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Promoting Business Ethics

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n response to ethical lapses in the
Orthodox business community, the
Orthodox Union is introducing online
visual lessons in Choshen Mishpat, the
laws of business ethics, at www.ou.org .
Choshen Mishpat is a section of the
Shulcan Aruch (the written codification
of Jewish law) that deals with finance,
torts and legal procedures.
Originator of the
online idea was Rabbi
Steve Well, OU execu-
tive vice president. He's
one of the featured
online lecturers and
former spiritual leader
of Young Israel of Oak
Park.
Rabbi Well
"The ability to mas-
ter Choshen Mishpat is a sine qua non
for any Jew engaged in real estate, sales,
law, accounting or marketing:' Well said.
"The mastery and familiarity of Choshen
Mishpat will enable Orthodox Jews to
transform the discourse of ethics in the

Volunteers Sought
The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
(RSVP) of Oakland County is seeking
volunteers age 55 or older. Opportunities
include serving hospitals, cultural institu-
tions, food pantries, schools and other
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place close to home.
RSVP is a program of Catholic Social
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sored by the Corporation for National and
Community Service.
For volunteer opportunities, contact
Carol Heckman, (248) 559-1147 ext. 3435.

Haiti Medical Relief
The Israel Medical Association (IMF)
continues to recruit U.S. physicians to
volunteer in Haiti.
The relief effort is working in col-
laboration with the Jewish Renaissance
Foundation, which is organizing the
logistics of sending missions to the earth-
quake-torn Caribbean island.
"We hope there will be a constant flow of
volunteers traveling to and from Haiti',' said
Tziona Greenberg of the IMA's International
Relations Department in Ramat Gan.
"Therefore we now require the exact
dates and time frames that you are able to

workplace and sanctify God's name
Weil was keynote speaker at the
OU's West Coast Torah Convention in
December. He spoke on "Recalibrating
Our Moral and Ethical Compass." He
asked at the convention, "What defines a
Jew? It's the practical application of our
theology and how we engage in business."
The new online lessons consist of
daily 15-20-minute videos of OU rab-
bis and scholars from outside the
organization explaining different top-
ics. The online library currently has 60
videos, with more planned. The project
is in collaboration with Bais HaVaad
L'Inyonei Mishpat, the Center for the
Study and Practice of Monetary Law, in
Lakewood, N.J.
In the Winter 2005 edition of the
OU magazine, Jewish Action, devoted
to exploring business ethics, lawyer
Benjamin Brafman wrote, "Those who
openly display their devotion to God
and Judaism have an obligation to be
more honest, more careful, more courte-

travel so that we
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can place you in a
team'
The IMF is
affiliated with
American
Physician
Fellowships for
Medicine in Israel.
Travel costs from
the United States to Haiti will be covered;
you just need to pay to get yourself to
the appropriate city (the majority of
flights will be leaving from New York or
Newark).
When in Haiti, your accommodation
costs will be covered; this may be very
basic with many people having to sleep
in cots or tents.
With regard to insurance, the mis-
sions are associated with the United
Nations so you will have Diplomatic
Immunity and will not need insurance.
If you desire extra insurance coverage,
this will be an added value. You are not
required to apply for a visa to travel to
Haiti with this mission.
For more information, fax correspon-
dence to Greenberg at 00972-36100447.
The phone number is 00972-36100448.

Business Offices

ous and more prudent. A truly religious
Jew must also be a law-abiding citizen
and must act in a manner consistent
with what one would expect of a deeply
religious person. He or she must remain
aware at all times that when a religious
Jew takes even a slight misstep, it can be
magnified beyond any measure of rea-
sonableness."
The OU offered a lecture series preced-
ing the High Holy Days called "Honest to
God:' At the time, former Detroiter Rabbi
Steven Burg, national director of OU
program development, said, "We want to
send out the message that in addition to
Shabbat and kashrut observance, ethical
business practices are part and parcel of
being a religious Jew."
Some of the online business eth-
ics topics already covered include
"Borrowing Without Permission;' Ba'ai
Talin, or Timely Wages" and "The Beis
Din Process."
More lessons will follow. All videos are
archived on the OU Web site.

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Quotable

"There's a thriving religious
community in Yeruham. But
we must create an attrac-
tive environment for secular
Israelis. Its beginning to
happen. Real estate has been
thriving. Recently, there were
150 applicants for 30 lots
being sold. And we're working
to bring high tech, tourism
and Army people to Yeruham.
But it all depends on the qual-
ity of life we can create. First
and foremost, its my goal to
raise the level of education."

— Amram Mitzna, Haifa's former mayor and
the Israeli Labor Party's former leader, on

the development town whose administrative
council he now heads. Yeruham is a half-hour

desert drive from Beersheba. Quoted in the
December-January issue of Hadassah maga-

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