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Elise S . Brezis | 78 Igot the idea for this paper after a discussion with Jacob . In one of his annual lectures, Jacob talked about the hanukkiah [ Hanukka candelabrum ] , and about the many changes of the elite during the Hasmonean period . Even back then, there was already some sort of revolving door of job turnover, which is the topic of this paper . The literature related to the revolving door discusses whether regulators using the revolving door are more vulnerable to bribery, which is clearly a legal problem, or are more inclined to behave unethically, yet not illegally . The duality between the legal and ethical system already exists in the Talmud . In Jewish law, as in the Western world, we have laws on the one hand, and morals and ethics on the other . While there is little reference to social norms and ethics in the Bible, the book of Pirkei Avot in the Mishnah is dedicated to this matter alone . Indeed, Pirkei Avot includes moral rulings and codes of ethics which, over the ...
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