Exorcise the Spirit of ghosting
The Ethical Lexicon #8: What to say when you don't know what to say Have you ever been ghosted? You've never ghosted someone else, have...
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Yonason Goldson
- 3 days ago
- 1 min
Tension is what Holds Everything Together
The Ethical Lexicon #7: "Just chill" is not always the answer Is there really any such thing as good or bad character traits? The answer...
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Yonason Goldson
- 4 days ago
- 1 min
Ethical Leaders Create Dynamic Systems
The Ethical Lexicon #6: Reverse the effects of cultural entropy What do Bob Dylan, Michelangelo, and “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the...
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Yonason Goldson
- 5 days ago
- 1 min
Embrace the Gift of Boredom
With endless distraction at our fingertips, consider the benefit of being bored Are you bored? That might be a good thing. The latter-day...
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Yonason Goldson
- Dec 28, 2022
- 1 min
Master the Art of Constructive Disagreement
The Ethical Lexicon #4: Practice the discipline that promotes clear thinking, fresh insights, and informed consensus. A Yiddish proverb...
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Yonason Goldson
- Dec 25, 2022
- 2 min
Replace Irrational Optimism with a Roadmap for Action
The Ethical Lexicon #5: Cure toxic culture without falling victim to unreasonable expectations Over the last several years, schools...
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Yonason Goldson
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
Chanukah: The Origin of Cancel Culture
Resist the subversion of darkness in the name of enlightenment. Chanukah may be the most misunderstood of all Jewish holidays. It's not...
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Yonason Goldson
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min
Do Your Words Make Your Colleagues Cringe?
The Ethical Lexicon #2: Here's how to upgrade your conversations Do you remember the last time you heard a musician hit the wrong note in...
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Yonason Goldson
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
The Death of Humor?
Is there a middle ground between hypersensitivity and social cluelessness? Is there a better way to deal with difficult people? Maybe we...
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Yonason Goldson
- Sep 30, 2022
- 1 min
The Newest Arrival
Beyond cynicism, turning toward hope My son is getting married? Someone wants to marry him? She's a nice girl? Who would've thought? Two...
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Yonason Goldson
- Sep 6, 2022
- 1 min
The Best Job I Ever Had
The year I learned that the secret of wellbeing lies in service “You’ll leave here after four years with an education few people have had...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jan 25, 2022
- 2 min
Accept the past, embrace the future
Reflections on the complexities of family memories Today would have been my father’s 100th birthday. He was a complicated man. A child of...
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Yonason Goldson
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
A rabbi and a shrink walk into a bar...
Enjoy this profile of our insightful and groundbreaking podcast When is it OK to mislead, deceive or outright lie? What causes hate? How...
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Yonason Goldson
- Sep 2, 2021
- 1 min
The Ethics Consultant #3: Damage control?
Why do problems spiral out of control? What's it worth to you to fix them? How much will it cost to skimp on solutions? It might be...
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Yonason Goldson
- Aug 26, 2021
- 1 min
Success is in the palm of your hand
How do we do a better job handling it when we get flustered and defensive? How do we give and receive criticism in a way the builds...
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Yonason Goldson
- Aug 18, 2021
- 1 min
The Ethics Consultant -- Episode 1
Rent control? Your best friend lent you a thousand dollars to pay your overdue rent. But you didn’t use it to pay your rent. Why not? The...
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Yonason Goldson
- Aug 11, 2021
- 1 min
My Orthodox Life
A rebuttal If you absolutely must, watch the Netflix series My Unorthodox Life. But whatever Julia Haart has to say, make sure you listen...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jul 5, 2021
- 1 min
When I was a lad...
When I possessed the charming innocence of a 12-year-old, I took offense at the wording of the Pledge of Allegiance. Why, I wondered,...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
The Rabbi's ethics challenge #5
How ethical are you? How ethical do you want to be? The word stultify means to crush enthusiasm, particularly using ridicule, disdain,...
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Yonason Goldson
- Jun 14, 2021
- 1 min
10 tips for a healthier, happier workplace
How can we return to a more normal normal? As the world begins to open up again, how can we return to a more normal normal? We can save...
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