Category Archives: Ethics

LA’s Modern Orthodox Rabbis Launch Ethical Business Certification

Here’s the press release: March 1, 2009 will mark the launching of Peulat Sachir: The Ethical Labor Initiative. (Peulat Sachir is Hebrew for “the worker’s wage”.) Founded by several L.A. Orthodox rabbis in conjunction with leaders in the business and … Continue reading

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The Decline Of The Generations

The further we get from Mount Sinai, the greater the moral decline. Barry Rides posts: By the year 2050, America’s nursing homes and shopping malls will be filled with elderly women who have pierced clits and tattoos on their lower … Continue reading

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Why Be Good?

In the summer of 1995, I wrote Dennis Prager a letter (15 months earlier, I moved to Los Angeles to work for him, the job fell through) asking for his permission to develop his ideas on how to be a … Continue reading

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Pico-Robertson’s Ethics Commission Sharpens Its Focus

Here’s the original plan. I haven’t seen anyone sporting these ethics certifications. Now the rabbis are struggling with auditing. If businesses want to do stuff off the books, the rabbis won’t be able to audit that. How will they find … Continue reading

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Luke Ford, Marc Gafni Discuss Hate Sites

Marc Gafni talks about the satanic drive to defame. Full discussion here:

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