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Election Issues

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Technological advances are rapidly changing the nature of almost all that we do. Many of the careers our children will pursue have yet to be invented.  The end results of the political rumblings of the Arab world are impossible to discern,…
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Mar 29, 2011

Prison Insights

Rabbi Jay Kelman

In an almost unbelievable application of the verse, “Love your neighbour as yourself”, our Sages teach that one must give a convicted killer a “pleasant death”. Even those who commit capital crimes are to be dealt with humanely.Thus, Judaism has no…
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Feb 28, 2011

A Perfect Game

Rabbi Jay Kelman

It is rare indeed to look to professional athletes for moral guidance. We learned long ago that the extraordinary talents they possess are manifest primarily in the physical realm. It should be no surprise that people who are worshipped by millions…
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Jan 31, 2011

An 'A' for Effort

Rabbi Jay Kelman

One of the key aspects of the world of business is the crucial importance of the bottom line. And that is the way it should be. The primary—and some would argue, only—goal of business is to make money, or as Milton Friedman famously noted, “the…
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Nov 30, 2010

Good Luck, Mr. Mayor

Rabbi Jay Kelman

In electing Rob Ford as mayor, voters in the city of Toronto have voted for change. Our mayor-elect has been most forthright in his plan of action, with a focus on the need to cut city spending. Yet despite the wide margin of victory and solid…
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Nov 1, 2010

The Morning After

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The High Holiday period is one (we hope!) filled with introspection, reflection and a commitment to try to become a better person. Our religious antennae are at their highest point as we spend the day in prayer and fasting. For many, it is the only…
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Sep 2, 2010

Time to Share

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Bill Gates and Warren Buffet recently announced the launch of the “Giving Pledge” campaign, asking that all billionaires in America donate at least 50% of their wealth to charity—and to publicly outline their intentions with a written letter—during…
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Jul 5, 2010

Allocating Scarce Resources in Halacha

Rabbi Daniel Feldman

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Jul 1, 2010

The Appeal of a Teacher

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Issues of church and state—especially in the United States, with its constitutional separation of these two realms—are always controversial, often fascinating, and at times trailblazing.As briefly reported in this newspaper (August 20), a…
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Aug 25, 2009

Happy With "His" Lot

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Rav Yisroel Salanter, the 19th century ethicist, noted that it takes much more moral strength to be a businessman with integrity than to be a rabbi. The moral challenges presented by the rough and tumble of the business environment far outweigh…
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Jul 28, 2009