Acquisition of other companies has become a favourite method of corporate growth. With many large…
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Sick Leave
Western work conditions take it as a given that employees are paid for many days for which they do…
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Election Etiquette
The saintly Chafetz Chaim, Rav Yisroel Meir Kagan of Radin (d.1933) in his classic work on the…
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Mikketz: Joseph's Pain
That one has a natural love for one's place of birth is a truism long recognized by our Talmudic…
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VaYishlach: Changing Names
Names play a significant role in Jewish thought. A cursory glance at the names given to the twelve…
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VaYetze: Why Leave Home?
It is quite evident that Yitzchak and Rivka had differences of opinion regarding the difficult task…
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Layoff Policy
The recently announced massive layoffs at General Motors have employees at the many industries…
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VaYera: Moderating Chesed
Judaism eschews extremism. This obligation to be moderate is codified into law by no less an…
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Appointing Judges
The role of the judiciary in North America has been at the forefront of the news in recent days. In…
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Breisheet: Science and Torah
“In the beginning G-d created the heaven and the earth” (1:1). Light, sky, land…
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Returning Charity
Judaism abhors outright hypocrisy. Therefore a mitzvah performed as a direct result of a…
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Lech Lecha: The First Child
"Sarai said to Abram, 'G-d has kept me from having children. Come to my concubine; perhaps…
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Get it in Writing
Get it in writing. This piece of advice has as its implicit assumption that it is the written word…
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African Aid
Should the Western world forgive African debt?
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Firing Fellows
Providing employment for the needy – and most would be needy if not for their jobs – is considered…
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Workers Beware
Accepting personal responsibly for ones actions is one of the fundamental precepts of Judaism. “Man…
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Bureaucratic Bumbling
The allegations emanating from the Gomery inquiry implicating the governing Liberal Party of Canada…
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Taking Personal Responsibility
The conviction of former Worldcom Inc. chairman Bernard Ebbers on multiple counts of fraud and the…