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Category Archives: Ethics
Will The Spinka Hasidim Scandal Slow Down The Money Laundering Rampant In Orthodox Yeshivas?
You would think the Spinka downfall would have put it to a stop. I’ve heard that even though only a few people have been named so far in that case, there is a long list of major donors in the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Spinka, Yeshiva
Tagged federal grand jury, financial fraud, hebrew academy, jewish institution, orthodox jews, plea deals
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Seeking Absolution For My Sins
Though I try to hold myself back in my interviews, when I feel like they are going well enough, I set my demons loose among the hens. For example, see this interview with Robert Cait and these two reports from … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Ethics, Personal
Tagged absolution, cait, cool crowd, disabled kids, friend wayne, self denial
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The Rabbis Plan To Raise Ethical Awareness At Work
I’ve yet to hear of the rabbis ever asking any worker if there was a need for their ethics initiative. It sounds to me like this is an entirely top-down initiative. Rabbi Daniel Korobkin writes in the Jewish Journal: Peulat … Continue reading
Posted in Daniel Korobkin, Ethics, Modern Orthodox, Orthodoxy, Pico/Robertson, Rabbis
Tagged covenant agreement, ethics initiative, overtime wages, public affirmation, rabbi daniel, sachir
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Does God Belong At Work?
Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky writes: To fully appreciate how high the stakes were, it’s necessary to realize that the scoffers were not merely challenging Moshe’s particular abilities as a spiritual architect. They were challenging the very premise of the entire religious … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Ethics, Pico/Robertson, R. Yosef Kanefsky
Tagged benefit of the doubt, creative endeavors, first prayer, human belief, rabbi yosef, value integrity
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Rabbis Ethics Initiative Hits Pico-Robertson
The Jewish Journal reports: But Peulat Sachir organizers are preparing for a wave of criticism nonetheless. Much of the debate over the initiative revolves around one question: Is labor ethics a Jewish issue? Fine, the owner of Pat’s Restaurant and … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Modern Orthodox
Tagged correct business, ethics initiative, jewish issue, light unto the nations, observant jew, pico boulevard
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