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The Jewish Ethicist: Growing Apart

The Jewish Ethicist: Growing Apart

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Should I tell my old friend that we just don't have anything in common?

The Jewish Ethicist: Selling Term Papers

The Jewish Ethicist: Selling Term Papers

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Can I sell my term papers to an online service?

Taking Credit

Taking Credit

by Emuna Braverman

True success in business -- and in life -- comes when it's not about you.

The Jewish Ethicist: Speculation

The Jewish Ethicist: Speculation

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Is it ethical to make money without producing anything?

The Jewish Ethicist: Office Gossip

The Jewish Ethicist: Office Gossip

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

How to protect yourself from listening to workplace gossip.

The Jewish Ethicist: Rent Controls

The Jewish Ethicist: Rent Controls

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

How much can the bull market bear?

Leaving the Pinnacle

Leaving the Pinnacle

by Robin Davina Meyerson

Why I left a six-figure job for a no-figure job.

The Jewish Ethicist: Biblical Ethics

The Jewish Ethicist: Biblical Ethics

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

How can we understand the ethics of the economic relations described in the Torah?

Being Peter Himmelman

Being Peter Himmelman

by Aish.com Staff

A peek inside the Jewish soul of one of today's most talented musicians.

The Jewish Ethicist: Stealing Customers

The Jewish Ethicist: Stealing Customers

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Can I ask someone at my old place of employment to obtain a customer list?

The Jewish Ethicist: Legitimate Larceny

The Jewish Ethicist: Legitimate Larceny

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Is it okay to cheat in order to settle accounts?

What Am I Doing Here?

What Am I Doing Here?

by Cliff Alsberg

It's a question that many of us, unfortunately, ask ourselves about our working environments each and every day.

The Jewish Ethicist: Grease or Graft

The Jewish Ethicist: Grease or Graft

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Can I pay off a crooked official to get him to do his job?

My Ethical Dilemmas

My Ethical Dilemmas

by Yeshia Braverman

Think it's easy for a 15-year-old to work in a store? Think again.

The Jewish Ethicist: Pyramid Puzzle, Part Two

The Jewish Ethicist: Pyramid Puzzle, Part Two

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Is multi-level marketing ethical business?

The Jewish Ethicist: Pyramid Puzzle, Part One

The Jewish Ethicist: Pyramid Puzzle, Part One

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Is multi-level marketing ethical business?

The Jewish Ethicist: Open Eavesdropping

The Jewish Ethicist: Open Eavesdropping

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Can I listen in on clients who don't know I understand their language?

L.A. Law

L.A. Law

by Aish.com Staff

Yale graduate, Harvard Law School, stand-up comic, observant Jew. Meet the irrepressible Diane Faber.

The Jewish Ethicist: Name Game

The Jewish Ethicist: Name Game

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

The ethics of naming buildings after donors.

Faith and the Economic Slowdown

Faith and the Economic Slowdown

by Rabbi Yisrael Rutman

If people have no faith in God, He will see to it that they will also have no faith in each other.

The Jewish Ethicist: Some Favor

The Jewish Ethicist: Some Favor

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Do I have to reimburse someone who tried to do me a favor?

The Jewish Ethicist: Dating for Dollars

The Jewish Ethicist: Dating for Dollars

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Are dating and matchmaking businesses ethical?

The Jewish Ethicisit: Freebie Frustration

The Jewish Ethicisit: Freebie Frustration

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

If a charity sends me a gift, do I have to give a donation?

Seeding Israel

Seeding Israel

by Tefilla Buxbaum

For Jon Medved, cofounder of a leading venture capital fund, Israel is the center stage and he wants to be a player.

The Jewish Ethicist: Paying for Bad Service

The Jewish Ethicist: Paying for Bad Service

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Can I underpay when I got bad service in a restaurant?

Israeli Ambassador in Space

Israeli Ambassador in Space

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

Col. Ilan Ramon will orbit the earth in search of Jewish unity. An exclusive interview with Aish.com.

The Jewish Ethicist: Right to Revenge

The Jewish Ethicist: Right to Revenge

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Is taking revenge ever justified?

The Jewish Ethicist:  BCC E-mail Ethics

The Jewish Ethicist: BCC E-mail Ethics

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

When is it ethical to send a hidden copy of an e-mail?

The Jewish Ethicist: Copycat Fashions

The Jewish Ethicist: Copycat Fashions

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Is it ethical to sell or buy knock-offs?

Fighting for Israel

Fighting for Israel

by Alan Leventen and aish.com staff

Every year Alan Leventen takes a break from his senior executive position in NYC and serves in the Israeli army, risking his life in the war against terror. What makes this man tick?

The Jewish Ethicist:  Charitable Worth

The Jewish Ethicist: Charitable Worth

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

How can I make the most effective use of my charity dollar?

The Mandate to Heal

The Mandate to Heal

by Daniel Eisenberg, M.D.

What is the role of a physician in Jewish law?

The Jewish Ethicist: Sold Salesman

The Jewish Ethicist: Sold Salesman

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Can I hire a salesman away from a competitor?

The Jewish Ethicist:  Snow Job

The Jewish Ethicist: Snow Job

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

How can I get full payment for shoveling a driveway?

The Jewish Ethicist: Surreptitious Speaker Phone

The Jewish Ethicist: Surreptitious Speaker Phone

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Do I need the caller's permission to put a call on the speakerphone?

The Jewish Ethicist: Members Only

The Jewish Ethicist: Members Only

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Can I use a friend's card to shop at a "warehouse club"?

Enron's Collateral Damage

Enron's Collateral Damage

by Emuna Braverman

In an age of electronic information, a person's reputation can be destroyed with the press of a button.

The Jewish Ethicist:  Respect or Neglect?

The Jewish Ethicist: Respect or Neglect?

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Should I disclose my friend's problem so that others can help him?

The Jewish Ethicist: Discriminating Against Discrimination

The Jewish Ethicist: Discriminating Against Discrimination

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

When does toleration conflict with standing up for equal rights?

The Jewish Ethicist:  Internet Fantasy

The Jewish Ethicist: Internet Fantasy

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Is it ethical to use a fantasy identity on the Internet?

My People and My Country

My People and My Country

by Aish.com Staff

For Carol Aminoff, Israel is her passion.

The Jewish Ethicist  - Democratic Duty

The Jewish Ethicist - Democratic Duty

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

The ethics of voting.

The Jewish Ethicist:  Gilt Guilt

The Jewish Ethicist: Gilt Guilt

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Is wealth a curse?

God's Management Theory

God's Management Theory

by Emuna Braverman

God was willing to risk His reputation in order to demonstrate how to achieve true success. The least we could do is try to emulate Him.

The Jewish Ethicist: Trip Trap

The Jewish Ethicist: Trip Trap

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Can I pocket part of my travel allowance?

Seeing Angels

Seeing Angels

by Dr. Jackie Yaris

Some things I didn't learn in medical school.

The Jewish Ethicist: Hidden Agenda

The Jewish Ethicist: Hidden Agenda

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Is there anything wrong with "advertorials"?

Ben Franklin's Loophole

Ben Franklin's Loophole

by Rabbi Yisrael Rutman

While honesty may be the best policy, there are other policies, like tax evasion, insider trading and phony profits, that are also very good.

The Jewish Ethicist: Work Ethic

The Jewish Ethicist: Work Ethic

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

How hard can I drive my workers?

The Jewish Ethicist: Smokescreen

The Jewish Ethicist: Smokescreen

by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Is it ethical to screen incoming personal calls?

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