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  Where No Jew has Gone Before

  by Ross Hirschmann Life in corporate America when you're the only guy in your company wearing a kippah.
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Leading by Example

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Does favoring local labor discriminate against the truly needy?
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  Dangerous Surgery to Save a Life

  by Daniel Eisenberg, M.D. Considering the tremendous value Judaism places on every moment of life, does Jewish law permit one to undergo surgery that carries a very high risk of death?
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Fishy Fine Print

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem What can a merchant hide in the fine print of ads?
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  Park Versus Synagogue

  by Yosef Ben Shlomo Hakohen A neighborhood petition taught me how the Torah encompasses all areas of existence.
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  The Responsibility of Wealth

  by Rosally Saltsman When all is said and done, all you're left with is the money you've given away.
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Sweatshops

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Is it ethical to buy from low-wage suppliers?
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Blame Game

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Can I defend myself against workplace blame-shifting?
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  The Jewish Ethicist: White Lie Redux

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Can I reassure a business colleague with a white lie?
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  The Significance of the Spanish Elections

  by Jonathan Rosenblum Another unfortunate example of classical appeasement.
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  The Cancer of Anti-Semitism in Europe

  by Jeff Jacoby When civilized nations fail to rise up against the Jew-haters in their midst, it is often just a matter of time before the Jew-haters in their midst rise up against them.
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Rebate Racket

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Can I offer customers a fake rebate?
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Undercharge Undercurrent

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Do I need to report an undercharge if it will indict the cashier?
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  Jews and Christians after The Passion

  by Yossi Klein Halevi Are we supposed to ignore the irony that our strongest allies are now promoting a film that resurrects the charge of deicide?
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  Gibson's Blood Libel

  by Charles Krauthammer When you retell a story in which the role of the Jews is central and give it the most offensive, pre-Vatican II treatment possible, you can hardly claim, "I didn't mean it."
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Finders Keepers?

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem A primer on the laws related to lost objects.
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  The Passion: The Movie and the Aftermath

  by Rabbi Benjamin Blech Perhaps our best response to this Hollywood missionary effort is to look inward and take pride in the beauty of our own faith.
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Resume Redux

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Can I hide the fact that I'm overqualified for a job?
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Blind Stealing

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Do I need to tell a storeowner that his assistant is stealing?
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  Mel Gibson and the Jews

  by Rabbi Benjamin Blech His latest lethal weapon? Mel's film promises spiritual inspiration but instead evokes the kind of rage that for centuries past resulted in ruthless acts of retribution.
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  Never Again?

  by Jeff Jacoby Gas chambers. Poisoned food. Torture. Families murdered en masse. How much more do we need to know about North Korea's crimes before we act to stop them?
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Asceticism

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem When exactly is deprivation praiseworthy?
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  Doctor Knows Best?

  by Daniel Eisenberg, M.D. Does Judaism grant patient autonomy in medical decision-making?
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  If I Were a Rich Man

  by Rabbi Benjamin Blech Losing a lot of money, just like suddenly making millions, forces you to confront your real priorities in life.
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Arms and the Businessman

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Is it ethical to be involved in the weapons industry?
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Debtor's Prison

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Is it ethical to jail people for debts?
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  Life Itself

  by Rabbi Avi Shafran In the Netherlands emotional pain is sufficient legal justification to assist in one's suicide. What is happening to the immeasurable value in human life?
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Confidential Ex-Con II

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Should I tell a business owner that a job applicant has a criminal record?
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  Heroes

  by Rabbi Berel Wein The Jews always honored their heroes, biblical or otherwise, without forgetting that they were human beings and subject to mistakes and failures.
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  Yasir Arafat: A Political Biography

  by Tom Gross The relentless career of a confidence man.
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Confidential Ex-Con, Part 1

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Should I tell a business owner that a job applicant has a criminal record?
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  A Picture of Life

  by Yaffa Ganz The present has become an elaborate excuse to take a picture for the future.
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  Defect Disclosure

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem When do I have to let customers know about defects?
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  How Could She Do that to Me?!

  by Emuna Braverman Why do we take things so personally?
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Spam Jam

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Can I advertise my product through mass mailing?
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  If There's Anything I Can Do

  by Rebecca Bram Feldbaum Practical ideas on how to help those who have suffered loss.
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  Confessions of a Yam-less Mother

  by Dr. Jackie Yaris As a doctor, wife and mother, I was blessed to have it all. But that leaves me on my toes, spinning as fast as I possibly can.
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Revoloving Door

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Should public servants go to work for the very businesses they policed?
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  Justice and Saddam Hussein

  by Jeff Jacoby There will be no justice for Iraq's former ruler.
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  A Tale of Two Crypts

  by Daniel Pipes Jawad Amir Sayyid's story makes a powerful symbolic counterpoint to Saddam Hussein's capture.
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  The Jewish Ethicist: A Room With a View

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Does the landlord have to make sure an apartment is livable?
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  Seven Blessings: QandA with the Author

  by Aish.com Staff A unique novel captures Jerusalem's hidden world of matchmaking and Torah learning.
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Salad-Bar Scandal

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Should I tell a clerk about a petty shoplifter?
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  Let's Do Lunch!

  by Emuna Braverman "How are you?" "I'll give you a call!" and other words we use to create the illusion of caring.
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Fresh or Free

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Can I scheme to take advantage of a free offer?
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  Arafat's War

  by Ellis Shuman A well argued, fast-paced, and engaging book offers an authoritative and provocative portrait of one of the most controversial leaders of the 20th century.
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  Caught in the Middle

  by Leah Abramowitz Pulled between responsibilities towards one's children and one's aging parents, "the sandwich generation" have their own unique dilemmas.
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Malicious Merchant

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Should I withhold my business from an unsavory merchant?
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  The Jewish Ethicist: Costly Competition

  by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem Can I use my cost advantage to drive a competitor out of business?
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  A Woman's Choice

  by Emuna Braverman More and more women are choosing to conquer the world by staying home to raise their children.