Rabbi Telushkin (Jewish Humor, 1992, etc.) takes full advantage of
Judaism's culture of commentary in this grab bag of quotations from
Genesis and the Talmud to Samuel Goldwyn ("Anyone who goes to a
psychiatrist ought to have his head examined"). The passages are
numerous and short, and Telushkin's comments on them are offered in
an affably instructive tone. Fragments from religious texts and
secular writings share these pages, mostly in a spirit of
good-natured contentiousness. The first parts of the book are
categorized along religious lines of Talmudic reasoning and moral
philosophy (e.g., "Truth, Lies, and Permissible Lies"), while the
later parts address the more plainly historical issues of
anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, and Zionism. Telushkin isn't making
any sustained or sophisticated argument here about the nature of
Jewish wisdom. He's just alluding to sources and passages and
conversing about them. (Kirkus Reviews)
What do the great Jewish writings of the last 3,500 years tell us about these and all other vital questions about our lives? Rabbi Joseph Telushkin has devoted his life to the search for answers within the teachings of Judaism. In Jewish Wisdom, Rabbi Telushkin, the author of the highly acclaimed Jewish Literacy, weaves together a tapestry of stories from the Bible and Talmud, and the insights of Jewish commentators and writers from Maimonides, Rashi, and Hillel to Einstein, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Elie Wiesel. A richer source of crucial life lessons would be hard to imagine.
Accompanying this extraordinary compilation is Teluslikins compelling commentary, which reveals how these texts continue to instruct and challenge Jewsand all people concerned with leading ethical livestoday As he discusses these texts, Rabbi Telushkin addresses issues of fundamental interest to modern readers: how to live with honesty and integrity in an often dishonest world; how to care for the sick and dying; how to teach children to respect both themselves
and others, how to understand and confront such great tragedies as antisemitism. and the Holocaust; what God wants from humankind. Within Jewish Wisdom's ninety chapters the reader will find extended sections illuminating Jewish perspectives on sex, romance, and marriage, what kind of belief in God a Jew can have after the Holocaust, how to use language ethically, the conflicting views of the Bible and Talmud on the death penalty, and much, much more.
Jewish Wisdom adds a new dimension to the many widely read contemporary books that retell the stones and reveal the essence of classic religious and secular literature. Possibly the most far-ranging volume of stories and quotations from Jewish texts, Jewish Wisdom will itself become a classic, a book that not only has the capacity to transform how you view the world, but one that well might change how you choose to live your life.
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