Jewish Wisdom: Ethical, Spiritual, and Historical Lessons from the Great Works and Thinkers

• When, if ever, should lying be permitted?
• If you've damaged a person's reputation unfairly, can the damage be undone?
• Is a person who sells weapons responsible for how those weapons are used?
• if the fetus is not a life, what is it? How, as an adult, can one carry out the command to honor one's parents when they make unreasonable demands?
• What are the nine biblical challenges a good person must meet?

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.

by Joseph Telushkin  (Author)

Hardcover, 688 Pages

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