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Due to the Sin of Weights Amalek Comes

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Audio
Sep 17, 2011

Case Studies in Business Ethics: The boundaries of worker privacy?

Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir

Audio
Sep 17, 2011

Case Studies in Business Ethics: Competitive intelligence or industrial espionage?

Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir

Audio
Sep 17, 2011

Case Studies in Business Ethics:Is your client's mischief your problem?

Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir

Audio
Sep 17, 2011

The Value of Uncertainty

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The stock market hates uncertainty. This helps explain the wild gyrations of the markets, unable to “decide” whether we are headed for a double-dip recession or whether the trillions in corporate profits are a reflection of the good times ahead. Is…
Article
Sep 15, 2011

Income Disparity

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One must be “thankful” when the news coming out of Israel is the high price of cottage cheese.  As is so often the case, it is a relatively minor event that sparks major repercussions, often with unintended consequences. This is true not only…
Article
Sep 1, 2011

Moral Bailouts

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The sight of the CEO's of GM, Ford and Chrysler asking the Untied States Congress for 25 Billion dollars in aid as they flew to Washington on their private corporate jets highlighted the moral crisis which continues to wreak so much financial havoc…
Article
Jul 21, 2011

A Tribute to a Mentor

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Regardless of their personal piety (or lack thereof), Jewish law affirms that an almost superhuman level of respect be shown to our parents. What is less well known is that, in theory at least, one must display even greater honor to our teachers,…
Article
Jun 20, 2011

Agriprocessors and the Ethics of Kashrut

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The kashrut industry is about more than just food. In an industry where sales reach in the billions of dollars many of the largest food companies have sought and received kosher certification, seeing it as a way to increase profits. With the federal…
Article
Jun 16, 2011

A Tuition Plan

Rabbi Jay Kelman

In its current form, the day school system is unsustainable. With tuition increases consistently at between two and three times the rate of inflation, more and more parents are opting out of the system. Not unlike the financial crisis, where the…
Article
May 24, 2011