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?


The ethics of Alzheimer’s: A challenging, yet critical, balance -opinion

We ask questions concerning our responsibilities in preserving any remaining quality of life and what we must do to preserve their dignity.

 Alzheimer's disease (illustrative).

IDF purity of arms and Palestinian Authority bloodlust - opinion

Maj. Bar Falah lost his life as a result of top brass adherence to “The Spirit of the Israel Defense Forces,” the IDF’s official doctrine of ethics.

 Maj. Bar Falah, Deputy Commander of the Reconnaissance Battalion was killed overnight by Palestinian gunmen near Jenin.

IDF adds ‘stateliness’ as fourth military value in code of ethics

The values outlined are acting for the good of the state, Defense of the State, its Citizens and Residents; Patriotism and Loyalty to the State; Human Dignity.

 IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi attends a ceremony of the Aharai! Youth Program, at Mount Herzl in Jerusalem on June 17, 2022

Does Israel have a moral foreign policy?

Zionism and the Jewish people's return to sovereignty have presented Jews with ethical and moral dilemmas that were irrelevant for centuries.

 A SCHOOL chair litters the remains of the bombed Lyceum No. 25 School in Zhytomyr, Ukraine, earlier this week. The school was hit by a Russian cruise missile in early March and waits to be rebuilt or demolished.

Media coverage of Tel Aviv terror attack debated in Knesset

The public debate began after the IDF, Shin Bet and Israel Police condemned the coverage of Thursday's attack, arguing that it interfered with the forces' actions and revealed classified information.

 A joint Knesset Public Security Committee and Economics Committee session debates the media coverage of the April 7 terror attack in Tel Aviv, on April 11, 2022.

How to navigate the COVID-19 'jungle' - opinion

The onus of responsibility falls just as much so, if not to a far greater extent, than on our leaders and governments.

People walk on Jaffa Street in Jerusalem last week, some wearing masks, others not.

The ethics of firing in the time of coronavirus

While firing a worker is rarely an easy decision, it is often a necessary one for the very survival of a business.

Workers protest outside the Finance Ministry in Jerusalem, June 2020

Benjamin Franklin’s virtues – and practical Jewish ethics in prison

How Rabbi Eliahu Klein integrated Franklin’s autobiography and ‘Musar’ practice into a California rehabilitation program

Rabbi Eliahu Klein at his home in Providence, Rhode Island

Book review: A feast in Jewish food ethics

Practical ideas that can produce a healthier, more compassionate, just, peaceful and environmentally sustainable world.

Killing of animals.

Preserving ethics in journalism

Journalism, while often motivated by a desire to sensationalize or impact change, must still always be guided by ethical behavior.

‘JOURNALISM HAS a unique position to bridge the disparate sectors of society.’