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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")
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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: Salad-Bar Scandal")
The Jewish Ethicist: Salad-Bar Scandal
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I tell a clerk about a petty shoplifter?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Fresh or Free")
The Jewish Ethicist: Fresh or Free
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I scheme to take advantage of a free offer?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Malicious Merchant")
The Jewish Ethicist: Malicious Merchant
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I withhold my business from an unsavory merchant?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Costly Competition")
The Jewish Ethicist: Costly Competition
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I use my cost advantage to drive a competitor out of business?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist:Distant Danger")
The Jewish Ethicist:Distant Danger
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it ethical to sell cosmetics that pose a minor health hazard?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Why the World Needs a Jewish State")
The Jewish Ethicist: Why the World Needs a Jewish...
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemThe Jewish state in the land of Israel is not only ethically justifiable, but an essential condition for the realization of the ethical vision of the prophets.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Riches to Rags")
The Jewish Ethicist: Riches to Rags
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I give charity to a formerly wealthy person?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Exorbitant Execs")
The Jewish Ethicist: Exorbitant Execs
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it ethical for executives to pay themselves stratospheric salaries?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Internet Privacy II: What Information Should Not Be Revealed?")
The Jewish Ethicist: Internet Privacy II: What...
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemSome information should never be disclosed, even if the person consents to such exposure.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Sharing Selling Secrets")
The Jewish Ethicist: Sharing Selling Secrets
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemDo I have to cooperate with co-workers if we're in competition for benefits?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Internet Privacy I: When Is")
The Jewish Ethicist: Internet Privacy I: When Is...
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhen is it unethical to collect and sell user data from the Internet?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Welfare State: Private vs. Community")
The Jewish Ethicist: Welfare State: Private vs....
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemThe Jewish approach to alleviating poverty and its applications for today.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Reference Redux")
The Jewish Ethicist: Reference Redux
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemFurther insights on the ethical dimensions in giving references.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Stealing Customers_")
The Jewish Ethicist: Stealing Customers_
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhat is considered fair competition for customers?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Bad Business")
The Jewish Ethicist: Bad Business
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemDo I have to give up my job if I think it entails aiding immorality?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Sticky Status Seeker")
The Jewish Ethicist: Sticky Status Seeker
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it ethical to wear wannabe designer items?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Just Fine, or Unjust Fine?")
The Jewish Ethicist: Just Fine, or Unjust Fine?
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it fair to demand an exaggerated fine for damage?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Fraught Freebie")
The Jewish Ethicist: Fraught Freebie
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it okay to take home soap and shampoo from the hotel room?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Revealing Reference")
The Jewish Ethicist: Revealing Reference
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I tell an applicant why he was refused for a job?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Birthright Bias")
The Jewish Ethicist: Birthright Bias
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it proper to disinherit a wayward child?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Age Discrimination")
The Jewish Ethicist: Age Discrimination
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemSometimes age does make a difference.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Friendly Loans")
The Jewish Ethicist: Friendly Loans
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemThe Jewish way of giving and paying back loans.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Widows and Orphans")
The Jewish Ethicist: Widows and Orphans
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemAs customers, do widows deserve special treatment ?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Adversity in Possession")
The Jewish Ethicist: Adversity in Possession
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemThe law says that if I think land is mine, it becomes mine. Is that ethical?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Globalization")
The Jewish Ethicist: Globalization
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemThe risks and benefits of a worldwide marketplace.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Avoid or Advise?")
The Jewish Ethicist: Avoid or Advise?
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould we tell an incompetent merchant why customers are staying away?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Boycotts")
The Jewish Ethicist: Boycotts
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemAre boycotts a legitimate means to fight overpricing?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Strikes in Vital Services")
The Jewish Ethicist: Strikes in Vital Services
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it permissible for providers of vital services to go on strike?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Disciplining Workers")
The Jewish Ethicist: Disciplining Workers
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I make my employees pay for their carelessness?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Growing Apart")
The Jewish Ethicist: Growing Apart
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemShould I tell my old friend that we just don't have anything in common?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Selling Term Papers")
The Jewish Ethicist: Selling Term Papers
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I sell my term papers to an online service?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Speculation")
The Jewish Ethicist: Speculation
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it ethical to make money without producing anything?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Office Gossip")
The Jewish Ethicist: Office Gossip
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemHow to protect yourself from listening to workplace gossip.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Rent Controls")
The Jewish Ethicist: Rent Controls
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemHow much can the bull market bear?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Biblical Ethics")
The Jewish Ethicist: Biblical Ethics
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemHow can we understand the ethics of the economic relations described in the Torah?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Stealing Customers")
The Jewish Ethicist: Stealing Customers
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I ask someone at my old place of employment to obtain a customer list?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Legitimate Larceny")
The Jewish Ethicist: Legitimate Larceny
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it okay to cheat in order to settle accounts?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Grease or Graft")
The Jewish Ethicist: Grease or Graft
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I pay off a crooked official to get him to do his job?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Pyramid Puzzle, Part Two")
The Jewish Ethicist: Pyramid Puzzle, Part Two
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs multi-level marketing ethical business?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Pyramid Puzzle, Part One")
The Jewish Ethicist: Pyramid Puzzle, Part One
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs multi-level marketing ethical business?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Open Eavesdropping")
The Jewish Ethicist: Open Eavesdropping
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I listen in on clients who don't know I understand their language?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Name Game")
The Jewish Ethicist: Name Game
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemThe ethics of naming buildings after donors.
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Some Favor")
The Jewish Ethicist: Some Favor
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemDo I have to reimburse someone who tried to do me a favor?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Dating for Dollars")
The Jewish Ethicist: Dating for Dollars
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemAre dating and matchmaking businesses ethical?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicisit: Freebie Frustration")
The Jewish Ethicisit: Freebie Frustration
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIf a charity sends me a gift, do I have to give a donation?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Paying for Bad Service")
The Jewish Ethicist: Paying for Bad Service
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I underpay when I got bad service in a restaurant?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Right to Revenge")
The Jewish Ethicist: Right to Revenge
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs taking revenge ever justified?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: BCC E-mail Ethics")
The Jewish Ethicist: BCC E-mail Ethics
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemWhen is it ethical to send a hidden copy of an e-mail?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Copycat Fashions")
The Jewish Ethicist: Copycat Fashions
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemIs it ethical to sell or buy knock-offs?
_(english).gif "The Jewish Ethicist: Charitable Worth")
The Jewish Ethicist: Charitable Worth
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemHow can I make the most effective use of my charity dollar?
