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The Boundaries and Limitations of Pluralism in Jewish ...

Rabbi Yehuda Gilad

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The Economics of Health Care

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Health care and economics can make for a volatile mix, and involving political rhetoric on the subject is a sure guarantee of fireworks. The difficult balance between health costs and access to health care was highlighted by a recent decision of the…
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Private Eye

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The right to privacy is one the Jewish law views with great seriousness. It is rooted in the Jewish concept of tzniut, modesty, which serves as a cornerstone of Jewish values. Judaism developed the notion of hezek reiyah, that the viewing of private…
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Orthodox and Gay: Dealing with Sexual Identity in Therapy

Dr. Naomi Mark

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Election Etiquette

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The saintly Chafetz Chaim, Rav Yisroel Meir Kagan of Radin (d.1933) in his classic work on the ethics of proper speech points out that up to 31 Torah prohibitions can be violated by improper speech. As a general rule all speech that reflects…
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Appointing Judges

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The role of the judiciary in North America has been at the forefront of the news in recent days. In Canada Judge Gomery has just released his report apportioning blame in the sponsorship scandal. In the United States George Bush is having difficulty…
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Firing Fellows

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Providing employment for the needy – and most would be needy if not for their jobs – is considered to be the highest form of “charity” as it enables one to have a sense of dignity and self worth. It should thus be no surprise that firing workers may…
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Bureaucratic Bumbling

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The allegations emanating from the Gomery inquiry implicating the governing Liberal Party of Canada and their friends in a taxpayer funded fundraising scheme are discouraging but not to be unexpected considering the potential monetary gain involved…
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Taking Personal Responsibility

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The conviction of former Worldcom Inc. chairman Bernard Ebbers on multiple counts of fraud and the like raises the question of executive responsibility for actions of others in the company. Mr. Ebbers defence was that he did not understand the…
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Courts and the Beit Din

Rabbi Jay Kelman

“The law of the land is the law”. This fundamental principle of law obligates Jews to be loyal citizens of whatever country they may reside. It is so important that in most circumstances of conflict between Torah and secular law it is secular law…
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