The Book of Jewish Values
Title | The Book of Jewish Values PDF eBook |
Author | Rabbi Joseph Telushkin |
Publisher | Harmony |
Pages | 546 |
Release | 2011-06-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0307794458 |
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin combed the Bible, the Talmud, and the whole spectrum of Judaism's sacred writings to give us a manual on how to lead a decent, kind, and honest life in a morally complicated world. "An absolutely superb book: the most practical, most comprehensive guide to Jewish values I know." —Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People Telushkin speaks to the major ethical issues of our time, issues that have, of course, been around since the beginning. He offers one or two pages a day of pithy, wise, and easily accessible teachings designed to be put into immediate practice. The range of the book is as broad as life itself: • The first trait to seek in a spouse (Day 17) • When, if ever, lying is permitted (Days 71-73) • Why acting cheerfully is a requirement, not a choice (Day 39) • What children don't owe their parents (Day 128) • Whether Jews should donate their organs (Day 290) • An effective but expensive technique for curbing your anger (Day 156) • How to raise truthful children (Day 298) • What purchases are always forbidden (Day 3) In addition, Telushkin raises issues with ethical implications that may surprise you, such as the need to tip those whom you don't see (Day 109), the right thing to do when you hear an ambulance siren (Day 1), and why wasting time is a sin (Day 15). Whether he is telling us what Jewish tradition has to say about insider trading or about the relationship between employers and employees, he provides fresh inspiration and clear guidance for every day of our lives.
Jewish Ethical Values
Title | Jewish Ethical Values PDF eBook |
Author | Dr. Byron L. Sherwin |
Publisher | Jewish Lights Publishing |
Pages | 333 |
Release | 2015-07-20 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1580238351 |
With insightful commentary, passion and expertise, Rabbis Sherwin and Cohen guide us through selections from classic Jewish ethical literature, offering clear explanations of the historic context of each writing and thoughtful applications of their wisdom on the problems we grapple with today.
Jewish Ethics and Social Justice
Title | Jewish Ethics and Social Justice PDF eBook |
Author | Shmuly Yanklowitz |
Publisher | Derusha Publishing |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Jewish ethics |
ISBN | 9781935104148 |
We make religion irrelevant when we lock it up in the house of prayer - when we keep religion away from the streets. If we want Judaism to matter in today's world, we must respond - deeply - to society's call. The Torah is a living tradition that we need to bring to the most urgent social issues of our time. We must fully enter the public arena, recognizing that our common responsibilities transcend our particular paths. The essence of spiritual life shines at the core of all the crude and harsh realities we see every day - and when we ignore these realities, we are like blind fish completely unaware of the very water in which they swim. Jewish Ethics & Social Justice is a collection of sweeping meditations on how to make Judaism universally relevant again. Explore hot social issues - global hunger, prison reform, worker rights, and more - through the eyes of the Jewish ethical tradition. Learn about the core values of Jewish activism - discover a deeper connection to the timeless issu
Jewish Ethical Values
Title | Jewish Ethical Values PDF eBook |
Author | Dr. Seymour J. Cohen |
Publisher | Turner Publishing Company |
Pages | 357 |
Release | 2015-08-10 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1580238459 |
With insightful commentary, passion and expertise, Rabbis Sherwin and Cohen guide us through selections from classic Jewish ethical literature, offering clear explanations of the historic context of each writing and thoughtful applications of their wisdom on the problems we grapple with today.
The Jewish Encyclopedia of Moral and Ethical Issues
Title | The Jewish Encyclopedia of Moral and Ethical Issues PDF eBook |
Author | Nachum Amsel |
Publisher | Jason Aronson |
Pages | 534 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN |
This is a book about contemprorary issues, each of which is addressed from an Orthodox Jewish perspective in two to three pages.
The Jewish Moral Virtues
Title | The Jewish Moral Virtues PDF eBook |
Author | Eugene B. Borowitz |
Publisher | Jewish Publication Society |
Pages | 396 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780827606647 |
The Jewish Moral Virtues is a book of musar - practical ethical wisdom applied to contemporary life. In form and purpose, it is parallel to William Bennett's bestselling Book of Virtues. Authors Borowitz and Schwartz synthesize traditional scholarship from a wide range of Jewish sources with personal insights into modern ethical dilemmas. Traditionally, Jewish ethical teachers have been concerned with law or general guidance for a good life, i.e., virtue, rather than philosophical meditations upon specific issues. This collection is structured upon the twenty-four virtues selected by a thirteenth-century Roman Jew, Yehiel ben Yekutiel, including trustworthiness, lovingkindness, compassion, generosity, charity, humility, and pure-heartedness, among others, and expands to include wisdom from the ancient rabbis, medieval philosophers, and Yehiel's successors over the past seven centuries.
The Jewish Family Ethics Textbook
Title | The Jewish Family Ethics Textbook PDF eBook |
Author | Neal Scheindlin |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 382 |
Release | 2021-10 |
Genre | PHILOSOPHY |
ISBN | 0827613237 |
The Jewish Family Ethics Textbook guides teachers and students of all ages and backgrounds in mining classical and modern Jewish texts to inform decision-making on hard choices.