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By Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir
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Negotiating nuisances
When borrowing is stealing
Damaging disclosures with a twist
Is nepotism kosher?
Bet I can?
Investing charity money in a sure-fire investment
Help the needy through deception?
Be too wealthy?
Condemning those who succeed at making a killing with other people's money
Are Wall Street traders' salaries obscene?
Some practical applications of how animals may benefit man
When animal suffering is sanctioned
Animals' relationship with mankind, Part II
Bill the biller?
Whistle blowing has exceptions
Beware of Caveat Emptor
Working for a corrupt firm
Career v. Careersism
Merchant must take responsibility for careless shopper?
Should lousy teacher be exposed?
Does ‘judge favorably’ have limitations?
How hard can I push my workers?
Financial relationships, Talmudic style
Subliminal endorsements
Subliminal endorsements
Must I tell my boss about a job search?
Should I Snitch to the Boss?
Abandon patronizing a business in its time of need?
Give charity today — you may need it tomorrow
Funds and fundamentals
Allowing a Needy Person to get the Job you want
Borderline Poor
How much do the poor have to help the poor?
Painful Priorities, Part II
Painful Priorities
Ethics of encouraging spending during recession
Expert witnesses who put themselves first
Can I make my boss treat me fairly?
Getting Emotional For Influence
Spread the wealth? Jewish tradition and income equality
Tyrannical Co-Workers
Destitute Debtors
Are tax deductions for charitable donations moral?
Copying DVDs: RIP OR RIPOFF?
Wrong Store
Thou Shalt Pay
Enabling risky behavior
How far must one go to help somebody out of a contract?
Costly Advice
Sincere Apologies
Business with Friends
A Jewish view on fair pricing
Am I taking advantage of another's psychological quirk?
How and when to lie
Spending your kids' money
Poaching humans
Duty to save gullible from themselves?
Too much inheritance?
Diploma dilemma
Lie to outsmart discriminator?
Fair fares
Transparency in fundraising
Snitching to the IRS
Busy Work
Impatient Patients
The Snitching Supervisor
Suspicious Supplier
Pay day
Manipulation emotions as an intense sales tool
Rebate or Kickback?
Predicting the Future
Self-Respect or Self Pride
Devious discount
Unfair Zoning
Some merchants in my area have agreements to fix prices. Is this ethical?
How far must one go to return a lost object?
Should the almost-poor be eligible for credit and discounts?
I work by the hour, but I'm easily distractible. Do I have to deduct idle time from my time log?
Is it wrong for banks to lend to high credit-risk homebuyers?
Flawed Freebies
Can I make up a fantasy identity for my blog?
When doing-the-right-thing may harm another
Promising prospect
Old-fashioned ruse
Short notice cancellation
Judaism and the national deficit
Can we solicit recipients of condolence cards from our charity?
Stock picking means finding and buying undervalued shares. Isn't this taking advantage of the buyers' ignorance?
I want to avoid a scandalous relative
Eat Now, Pay Later
Vice stocks
Revealing a Secret
Can I publicize the criminal past of a new congregant?
Artificially sweet vengeance
Help yourself
I quit
Understanding the Torah's obligation of tithing. It's more than fighting poverty
Drawing the line between prudence and paranoia
Hidden Defects
Can I buy a product with the intention of returning it?
Can I go back on my original agreement?
Slander in the Court
Hidden Consultation
Can I keep the money the bank mistakenly deposited into my account?
Making up time for doing nothing
Taking advantage of someone's mistake
Can I bad-mouth an employee who suddenly quit to go into competition
Should we condemn lavish weddings?
Should I register my protest and give it to my friend's boss?
My real estate agent doesn't know I rented the apartment she found for me
The Apprentice
Lessons from a previous global environmental catastrophe
What does the Torah say about pollution when there is no effective communal authority to regulate it?
Does Jewish law forbid pollution?
The delicate line between helping a child with assignments and actually doing them
Teenager in our Midst
A free ride?
The ethics of torture
Weighing the risks and damages of "blowing the whistle"
Weighing the risks and damages of "blowing the whistle"
I'm helping an alcoholic support her habit
I'm helping an alcoholic support her habit
When to do the 'right thing'
Forgiving and forgetting to ourselves
Decent Working Conditions, Final: Motivation
Decent Working Conditions, Part III: Generosity
Decent Working Conditions, Part III: Generosity
Decent Working Conditions, Part II: Dignified treatment
Decent Working Conditions, Part 1: Equitable Treatment
Stand up for elders' rights
Garage sale gem
By taking my relative in, am I helping or making the situation worse?
Public Service or Public Relations?
Do professionals need to strive for complete objectivity?
Does future reward make ethical behavior selfish?
The whole truth — Even in the marketplace?
Judaism and the afterlife: Reincarnation, heaven and hell
The Jewish belief in resurrection of the dead affects how will live in the here and now
Ethical guidelines on what to say and what's proper to keep to yourself
Is it wrong to get credit for something you didn't do?
Ethics and sportsmanship
The ethics of forwarding email
Must a supplier honor a discount offered by a rogue sales representative?
Should I boycott my daughter's fashion show?
Should you respond to all those annoying email pop-up requests?
Do I have to reimburse someone who tried to do me a favor?
Seeking credit card debt settlement
Can I threaten to spread the word about someone who cheated me?
How can the terminally ill tap into their life insurance?
Is there value in an unhappy marriage?
Where does the Almighty fit into your corporation's mission statement?
Does an expert witness have to be impartial?
Should I give recognition to a modest man who did a great deed?
In representing my firm, can I tell a white lie?
Defrauding insurance to save a life
Can top level management unilaterally give away money to corporate dollars to charity?
Loans to Family Members
How much worker supervision is too much?
Should I turn in a colleague for inappropriate acts?
Priority in charitable giving
Trolls and ogres
How many hours of work is too many?
Can I promote my product by having it unobtrusively written into a story?
He's not heavy he's my brother
All's fair in war?, II
All's fair in war?
Girth vs. worth
Is it proper to tax bequests?
Ethics of Being Overweight
Penalized for working swiftly
When is it a bluff?
'Rate and switch'
My paycheck is late!
Should schools cater to an elite?
All's fair in love?
Comfort and Competition
Do I need the caller's permission to put a call on the speakerphone?
Overtime for lost time
Is it unethical to play suppliers against each other to get the lowest bid possible?
Do family members have precedence in charity allotments?
What the world of business can teach us about our annual process of repentance and renewal
Are religious leaders subject to criticism?
Vindictive Vendor: How can I punish an abusive competitor?
Blogging Ethics: Is the blogger responsible for defamatory posts?