A legal brief and a good story are two very different forms of writing. We have even coined a term…
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Paratus
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Amet Haero Meus Quidne Nutus
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Income Disparity
One must be “thankful” when the news coming out of Israel is the high price of cottage cheese.…
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Re'eh: A Missing Heart
“Do not harden your heart and do not close your hand from your impoverished brother” (15:7). The…
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Devarim: Location, Location, Location
Location, location, location are the central pillars of real estate. The same can be said for Jews…
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Debt Crisis
As we have often noted economic decisions reflect moral choices. As the world economy slowly…
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Massei: Journeys
“And these are the journeys of the people of Israel” (33:1). The Torah lists over…
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Moral Bailouts
The sight of the CEO's of GM, Ford and Chrysler asking the Untied States Congress for 25 Billion…
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A Tribute to a Mentor
Regardless of their personal piety (or lack thereof), Jewish law affirms that an almost superhuman…
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Agriprocessors and the Ethics of Kashrut
The kashrut industry is about more than just food. In an industry where sales reach in the billions…
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A Tuition Plan
In its current form, the day school system is unsustainable. With tuition increases consistently at…
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Pesach: Sunrise in Bnei Brak
“It happened that Rabbi Eliezer, Rabbi Yehoshua, Rabbi Elazar ben Azariah, Rabbi Akiva and…
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Kedoshim: Seeking Holiness
The line between greatness and failure is so small as to be unrecognizable, often revealing itself…
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Shabbat Chol Hamoed: Worshipping Idols
It is hard to imagine a more impactful ritual than that of our weekly Torah reading. While its…
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Metzora: Talk It Up
Our Rabbis saw a link between the spiritual sin of lashon hara, slander and gossip, and the…
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The Morality of Price Disparity
In watching the leadership debate I was struck and almost regardless of the question or issue being…
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Election Issues
Technological advances are rapidly changing the nature of almost all that we do. Many of the…