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Rabbi is rich
By Levi Brackman and Sam Jaffe
By Rabbi Levi Brackman and Sam Jaffe, from Jewish Wisdom for Business Success, published this year by AMACOM.
Why have so many Jews been successful at business? It’s a question many silently mull but few dare to ask openly. That doesn’t mean it’s not a legitimate question. After all, Jews make up less than .02 percent of the world’s population yet represent more than 10 percent of the Forbes 400 list of the world’s wealthiest people. Jews do seem to have some sort of advantage when it comes to financial success. We believe that the root cause of Jewish success in business lies in the book Jews hold most dear and sacred. The Torah offers a blueprint for the businessperson to create, maintain, and grow a profitable enterprise.
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| SEE ALSO: Bible. O.T. Pentateuch; Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Economics; Entrepreneurship; Jewish capitalists and financiers; Judaism; Success in business | |||
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