A Look at Honesty
In honor of Honesty Day which is on Sunday, April 30th, (created by M. Hirsh Goldberg in the 1990s), Jewish Treats presents some fascinating insights into the Jewish view on the…
An Ethical Shabbat
In honor of English Language Day, download and print out before Shabbat, in English and Hebrew, the third chapter of Pirkei Avot, Ethics of our Fathers, and make your Shabbat especially…
Transparent Honesty
Be honest in your dealings with all people. To learn more and broaden your ethical horizons, download and print out the fourth chapter of Ethics of the Fathers this afternoon and join…
Honesty is the Best Policy
Best to take the high road and always be honest in our dealings with others.
Transparent Honesty
Be honest in your dealings with all people. In Tractate Shabbat, 55A, we are taught, Chotamo shel Hakadosh Baruch Hu emet, that the seal of God is truth. At the beginning of the third…
Kedoshim 5768-2008
"Establishing a Truly Ethical Society: Honesty in Business" by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald Parashat Kedoshim is renowned for its many revolutionary ethical pronouncements. It is surely…
Kee Teitzei 5783-2023
“The Torah’s ‘Secret’ for Longevity” (updated and revised from Kee Teitzei 5764-2004) by Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald As we have previously noted, this week’s parasha, parashat Kee Teitzei,…