Game")
The Jewish Ethicist: Blame Game
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I defend myself against workplace blame-shifting?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: White Lie Redux")
The Jewish Ethicist: White Lie Redux
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I reassure a business colleague with a white lie?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Rebate Racket")
The Jewish Ethicist: Rebate Racket
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I offer customers a fake rebate?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Undercharge Undercurrent")
The Jewish Ethicist: Undercharge Undercurrent
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemDo I need to report an undercharge if it will indict the cashier?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Finders Keepers?")
The Jewish Ethicist: Finders Keepers?
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemA primer on the laws related to lost objects.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Resume Redux")
The Jewish Ethicist: Resume Redux
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I hide the fact that I'm overqualified for a job?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Blind Stealing")
The Jewish Ethicist: Blind Stealing
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemDo I need to tell a storeowner that his assistant is stealing?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Asceticism")
The Jewish Ethicist: Asceticism
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhen exactly is deprivation praiseworthy?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Arms and the Businessman")
The Jewish Ethicist: Arms and the Businessman
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it ethical to be involved in the weapons industry?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Debtor's Prison")
The Jewish Ethicist: Debtor's Prison
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it ethical to jail people for debts?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Confidential Ex-Con II")
The Jewish Ethicist: Confidential Ex-Con II
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I tell a business owner that a job applicant has a criminal record?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Confidential Ex-Con, Part 1")
The Jewish Ethicist: Confidential Ex-Con, Part 1
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I tell a business owner that a job applicant has a criminal record?
_(english).gif "Defect Disclosure")
Defect Disclosure
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhen do I have to let customers know about defects?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Spam Jam")
The Jewish Ethicist: Spam Jam
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I advertise my product through mass mailing?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Revoloving Door")
The Jewish Ethicist: Revoloving Door
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould public servants go to work for the very businesses they policed?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: A Room With a View")
The Jewish Ethicist: A Room With a View
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemDoes the landlord have to make sure an apartment is livable?
