Entrepreneurial spirit
Jewish Journal
February 15, 2011
Let’s hear it for lemonade stands! Forty-two percent of entrepreneurs surveyed in a study said their first business venture was during their childhood.
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The business bug
Dikla Kadosh
February 15, 2011
My Israeli father was always coming up with ideas for new businesses: a massive three-day cultural festival to boost tourism in Northern Israel; a massage table with mechanical fingers; a restaurant that would serve dozens of little dishes with Israeli salads before the main entrees (this was long before Itzik Hagadol). They never materialized into actual businesses, but the ideas were always flowing.
Nefesh B’Nefesh cuts staff, salaries
Jewish Journal
February 3, 2011
The aliyah organization Nefesh B\’Nefesh says it has slashed18 percent of its staff and is cutting the salaries of its remaining employees. The organization last week made across-the-board cuts of 15 employees. Salary cuts were instituted at all levels as well, according to Yael Katsman, NBN marketing and communications director. The cuts were first reported Thursday in Haaretz.
Mets’ owners slapped with Madoff ‘clawback’ lawsuit
Jewish Journal
January 31, 2011
The trustee for the Bernard Madoff estate has sued the owners of the New York Mets, claiming they should have known the money made with Madoff was done so nefariously.
‘The Bay’ drops Ahava, but not because of boycott
Jewish Journal
January 14, 2011
Jewish groups are satisfied that a decision by Canada\’s best-known department store chain to drop an Israeli beauty line is unrelated to boycott calls. A joint statement Thursday by The Bay stores, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto and the Canada Israel Committee said The Bay was dropping AHAVA beauty products \”primarily because of sales results which had been declining for several years.\” The announcement came days after a pro-Palestinian coalition, Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East, launched a boycott campaign against The Bay for selling the popular AHAVA line of Dead Sea beauty products.
Baltimore Jewry shows sharp rise in a decade
Jewish Journal
January 13, 2011
The number of Jewish households in the greater Baltimore has grown substantially in the past dozen years. A new demographic study of the Baltimore Jewish community also shows that Baltimore\’s Jewish population has jumped by 2,000 people since the last survey, conducted in 1999. Baltimore is home to 93,400 Jews, according to the 2010 Greater Baltimore Jewish Community Study conducted by Ukeles Associates on behalf of the Associated: Jewish Community Federation of Baltimore.
Baltimore Jewish Times publisher leaving bankruptcy
Jewish Journal
December 20, 2010
Alter Communications, which publishes the Baltimore Jewish Times, is set to emerge from bankruptcy.
Business Owners View Greenhouse Gas Reduction as Cultural Imperative
Jewish Journal
April 13, 2010
In September 2006, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law Assembly Bill 32 (AB 32), the Global Warming Solutions Act, regulating greenhouse gas emissions throughout the state. This year, the California Air Resources Board will adopt mechanisms to reduce those emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 — a 25 percent reduction — and 80 percent below that by 2050. Such landmark legislation puts California ahead of the country in combating climate change, but critics question whether it will be too expensive to a state already under economic stress.
Ethics Plan Would Raise Sanctity of Business
Rabbi N. Daniel Korobkin
March 18, 2009
An observant Jew was once brought before the judge on counts of tax fraud. Seeing the kippah-wearing Jew before him, the judge innocently asked, “Mr. Schwartz, you are clearly a God-fearing man. How do you explain your immoral behavior?”
L.A. Orthodox rabbis want business ethics to be kosher, too
Julie Gruenbaum Fax
October 16, 2008
Seeking to accentuate Jewish traditions that place a premium on ethical integrity, Los Angeles Orthodox rabbis are encouraging local businesses to sign up for a new seal of certification that ensures employers are treating workers fairly and humanely
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