About the Author


Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir, Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem

Rabbi Dr. Asher Meir is Research Director at the Business Ethics Center of Jerusalem (www.besr.org). He studied at Harvard, received a PhD in Economics from MIT, and rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate. Prior to moving to Israel, he worked at the Council of Economic Advisers in the Reagan administration. Rabbi Dr. Meir is also a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the Jerusalem College of Technology and has published several articles on business, economics and Jewish law. He is the author of the two-volume, "Meaning in Mitzvot (Feldheim), and his Aish.com columns form the basis of the "Jewish Ethicist" book (ktav.com).


The Jewish Ethicist: Exclusive Schools

Should schools cater to an elite?

Over the Rainbow

Exploring the meaning of the blessing recited upon seeing a rainbow.

The Jewish Ethicist: All's Fair in Love?

How much should I tell a date?

The Jewish Ethicist: Comfort and Competition

My clientele prefers familiarity over innovation.

The Jewish Ethicist: Affirmative Action

Are affirmative action programs ethical?

The Jewish Ethicist: Overtime for Lost Time

Can an employer demand overtime when vacation days disrupt routine?

The Jewish Ethicist: Supplier Struggle

Is it unethical to play suppliers against each other to get the lowest bid possible?

The Jewish Ethicist: Charity Begins at Home

But a real home is even better.

The Jewish Ethicist: New Year: Time for Spiritual Accounting

What the world of business can teach us about our annual process of repentance and renewal.

The Jewish Ethicist: Caustic Critic

Can I publish a brutally honest album review?

The Jewish Ethicist: Clerical Criticism

Are religious leaders subject to criticism?

The Jewish Ethicist: Vindictive Vendor

How can I punish an abusive competitor?

The Jewish Ethicist: Not For Profit?

Should charity executives get huge salaries?

Blogging Ethics II

Is the blogger responsible for defamatory posts?

The Jewish Ethicist: Worker Ownership II

Jewish perspectives on worker ownership

The Jewish Ethicist: Worker Ownership I

Should workers have a say?

The Jewish Ethicist: Racial Profiling II

A remarkable story in the Talmud relates to issues of racial profiling.

The Jewish Ethicist: Racial Profiling I

Should law enforcement be color-blind?

The Jewish Ethicist: Hush Money

Can I reveal my salary to a co-worker?

The Jewish Ethicist: Silly Love Songs

What songs are bad for our spiritual health?

The Jewish Ethicist: Songs and Sanctity

Music can be uplifting or debasing.

The Jewish Ethicist: Disinformation

Can I mislead nosey rivals?

The Jewish Ethicist: Spectator Sports

Do sporting events have ethical value?

The Jewish Ethicist: Death is Different

What does Judaism say about the death penalty?

The Jewish Ethicist: Privacy and the Private Eye

Where's the line between emulation and espionage?

The Jewish Ethicist: Anonymous Giving

When is it better to give in secret?

The Jewish Ethicist: Spirit, Sport, and Steroids

Should athletes use artificial means to go higher, faster and stronger?

The Jewish Ethicist: Keeping Your Computer Holy

How can I overcome the temptation to view improper sites?

The Jewish Ethicist: Donor Trouble

Should I keep a controversial donor secret?

The Jewish Ethicist: Blogging Ethics

Can I fire an employee who criticizes the company in a blog?

The Jewish Ethicist: Peer Pressure

How can I buck my colleagues' efforts to discourage me from losing weight?

The Jewish Ethicist: Clique Doesn't Click

How should we relate to exclusive social circles?

The Jewish Ethicist: Reasonable Remedy

Is it ethical for medicines to be so expensive?

The Jewish Ethicist: Disorganized Labor

Is it disloyal for me to leave my union?

The Jewish Ethicist: Fix, Forgive, Forget Redux

What if I can't forgive?

The Jewish Ethicist: Dating Deduction

Who should pay for dating data?

The Jewish Ethicist: Fix, Forgive, Forget

Should I just "forgive and forget" an assault?

The Jewish Ethicist: Attraction Distraction

Promoting modesty in the modern workplace

The Jewish Ethicist: The Ownership Society

What does Judaism say about "the ownership society"?

The Jewish Ethicist: Money and Marriage II

Is it ethical to marry for money?

The Jewish Ethicist: Servile Salary

Can I make my boss treat me fairly?

The Jewish Ethicist: Pleading Innocent

Can I plead innocent if I did it?

The Jewish Ethicist: Vote Confidential

Closed doors foster open discussion.

The Jewish Ethicist: How Poor is Poor

When is a person eligible for assistance?

The Jewish Ethicist: Parental Prerogative

Should parents decide for grown kids?

The Jewish Ethicist: Reacting to Suffering

How should we react to natural disaster?

The Jewish Ethicist: No News is Good News

Should I inform a relative of a misfortune?

The Jewish Ethicist: Refugee Redux

Is there a responsibility to provide care to illegal immigrants?

The Jewish Ethicist: Speed Trap

Are radar and laser detectors ethical?

The Jewish Ethicist: Educational Embargo

Should I boycott a retailer that mistreats employees?

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