The Jewish Ethicist: Pleading Innocent
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemCan I plead innocent if I did it?
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Can I plead innocent if I did it?
Closed doors foster open discussion.
When is a person eligible for assistance?
Should parents decide for grown kids?
Cheryl Jacobson, a diminutive Pentagon warrior, has much to teach us about coping with catastrophe.
How should we react to natural disaster?
Should I inform a relative of a misfortune?
Is there a responsibility to provide care to illegal immigrants?
Are radar and laser detectors ethical?
Should I boycott a retailer that mistreats employees?
Should hospitals treat indigent foreigners free?
Shabbat serves as a weekly reminder that we don't live to work, we work to live.
Can I use fake bids to raise prices in an auction?
Can I tap in to a neighbor's wireless internet service?
Is it ethical to raise a family without an income?
Should I leave limited flu vaccine for needier people?
Can my employer underpay me?
Turning loans into charity.
Does Jewish tradition favor income equality?
Companies concerned with both profit making and providing social benefits outperform businesses that focus exclusively on financial gains.
Does Jewish tradition favor income equality?
Getting back the money you lent your neighbor.
A vocal co-worker is overshadowing my achievements!
Can we raise funds through a poker tournament?
Can my school accept money to secretly promote a business?
A new book applies the wisdom of inspiring Jewish stories to the world of business management.
Is it ever a mitzvah not to give charity?
How can I protect the reputation of my baked goods?
Should I fire a racist worker?
Ethics of corporate philanthropy.
When do we cross the line from good corporate citizenship to irresponsible management?
Corporate obligations to the community.
Do I have to cooperate with co-workers if we're in competition for benefits?
When is a handshake a binding commitment?
The pitfalls of work evaluations from colleagues and subordinates.
Relying on letters of recommendations to determine who is truly needy.
How intrusive may employers be in monitoring workers?
This summer's blockbuster hit is peppered with Jewish messages, thanks in part to one scriptwriter and his own wild Jewish saga.
Judaism does not view work as the center of life or as its primary source of meaning.
Can a gift to charity ever substitute for paying what we owe?
All of my life I have known exactly what I want to do next. Being laid off has left me confused and dazed.
Life in corporate America when you're the only guy in your company wearing a kippah.
Does favoring local labor discriminate against the truly needy?
What can a merchant hide in the fine print of ads?
Is it ethical to buy from low-wage suppliers?
Can I defend myself against workplace blame-shifting?
Can I reassure a business colleague with a white lie?
Can I offer customers a fake rebate?
Do I need to report an undercharge if it will indict the cashier?