The Jewish Ethicist: Finders Keepers?
by Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of JerusalemA primer on the laws related to lost objects.
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A primer on the laws related to lost objects.
Can I hide the fact that I'm overqualified for a job?
Do I need to tell a storeowner that his assistant is stealing?
When exactly is deprivation praiseworthy?
Losing a lot of money, just like suddenly making millions, forces you to confront your real priorities in life.
Is it ethical to be involved in the weapons industry?
Is it ethical to jail people for debts?
Should I tell a business owner that a job applicant has a criminal record?
Should I tell a business owner that a job applicant has a criminal record?
When do I have to let customers know about defects?
Can I advertise my product through mass mailing?
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.
Should public servants go to work for the very businesses they policed?
Does the landlord have to make sure an apartment is livable?
Should I tell a clerk about a petty shoplifter?
Can I scheme to take advantage of a free offer?
Should I withhold my business from an unsavory merchant?
Can I use my cost advantage to drive a competitor out of business?
Is it ethical to sell cosmetics that pose a minor health hazard?
We can either tear down another person's success or be inspired by the example. We can choose to be Abel, or choose to be Cain.
The Jewish state in the land of Israel is not only ethically justifiable, but an essential condition for the realization of the ethical vision of the prophets.
Our obsession for acquiring wealth has far less to do with our personal wants than with our refusal to have less than others.
Should I give charity to a formerly wealthy person?
Is it ethical for executives to pay themselves stratospheric salaries?
I may be only 15 years old, but there's plenty I've learned about life from working in a store.
Some information should never be disclosed, even if the person consents to such exposure.
I never believed in the Divine Barter System. Never believed those "miracles" would happen… until they happened to me.
When is it unethical to collect and sell user data from the Internet?
The Jewish approach to alleviating poverty and its applications for today.
Further insights on the ethical dimensions in giving references.
What is considered fair competition for customers?
I have never second-guessed my decision to be a stay-at-home mother, but getting the head and heart to merge has been tough.
Do I have to give up my job if I think it entails aiding immorality?
Is it ethical to wear wannabe designer items?
Is it fair to demand an exaggerated fine for damage?
Is it okay to take home soap and shampoo from the hotel room?
Should I tell an applicant why he was refused for a job?
Is it proper to disinherit a wayward child?
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The Jewish way of giving and paying back loans.
As customers, do widows deserve special treatment ?
The law says that if I think land is mine, it becomes mine. Is that ethical?
The risks and benefits of a worldwide marketplace.
Should we tell an incompetent merchant why customers are staying away?
Are boycotts a legitimate means to fight overpricing?
Is it permissible for providers of vital services to go on strike?
Can I make my employees pay for their carelessness?
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