BUSINESS PROGRAM
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
BROOKLYN COLLEGE
CUNY

Professor Hershey Friedman

Business Practices and the Jewish Tradition
(Jud 20.5/Business 50.6)

READINGS

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TOPIC	READINGS
Introduction to Jewish Business Ethics	Creating a Company Code of Ethics: Using the Bible as a Guide also available at EJBO Impact of Judaism on Business and Marketing A Jewish Business Strategy by Rabbi Meir Tamari Important websites for the study of Jewish Business Ethics: The Jewish Ethicist at the Center for Business Ethics Center for Business Ethics of the Jerusalem College of Technology Articles on Business Halacha from Torah.Org

The Ideal Occupation	Ideal Occupations: The Talmudic Perspective also available at Jewish Law (jlaw.com)

Biblical Foundations of Business Ethics	Biblical Foundations of Business Ethics (Acton Institute)

A Hierarchical Approach to Ethics from the Talmud	Ethical Behavior in Business: A Hierarchical Approach from the Talmud

Envy and Coveting	The Simple Life: The Case Against Ostentation in Jewish Law also at Jewish Law (jlaw.com)

Lifnei Iver	Placing a Stumbling Block Before the Blind also available at Jewish Law (jlaw.com)

Deception and Genevat Da'at	Geneivat Da'at: The Prohibition Against Deception in Today's World Truth in Advertising -- Business Halacha Genevat Da'at -- Business Halacha Nothing but the Truth by Rabbi Mark Dratch Should Moral Individuals Ever Lie? Insights from Jewish Law Conflicts of Interest and Jewish Law

Caring for the Environment	The Earth is the Lord's: Judaism and Environmental Ethics by J. Helfand Judaism and the Environment by Dr. Manfred Gerstenfeld Ecology, the Work of Creation by Norman Lamm Respect for God's World: The Biblical and Rabbinic Foundations of Environmentalism by HH Friedman and YL Klein Baal Taschit

Moral Leadership	Abraham as a Transformational Leader Moral Leadership: Ancient Lessons for Modern Times also available at Journal of College and Character Biblical Leadership: Insights for Today's Managers by HH Friedman and LW Friedman Perspectives on Transformational Leadership in the Sanhedrin of Ancient Judaism

Competition	Hasagath Gvul by Rabbi Simcha Krauss. This article originally appeared in the Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society and is reprinted with the kind permission of Dr. Marvin Schick.

Pricing	Consumer Protection: Price and Wage Levels by Dr. Itamar Warhaftig Consumer Protection: Price Fraud by Dr. Itamar Warhaftig Inflation Issues in Jewish Law -by Rabbi Dr. Aaron Levine

Honest Weights and Measures	Unjust Measures

Employer-Employee Relations	Improving Employer-Employee Relations Parameters of Employee Relations in Classic Jewish Thought by Dr. David J. Schnall

Additional Readings:
(1) Human Dignity and the Jewish Tradition
(2) The Power of Remorse and Apology
(3) The Financial Meltdown of 2008: The Perspective of Jewish Law

July 2008

Professor Hershey Friedman

Business Practices and the Jewish Tradition (Jud 20.5/Business 50.6)

READINGS

Email Professor Friedman

TOPIC

READINGS

Introduction to Jewish Business Ethics

The Ideal Occupation

Biblical Foundations of Business Ethics

A Hierarchical Approach to Ethics from the Talmud

Envy and Coveting

Lifnei Iver

Deception and Genevat Da'at

Caring for the Environment

Moral Leadership

Competition

Pricing

Honest Weights and Measures

Employer-Employee Relations

Business Practices and the Jewish Tradition
(Jud 20.5/Business 50.6)

Introduction to
Jewish Business Ethics

Biblical Foundations of
Business Ethics