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The Jewish Ethicist: Pleading Innocent

The Jewish Ethicist: Pleading Innocent

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

Can I plead innocent if I did it?

The Jewish Ethicist: Vote Confidential

The Jewish Ethicist: Vote Confidential

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

Closed doors foster open discussion.

A Real Bargain

A Real Bargain

by Emuna Braverman

Do I look like a thief to you?

The Jewish Ethicist: How Poor is Poor

The Jewish Ethicist: How Poor is Poor

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

When is a person eligible for assistance?

The Jewish Ethicist: Parental Prerogative

The Jewish Ethicist: Parental Prerogative

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

Should parents decide for grown kids?

After Disaster

After Disaster

by Sara Yoheved Rigler

Cheryl Jacobson, a diminutive Pentagon warrior, has much to teach us about coping with catastrophe.

The Jewish Ethicist: Reacting to Suffering

The Jewish Ethicist: Reacting to Suffering

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

How should we react to natural disaster?

The Jewish Ethicist: No News is Good News

The Jewish Ethicist: No News is Good News

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

Should I inform a relative of a misfortune?

The Jewish Ethicist: Refugee Redux

The Jewish Ethicist: Refugee Redux

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

Is there a responsibility to provide care to illegal immigrants?

The Jewish Ethicist: Speed Trap

The Jewish Ethicist: Speed Trap

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

Are radar and laser detectors ethical?

The Jewish Ethicist: Educational Embargo

The Jewish Ethicist: Educational Embargo

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

Should I boycott a retailer that mistreats employees?

The Jewish Ethicist: Foreign Aid

The Jewish Ethicist: Foreign Aid

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

Should hospitals treat indigent foreigners free?

The Jewish Ethicist: No-Shop Day(s)

The Jewish Ethicist: No-Shop Day(s)

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

Shabbat serves as a weekly reminder that we don't live to work, we work to live.

The Jewish Ethicist: Shill Game

The Jewish Ethicist: Shill Game

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

Can I use fake bids to raise prices in an auction?

The Jewish Ethicist: Piggyback or Just Piggy?

The Jewish Ethicist: Piggyback or Just Piggy?

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

Can I tap in to a neighbor's wireless internet service?

The Jewish Ethicist: Money and Marriage

The Jewish Ethicist: Money and Marriage

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

Is it ethical to raise a family without an income?

The Jewish Ethicist: Vaccination Vacillation

The Jewish Ethicist: Vaccination Vacillation

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

Should I leave limited flu vaccine for needier people?

The Jewish Ethicist: Fair Pay

The Jewish Ethicist: Fair Pay

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

Can my employer underpay me?

The Jewish Ethicist: Reconciling the Books

The Jewish Ethicist: Reconciling the Books

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

Turning loans into charity.

The Jewish Ethicist: Bankruptcy

The Jewish Ethicist: Bankruptcy

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

Does Jewish tradition favor income equality?

The Corporate Mitzvah: Creating Value with Values

The Corporate Mitzvah: Creating Value with Values

by Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D.

Companies concerned with both profit making and providing social benefits outperform businesses that focus exclusively on financial gains.

The Jewish Ethicist: Equality Quandary

The Jewish Ethicist: Equality Quandary

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

Does Jewish tradition favor income equality?

The Jewish Ethicist: Neighborly Loan

The Jewish Ethicist: Neighborly Loan

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

Getting back the money you lent your neighbor.

The Jewish Ethicist: Getting Recognition

The Jewish Ethicist: Getting Recognition

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

A vocal co-worker is overshadowing my achievements!

The Jewish Ethicist: Facing Poker

The Jewish Ethicist: Facing Poker

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

Can we raise funds through a poker tournament?

The Jewish Ethicist: School Sell-Out

The Jewish Ethicist: School Sell-Out

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

Can my school accept money to secretly promote a business?

The Hasidic Masters' Guide to Management

The Hasidic Masters' Guide to Management

by Moshe Kranc

A new book applies the wisdom of inspiring Jewish stories to the world of business management.

The Jewish Ethicist: Dependent Donee

The Jewish Ethicist: Dependent Donee

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

Is it ever a mitzvah not to give charity?

The Jewish Ethicist: Cake Calumny

The Jewish Ethicist: Cake Calumny

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

How can I protect the reputation of my baked goods?

The Jewish Ethicist: Showing Racism the Door

The Jewish Ethicist: Showing Racism the Door

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

Should I fire a racist worker?

The Jewish Ethicist: The Corporation and the Community, Part 3

The Jewish Ethicist: The Corporation and the Community, Part 3

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

Ethics of corporate philanthropy.

The Jewish Ethicist: Corporate Menschkeit

The Jewish Ethicist: Corporate Menschkeit

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

When do we cross the line from good corporate citizenship to irresponsible management?

The Jewish Ethicist: The Corporation and the Community, Part 1 Corporate Philanthropy

The Jewish Ethicist: The Corporation and the Community, Part 1 Corporate Philanthropy

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

Corporate obligations to the community.

The Jewish Ethicist: Sharing Selling Secrets

The Jewish Ethicist: Sharing Selling Secrets

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

Do I have to cooperate with co-workers if we're in competition for benefits?

The Jewish Ethicist: Let's Shake On It

The Jewish Ethicist: Let's Shake On It

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

When is a handshake a binding commitment?

The Jewish Ethicist: 360-Degree Feedback

The Jewish Ethicist: 360-Degree Feedback

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

The pitfalls of work evaluations from colleagues and subordinates.

The Jewish Ethicist: Beggars' Letters

The Jewish Ethicist: Beggars' Letters

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

Relying on letters of recommendations to determine who is truly needy.

The Jewish Ethicist: Monitoring Workers

The Jewish Ethicist: Monitoring Workers

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

How intrusive may employers be in monitoring workers?

Shrek's Mazal

Shrek's Mazal

by Rabbi Shraga Simmons

This summer's blockbuster hit is peppered with Jewish messages, thanks in part to one scriptwriter and his own wild Jewish saga.

The Jewish Ethicist: Ethical Work

The Jewish Ethicist: Ethical Work

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

Judaism does not view work as the center of life or as its primary source of meaning.

The Jewish Ethicist: Charitable Return

The Jewish Ethicist: Charitable Return

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

Can a gift to charity ever substitute for paying what we owe?

Daddy on the Unemployment Line

Daddy on the Unemployment Line

by Jeffrey Dunetz

All of my life I have known exactly what I want to do next. Being laid off has left me confused and dazed.

Where No Jew has Gone Before

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.

The Jewish Ethicist: Leading by Example

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?

The Jewish Ethicist: Fishy Fine Print

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?

The Jewish Ethicist: Sweatshops

The Jewish Ethicist: Sweatshops

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

Is it ethical to buy from low-wage suppliers?

The Jewish Ethicist: Blame Game

The Jewish Ethicist: Blame Game

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

Can I defend myself against workplace blame-shifting?

The Jewish Ethicist: White Lie Redux

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?

The Jewish Ethicist: Rebate Racket

The Jewish Ethicist: Rebate Racket

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

Can I offer customers a fake rebate?

The Jewish Ethicist: Undercharge Undercurrent

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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