The Jewish Ethicist - Big Ban
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemI want to avoid a scandalous relative.
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I want to avoid a scandalous relative.
Judaism and the national deficit.
Expect accommodation, not transformation.
Questionable investments can compromise values.
Should I tell my boss about my students' impending protest?
What the mortgage banking industry can teach us about Rosh Hashana.
Can I open kids' treats in the supermarket and pay at checkout?
Can I publicize the criminal past of a new congregant?
We must pursue strict justice, but we don't rejoice in it.
When in doubt, ask!
Can I renege on my work agreement?
It seemed unthinkable that my father's chair could ever be filled by anyone else. But Someday came sooner than we expected.
Understanding the Torah's obligation of tithing. It's more than fighting poverty.
Drawing the line between prudence and paranoia.
If it's on the web, isn't it no longer private?
My realtor misled me. What do I do now?
Can I buy a product with the intention of returning it?
Can I go back on my original agreement?
My day in court – how far should I go?
My chiropractor billed me separately for a consultation.
Can I keep the money the bank mistakenly deposited into my account?
Is googling a person an invasion of privacy?
Taking advantage of someone's mistake.
Am I a racist?
Can I bad-mouth an employee who suddenly quit to go into competition?
Are wedding celebrations getting out of hand?
Should I register my protest and give it to my friend's boss?
Who should pay for plane tickets to the wedding?
Are they being taken for a ride?
Amazing how a simple thing like an extra $1,500 can suddenly confuse one's thinking.
Lessons from a previous global environmental catastrophe.
What does the Torah say about pollution when there is no effective communal authority to regulate it?
Does Jewish law forbid pollution?
The delicate line between helping a child with assignments and actually doing them.
Should we report our neighbor who is breaking our age-restricted community by-laws?
Hotel room for two? Then three is a crowd.
The duty of rescue and the right to self-defense.
Weighing the risks and damages.
It is incumbent on all Jews to work to redeem addicts from theirdestructive habits.
I'm helping an alcoholic support her habit
Should I stand up to a group of kids who are creating a real ruckus?
Judaism preaches "constructive clemency".
Sometimes raising pay is cutting costs.
Sometimes charity begins in the workplace.
Providing a proper working environment.
Moral principles on how to treat your employees.
Nudging others to perform the mitzvah to honor an old person.
Taking unfair advantage of the ignorant seller.
By taking my relative in, am I helping or making the situation worse?