Select Paperbound Books of Jewish Interest
Title | Select Paperbound Books of Jewish Interest PDF eBook |
Author | Jewish Book Council of America |
Publisher | |
Pages | 15 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Jews |
ISBN |
Selected Paperbound Books of Jewish Interest
Title | Selected Paperbound Books of Jewish Interest PDF eBook |
Author | Jewish Book Council of America |
Publisher | |
Pages | 15 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Jewish literature |
ISBN |
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.
Selected Paperbound Books of Jewish Interest
Title | Selected Paperbound Books of Jewish Interest PDF eBook |
Author | Jewish Book Council of America |
Publisher | |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Jews |
ISBN |
Exiled in the Word
Title | Exiled in the Word PDF eBook |
Author | Jerome Rothenberg |
Publisher | |
Pages | 292 |
Release | 1989 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
American Jewish Fiction
Title | American Jewish Fiction PDF eBook |
Author | Josh Lambert |
Publisher | Jewish Publication Society |
Pages | 223 |
Release | 2010-01-01 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 0827610025 |
This new volume in the JPS Guides series is a fiction reader?s dream: a guide to 125 remarkable works of fiction. The selection includes a wide range of classic American Jewish novels and story collections, from 1867 to the present, selected by the author in consultation with a panel of literary scholars and book industry professionals. Roth, Mailer, Kellerman, Chabon, Ozick, Heller, and dozens of other celebrated writers are here, with their most notable works. Each entry includes a book summary, with historical context and background on the author. Suggestions for further reading point to other books that match readers? interests and favorite writers. And the introduction is a fascinating exploration of the history of and important themes in American Jewish Fiction, illustrating how Jewish writing in the U.S. has been in constant dialogue with popular entertainment and intellectual life. Included in this guide are lists of book award winners; recommended anthologies; title, author, and subject indexes; and more.
The Jewish Book of Fables
Title | The Jewish Book of Fables PDF eBook |
Author | Eliezer Steinbarg |
Publisher | |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 2003-04 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Individual fables by Yiddish poet and writer Shtaynbarg (1880-1932) have appeared in various English anthologies, and there is a thriving critique of his work in Yiddish, but Leviant (Hebrew and Yiddish, Rutgers U.) offers the first collection in English devoted to his work, with the Yiddish on facing pages. The fables, one to three pages long, elevate interactions between mundane objects, animals, or people into spiritual encounters. They draw on the ancient tradition of Hebrew fables. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).