Society

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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…

Article

Jun 1, 2005

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…

Article

Apr 1, 2005

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…

Article

Mar 1, 2005

Jews and Other Societies - Can Judaism and Islam Co-exist? The Roots of the Present Situation

Dr. Jeffrey Woolf

Audio

Feb 6, 2005

All May be Holy: Maimonides Attitude to the Non-Jew

Rabbi Yaakov Kerzner

Audio

Feb 3, 2005

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…

Article

Feb 1, 2005