The economic news of the past week (in Canada) has focused on the new rules regarding the taxation…
Matrimonial Assets
One of the hallmarks of Western society is the distinction between the legal and ethical realms. It…
Lech Lecha: Finding G-d
"G-d said to Abraham, ‘Go away from your land, from your birthplace, and from your…
Sinning Begets Sinning
“Al Chet, For the sin which we have sinned before thee with our commercial dealings, B’masah umatan…
Stolen and Found
Included in the many tragedies of war are those in the economic sphere. While loss of money pales…
Traveling Taxes
The French government recently approved plans for a new tax on airline tickets, to be levied on all…
The Strike Price
Recently, we in Toronto awoke to news that due to an (illegal) wildcat strike there was to be no…
Korach: Honour the Enemy
The name Korach is synonymous with Machloket shelo leshem shamoyim, arguments that are not for the…
Yom Ha'atzmaut: Redemption and Return
Rav Soloveitchik was asked why our generation was the one to merit witnessing the creation of the…
Private Eye
The right to privacy is one the Jewish law views with great seriousness. It is rooted in the Jewish…
French Firings
Over the past few weeks French authorities have faced fierce opposition to their proposed law…
Terumah: The Moving Ark
Just as the Shabbat is the pinnacle of physical creation, the Mishkan is the pinnacle of spiritual…
Hostile Takeovers
Acquisition of other companies has become a favourite method of corporate growth. With many large…
Sick Leave
Western work conditions take it as a given that employees are paid for many days for which they do…
Election Etiquette
The saintly Chafetz Chaim, Rav Yisroel Meir Kagan of Radin (d.1933) in his classic work on the…
Mikketz: Joseph's Pain
That one has a natural love for one's place of birth is a truism long recognized by our Talmudic…
VaYishlach: Changing Names
Names play a significant role in Jewish thought. A cursory glance at the names given to the twelve…
VaYetze: Why Leave Home?
It is quite evident that Yitzchak and Rivka had differences of opinion regarding the difficult task…