Code of ethics

Talent, arrogance, and the cost of not being ready in sports and war - opinion

Sport, of course, is never just sport. It is one of the most powerful metaphors we have for life itself. ...In Israel, the clamor is growing for a full national investigation into October 7 failures.

England players shake hands after the match. The Ashes, Australia vs England, Fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia, last week.
CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management, which manages the Norwegian oil fund, Nicolai Tangen holds a press conference on the Government Pension Fund Global's results for the first quarter in Oslo, Norway, April 24, 2025

Norway’s ethical funds: The double standard of global capital - opinion

 HOW DO factory farms figure in?

Kosher or cruel? The Jewish ethical dilemma of factory-farmed meat

 An illustrative image of a hospital bed.

Jewish ethical dilemma: What does Halacha say about coercing medical treatment?


We just witnessed the Supreme Court's breathtaking hypocrisy - opinion

The Supreme Court has failed the most basic test of judiciousness, showing itself to be rash, tone-deaf, and ultimately unaccountable.

JUSTICE MINISTER Yariv Levin and Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara attend a farewell ceremony for retiring acting Supreme Court president Uzi Vogelman, last October. Levin has been appropriately adamant that Justice Yitzhak Amit’s case should be investigated, the writer maintains.

Assisted dying – mercy or murder? - opinion

There is a way to respect the sanctity of life of those with a terminal diagnosis while withholding or removing impediments to a peaceful death.

 In such circumstances, the ventilator becomes a ‘bridge to nowhere’ (Illustrative).

Investigation clears Ziegler rabbinical school deans of ethics code allegations

The investigation arose from allegations by former students at the rabbinical school that staff members fostered a toxic culture and showed favoritism toward male students. 

 Shayna Dollinger, photographed on campus before the relocation of American Jewish University and its Ziegler rabbinical school.

'Ethics at the Center': Jewish ethics and its relevance for our time - review

This is a highly relevant book for our time, for scholars and laypersons alike, who are concerned with leading a moral life as people and as peoples.

 Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff

Ethically bankrupt: The US needs to take a serious look at corrupt courts - opinion

The Congress and president must share blame for not demanding – and imposing, if necessary – higher standards on US courts.

 US PRESIDENT Joe Biden greets Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts before the president’s State of the Union address, in March.

Bar-Ilan scientists pioneer use of worms rather than rats to model human muscle diseases

Instead of testing rodents that display species-related differences and present ethical and budgetary concerns Bar-Ilan University researchers develop innovative new method.

 Photo (left to right): Bar-Ilan University doctoral students Rewayd Shalash and Coral Cohen, Dr. Mor Levi-Ferber, Prof. Sivan Korenblit and Prof. Chaya Brodie

To decide not to decide: Kicking the can down the road in Gaza - comment

The IDF needs to ask itself tough questions about breaches of protocol – not after the war, but right now.

 A Palestinian inspects near a vehicle where employees from the World Central Kitchen (WCK), including foreigners, were killed in an Israeli airstrike. April 2, 2024.

There should be a time limit for a donor's name on a building - opinion

While those who invest their dollars in Jewish causes should without question be appreciated and applauded, putting names on our buildings specifically has not necessarily had a positive effect.

 BENEFACTORS OF Hadassah Hospital are listed on a glass plaque.

Good intentions, bad outcomes: Path to AI runs through strong governance - opinion

The AI deployment landscape is ripe for innovation, the author explains.

 Itay Inbar

NYT journalist accused of infiltrating into Israel on Oct. 7 wins award

The organization said they won for “chronicling Israel’s bombardment and invasion of their homeland, Gaza. The two photographed the conflict from its opening hours on Oct. 7."

 Palestinians react as an Israeli military vehicle burns after it was hit by Palestinian gunmen who infiltrated areas of southern Israel, at the Israeli side of Israel-Gaza border, October 7, 2023.

How can Jews keep their faith amid the Israel-Hamas war? - opinion

While we may be unsure as to why we have crises, we are certain that we will somehow overcome them.

 JACOB WRESTLES with the angel of Esau as painted in 1659 by Rembrandt. When Joseph disappeared, Jacob was so angry that for over 20 years he did not talk to God, says the writer.