WORK AND ETHICS1
PART IV:
THE RELIGIOUS GROUPS:
There are three religious groups which will be accommodated with the frame of Civil Rights:
ORTHODOX JUDAISM:
 Assimilation is the process by which the Jews try to adapt to modern and American
culture which is both social and religious expectation of every Jew (Kaplowitz(2007)). It
has been recognized as an internal norm and can be accepted in the policies of the
company to promote team work and sense of togetherness.
 Niddah: or the family purity. The men and women working in the company shall be
treated equally and there shall be no discrimination based on sex and other matters related
to gender discrimination. The company promotes healthy environment ensuring equality
at par with the terms of Civil Rights Act and any practices relating to discrimination
based on gender shall not be accepted by the company.
 Kosher: it is the dietary restriction followed by the Jews as the traditional norm. these
norms include practices like not consuming pork, not combining meat and dairy, eating
meat which has been slaughtered in a traditional way and cleaned so that there is no trace
of blood and so on. Food is one’s own personal choice and shall not be interfered by the
company.
 Shabbat: it is the restriction on the work to be done on a particular day and as per the
Bible, any person who works on a Shabbat shall be put to death. The provision cannot be

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