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Building the Perfect Esrog
A couple of years back I wrote about how much an esrog is really worth.
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Government Funding vs. Torah Ideals
Is this really how we're supposed to respond to funding cuts?
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Whatever Happened to Those Frum "Life Insurance" Programs?
14 years ago, smart people proved they couldn't succeed. But were they right?
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Some Data Analysis Methodologies From the Gemara
A data geek's dream: three economics problems on a single daf!
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When Halacha Changes...
How an entire category of Torah law actually fell out of practice due to changing economies
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Are There Limits to How Much Profit Your Business Can Earn?
Running a (sheitel) business that's loyal to the laws of ona'ah can be stressful
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Tried Getting Your Kids Into a Lakewood School Recently?
When unbalanced markets cause spiraling social problems
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Private Economies and the Public Tax Burden
Do members of a community rich in local social services have the moral right to avoid taxes?
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Adjusting Torah
Should Torah sources be misrepresented to promote innovative halachic positions?
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Torah Observance and Financial Stability
How observant communities can't possibly survive...but do anyway
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Adding Transparency to Tzedaka Organizations
How well-intentioned but misguided behavior limits the value and effectiveness of our generosity
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Retail Product Pricing and Halacha
Does halacha require the regulation of commercial activities? Who should make key market valuation and price control decisions?
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