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Category Archives: Ethics
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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David Suissa Skeptical Of New Rabbinical Certification For Business Ethics
Here are my thoughts. I am stunned that David Suissa would air his reservations about this new program in the Jewish Journal. It is not often that he comes across as a skeptic. I am sure the rabbis are shocked … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Pico/Robertson, Rabbis
Tagged jewish households, jewish merchant, legal communities, legal compliance, pico boulevard, rsquo
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The Jewish Obsession With Law
So here’s a copy of the new letter Pico-Robertson’s Modern Orthodox rabbis are sending to local businesses owned by Jews. Will this high profile campaign do any good or will it only make rabbis feel good for grandstanding on a … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Modern Orthodox
Tagged capitalist perspective, communal awareness, hostile work environment, labor law compliance, orthodox rabbis, sachir, torah law
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