Scandal, dishonesty, betrayal, disinformation, outright lies. This is the world we live in, and just when it seems the situation has reached rock bottom, it gets worse. In such a corrupt world, is there any justification for holding yourself and your behavior to a higher ethical standard? Jewish tradition insists there is. In this session, we will explore Jewish teachings that situate ethics and behavior in a much larger spiritual context, raising ethics to a higher level of importance, for the world but especially for ourselves.

Since the publication his book, “Climbing Jacob’s Ladder,” Dr. Alan Morinis has devoted himself to making the wisdom of Mussar available and accessible to the Jewish community. He now turns his attention to addressing an issue we all feel so deeply on the international and the domestic scenes his upcoming “Why Be Ethical in an Unethical World".