The recently announced massive layoffs at General Motors have employees at the many industries…
VaYera: Moderating Chesed
Judaism eschews extremism. This obligation to be moderate is codified into law by no less an…
Appointing Judges
The role of the judiciary in North America has been at the forefront of the news in recent days. In…
Breisheet: Science and Torah
“In the beginning G-d created the heaven and the earth” (1:1). Light, sky, land…
Returning Charity
Judaism abhors outright hypocrisy. Therefore a mitzvah performed as a direct result of a…
Lech Lecha: The First Child
"Sarai said to Abram, 'G-d has kept me from having children. Come to my concubine; perhaps…
Get it in Writing
Get it in writing. This piece of advice has as its implicit assumption that it is the written word…
African Aid
Should the Western world forgive African debt?
Firing Fellows
Providing employment for the needy – and most would be needy if not for their jobs – is considered…
Workers Beware
Accepting personal responsibly for ones actions is one of the fundamental precepts of Judaism. “Man…
Bureaucratic Bumbling
The allegations emanating from the Gomery inquiry implicating the governing Liberal Party of Canada…
Taking Personal Responsibility
The conviction of former Worldcom Inc. chairman Bernard Ebbers on multiple counts of fraud and the…
Courts and the Beit Din
“The law of the land is the law”. This fundamental principle of law obligates Jews to be loyal…
Legal Tax Planning
As we approach the year end we are bombarded with article after article explaining how a little…
Corporate Altruism
The modern day corporation has as one of its primary features the separation of the ownership and…
"Donating" Organs
Health care and economics are an often volatile mix. Just ask our first ministers. The Canadian…
He Shoots He Doesn't Score
With Canadian hockey fans facing lots of free time on Saturday nights what might Jewish law have to…