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Shmitta: in Theory and Practice (Part 2)

Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb

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Shmitta: in Theory and Practice (Part 1)

Rabbi Dovid Gottlieb

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Donation Dispute

Rabbi Jay Kelman

How sad when the giving of a large charitable gift becomes the source of friction and law suits. In 1991 Sears Canada Inc. donated $10 million to Ryerson University and is currently initiating legal action in an attempt to force Ryerson University…
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Teacher Salaries

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Long gone are the days when teachers were those who could find no other employment. Thank G-d our schools have many talented teachers who could be successful in a host of other professions which offer higher salaries. Yet the CJN (January 17)…
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Firing for Gossip

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Office chatter has long been a staple of the workplace. While such occasional chit chat can serve to enhance the atmosphere and collegiality amongst fellow workers it can and often does lead to gossip. This past May the town of Hooksett, New…
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Fair Funding Lessons

Rabbi Jay Kelman

Despite pockets of great wealth many Jews continue to live below the poverty line, and middle class Jews are being priced out of a Jewish education. Hence the unparalleled interest in the upcoming provincial election in which the issue of faith…
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Rolling the Dice

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The accusations against an official of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in a gambling scandal afford us the opportunity for a brief overview gambling from a Jewish perspective. Judaism has always looked askance at gambling. It is viewed as…
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More Work Pays Less

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The obligation to pay a worker on time is so central to Jewish ethics that failure to do is a violation of five Biblical commandments (eating pork in contrast, violates just one). While in today’s environment, with paper trails and backups, disputes…
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Learning HaMafkid in Revadim Part 6

Rabbi Dr. Pinchas Hayman

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Communal Education

Rabbi Jay Kelman

The ever increasing costs of Jewish education have been the focus of many articles recently including at least three in this newspaper just this past week. The unaffordable cost for many in our community of attaining a Jewish education is not a new…
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