The challenge of wealth

by Meir Tamari

Dr. Meir Tamari, well-known as an expert in the fields of economics and Jewish law, has written an engaging, in-depth study on the subject of money as it applies to earning and spending, business transactions, financial management, charity, economic morality and immorality, and Judaism's teachings on the use of wealth. Most books dealing with business ethics or economic morality do not emphasize the spiritual aspects of these crucial factors. Rather, they seek to find applications of modern economic theory or present a Jewish legal framework for economic activity. This book emphasizes the idea that concepts of morality and ethics (rather than economic systems) are the real basis for achieving economic justice and a more equitable market. Part I of this study is devoted to moral issues related to the creation of wealth. The author reviews the causes of economic immorality and the solutions offered by religion, free markets, and socialism. He also addresses Jewish spiritual concepts such