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Selling the tools of violence to people prone to violence violates the biblical prohibition of "setting a stumbling block before the blind."

Theft in Jewish Law. Business Ethics and Jewish Law. Jewish Business Ethics. Jewish Work and Commerce.

Non-disclosure, conflict of interest, easy credit all violate the biblical injunction not to

Insider trading--using privileged knowledge for profit in the stock market--violates many Jewish principles.

In traditional Judaism, work is regarded as necessary — and better than idleness — but is not an intrinsic good.

Shortchanging a customer in weight or measure, even mere possession of defective weights or measures, is a punishable offense -- and a moral failing.

One violation of the biblical injunction not to "place a stumbling block in the path of the blind" is aiding and abetting an illegal or unethical transaction.

European influence in the Middle East.

Studying Torah--broadly construed to include almost all traditional Jewish learning--is valued by Jewish tradition as one of the most important activities for both children and adults.

Reading Jewish texts is not just a religious act, it is an act of communal identification and communication.