The High Holiday period is one (we hope!) filled with introspection, reflection and a commitment to try to become a better person. Our religious…
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Time to Forgive?
The government of Italy recently completed their third tax amnesty in the past eight years. The amnesty—which was only on undeclared income held…
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Time to Share
Bill Gates and Warren Buffet recently announced the launch of the “Giving Pledge” campaign, asking that all billionaires in America donate at least…
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Goldman Sachs: A Greek Tragedy
Just as we thought the recession was over and that economies around the world had turned the corner we are witness to charges of fraud against…
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Paying for Health Care
The issue of heath care, specifically the economics of health care, has taken a central role recently both here and south of the border. Like it or…
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How to get Fired
Corporate restructuring in the private sector usually entails job cuts and often increased demands on the “unaffected” employees. However for those…
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Goodness
All too often the financial news, especially when viewed from an ethical perspective is disheartening. The Talmudic adage that all sin with regard to…
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A Corrupt Year
From an ethical perspective this past year has not been a very good one. There has been a seemingly endless stream of scandals involving money…
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The Appeal of a Teacher
Issues of church and state—especially in the United States, with its constitutional separation of these two realms—are always controversial, often…
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Happy With "His" Lot
Rav Yisroel Salanter, the 19th century ethicist, noted that it takes much more moral strength to be a businessman with integrity than to be a rabbi.…
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Isotopes and Politicals
It takes great moral strength to be a public servant. As guardians of the public purse they must decide where to spend money and equally importantly…
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Hockey Night in Hamilton
Like most children growing up in Canada, hockey was a beloved part of my childhood. Doing my best imitation of Bobby Hull (for some strange reason I…
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Time to Renegotiate
For weeks the GM and Chrysler have been warning that unless their workers make major wage concessions the companies will be forced to file for…
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If You Will It
Family feuds, especially around money, can get very nasty. Throw in some religious tension and watch the sparks fly. A nasty court battle is ongoing…
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The Future is Now
Tzedakah has become big business. With the amazing amounts of wealth created in the post war period (the recession notwithstanding we are blessed to…
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Candid Camera
The proliferation of technology has added new meaning to the Talmudic teachings that “there is a seeing eye, a hearing ear and all our actions are…
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Fit For Leadership
Our Sages, ever so perceptive of human nature, note that a person reveals his true self through his “pocket, his drink and his anger (b’kiso, koso,…
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In G-d we Trust
With the drop in net worth that many have experienced I had planned to write about the need for even greater efforts of tzedaka. With so many more…