Joseph Telushkin is een Amerikaanse rabbijn en auteur wiens werken diep ingaan op de ethiek en kennis van het jodendom. Zijn uitgebreide geschriften omvatten gidsen over de joodse religie, het volk en de geschiedenis die fundamentele teksten zijn geworden voor zowel joden als niet-joden. Telushkin houdt zich ook bezig met ethische principes en onderzoekt de kracht van woorden en hun maatschappelijke impact, wat inspireerde tot een voorstel voor een Nationale Spreken-Geen-Kwaad-Dag in de Verenigde Staten. Zijn bijdragen zijn bedoeld om de rijkdom van de joodse traditie en gedachte toegankelijk te maken.
Drawing from the Bible, Talmud, and various sacred Jewish texts, this manual offers guidance on leading a life characterized by decency, kindness, and honesty amidst moral complexities. Rabbi Joseph Telushkin distills wisdom from Judaism's rich traditions to help navigate ethical dilemmas and foster a meaningful existence.
The inspiring story of the prominent yet deeply modest leader who rebuilt a dwindling post-holocaust community into the most influential Jewish organization in the world, the late Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson
Joseph Telushkin, in his bestselling work, delves into the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), exploring its profound impact on human history. He highlights the significance of the Ten Commandments and the biblical principle to "Love your neighbor as yourself," which has shaped human behavior across cultures. The Exodus narrative exemplifies the quest for freedom, illustrating God's intention for liberation. Beyond laws, the Bible's narratives profoundly influence Jewish and Christian moral frameworks, resonating with believers and skeptics alike. Telushkin presents universal themes through biblical stories, such as Cain's tragic murder of Abel, which explores sibling rivalry and love (pages 11-14). Abraham's bold challenge to God regarding Sodom showcases the human right to question divine justice (pages 32-34). Jacob's deception of Isaac raises ethical dilemmas about ends justifying means (pages 46-55). This encyclopedic yet dynamic work compiles the Bible's timeless tales of love, deceit, and the human experience, alongside its essential laws and an annotated list of all 613 Torah laws. It serves as an invaluable reference for both laymen and professionals, offering a unique interpretation of the Bible's enduring significance.
Essential Advice for Living an Honorable, Ethical, Honest Life
The book offers insightful guidance on navigating complex ethical dilemmas through the lens of ten essential commandments of character. Joseph Telushkin emphasizes the importance of each commandment and explores challenging scenarios that arise in various areas of life, including family dynamics, friendships, workplace situations, community involvement, medical ethics, and financial decisions. His warmhearted approach provides readers with practical advice to foster integrity and moral clarity in their everyday choices.
In this collection of 346 important facts about Judaism and its people, Telushkin ranges through all of Jewish history and literature to extract the enduring concepts one needs to know in order to be a well-informed, modern Jew.
The World's Fullest Compendium of Wisdom
"A collection of the best thoughts of the world's brightest people! Offers a liberal education in one volume. Provocative, inspiring, funny, brilliant--Telushkin delivers the wittiest quotes, sayings, aphorisms, thoughts and more. From Freud to Maimonides, Heschel to Woody Allen, Weisel to Rodney Dangerfield, Philip Roth to Jewish proverbs--there are thousands of pearls of wisdom in this incredible book. These are the last copies remaining of this edition, available at a reduced price without jackets!
The Golden Landis a museum-in-a-book that devotes a double-page spread--complete with removable letters, documents, and personal effects--to each of the successive waves of Jewish immigration to America, from the Germans and Eastern Europeans in the 19th and early 20th centuries to the refugees from the Nazis in the 1930s and ’40s to the Soviet Jews in the 1970s and '80s.America was the first nation where Jews were regarded as citizens from the very beginning, andThe Golden Landreveals how they converted opportunity to success in fields from commerce, medicine, and science to movies, music, and literature. The book includes facsimiles of George Washington’s letter to a community of Jews in Rhode Island, Emma Lazarus’s poem that was later inscribed on the base of the Statue of Liberty, Irving Berlin’s handwritten lyrics for “God Bless America,” a quiz challenging readers to guess the original names of American-Jewish show-business celebrities, and plenty of other materials to give readers a real feel for how America changed the Jews and how the Jews changed America.
Exploring the roots of enduring anti-Semitism, this book delves into how Judaism's unique beliefs about God, Law, and Peoplehood have historically provoked animosity towards Jews and the Jewish state. It argues that anti-Semitism transcends typical prejudice, stemming from a reaction to Jewish values rather than economic success or scapegoating. The authors provide a comprehensive analysis of seven major forms of anti-Semitism throughout history and highlight the implications for both Jews and moral non-Jews, proposing necessary changes for a future free from hatred.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Rebbe comes this newly revised edition of Words That Hurt, Words That Heal—an invaluable guide in how choosing the right words can enrich our relationships and give us insight to improve every facet of our lives. “I don’t know anyone whose life would not be blessed by this book.”—Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People and Nine Essential Things I’ve Learned About Life Joseph Telushkin is renowned for his warmth, his erudition, and his richly anecdotal insights, and in Words That Hurt, Words That Heal he focuses these gifts on the words we use in public and in private, revealing their tremendous power to shape relationships. With wit and wide-ranging intelligence, Rabbi Telushkin explains the harm in spreading gossip, rumors, or others’ secrets, and how unfair anger, excessive criticism, or lying undermines true communication. By sensitizing us to subtleties of speech we may never have considered before, he shows us how to turn every exchange into an opportunity. In this fully revised edition, Joseph Telushkin brings this classic into the modern age. Remarkable for its clarity and practicality, Words That Hurt, Words That Heal illuminates the powerful effects we create by what we say and how we say it.
Featuring over 100 Jewish jokes, this collection delves into the cultural insights and perspectives that shape Jewish identity, family dynamics, and views on money, sex, and success. Rabbi Joseph Telushkin combines his renowned wit with scholarly insight, creating an entertaining exploration of humor within the Jewish community. The book provides a thought-provoking and amusing look at the collective unconscious of Jewish life, making it both stimulating and hilariously engaging.