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Summary: Well, maybe 4-1/2. But still worth owning
Review: Six lessons a week, for 52 weeks. Each lesson is one to two pages; R. Telushkin often hints at the complexities involved in each lesson (usually, each lesson has some "unless," "but," or something else to make it less than black-and-white). Each lesson has a short title that helps jog your memory if you do the "shabbat recap." Each is illustrated with words from the sages of the ages, or sometimes more modern sources. They're simple, thought-provoking, and I now put aside a few moments each morning to read the next one, write the title in my planner, and think about it during the day.Pluses: topic index, full index, extensive bibliography, glossary of Jewish texts. Lessons are short, easy to digest, memorable. Minuses: perhaps each lesson is too short. The Shabbat recap is just a list of the previous six lesson titles; it doesn't really add to the book. I think I would have liked to see the lessons for each week be of the same subject. But maybe not. I'm still not sure. BUY TWO. Share.
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Summary: testimony of an agnostic!"
Review: The book gives everyday drops of wisdom and matters to think and re-think . Fair enough, it could take much longer than one day to understand the meaning of the "day-message". Jewish sacred writings are used as reference for the contemporary messages. And that is great! After milleniuns there is a imense amount of knowledge and wisdom that could be shared by us all. It is one of the few books that are dense and at the same time accessible to ordinary people. Sometimes I find like Mr Teluskin in becoming a friend who enjoy to share with us his thoughts. He is open to discuss delicate situations such as Gandhi pacifism. For those who are trying to find a better way of living and like direct and clear statements, this book is the one to have.
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Summary: Values
Review: The book is very informative and it really did help to improve my personality and skills in life
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Summary: How to live a jewish life explained for the perplexed
Review: The inches devoted to Telushkin books on my shelves are growing. Who is the better person? The person who performs a holiday ritual to perfection, or the person who is ethical and helpful. Which is the better "personal ad"? One that lists that the suitor has a DDS or JD degree, or one that states that the person is a 'mensch'? A co-worker used to correct me if I said, "I have time to kill." He said, "make time to live." Or when a flight was delayed, rather than be irritated, he thought, "oh, more time to read or meet someone." He tipped the chambermaid big even though they never met. Jewish Values are similar. We need to seek not to be annoyed, but to empathize, to connect with our neighbors, to heal, to help, and to praise. This insightful book of 313 teachings reminded me of our greater purpose; and its daily 2 page format made it easy to assimilate the information and advice and attempt to apply it in everyday life.
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Summary: Wonderful guide to ethical living
Review: This book was excellent. It was easy to read and very helpful both in offering wise advice and parables from the author's life and from the Talmud. The format of reading one step a day is useful in helping one live a more ethical life; giving up white lies and gossip in a gradual manner makes sure you are less likely to "slip up." Though the book was written in a one-step-a-day format, I read through the whole thing first before going through and trying to improve myself one day at a time. You need not be Jewish to follow the advice of this book. While the book is angled towards Jews, most of the messages are valuable to anyone.
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Summary: Wonderful guide to ethical living
Review: This book was excellent. It was easy to read and very helpful both in offering wise advice and parables from the author's life and from the Talmud. The format of reading one step a day is useful in helping one live a more ethical life; giving up white lies and gossip in a gradual manner makes sure you are less likely to "slip up." Though the book was written in a one-step-a-day format, I read through the whole thing first before going through and trying to improve myself one day at a time. You need not be Jewish to follow the advice of this book. While the book is angled towards Jews, most of the messages are valuable to anyone.
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Summary: Stimulating, Engaging, Intellectual, Concise
Review: This is a book for the intellectually minded. It weaves complex story with ethical insight. It takes judaic ethical philosophy and principles melds them into a concise framework. This is a book of gentle, fascinating stories with insights that reach wellsprings of depth. Rabbi Telushkin has written an engaging, practical guide to Torah principles we can model on a daily basis. "Let Your Neighbor's Money Be as Precious As Yours" discusses not only how to go about being honest in business matters but HOW. The first value, "On Hearing A Siren" is really a parable on how we so frequently fail to connect to our neighbor. This is one of the best books this year on Jewish ethics. Rabbi Telushkin is not only gifted with insights into the language of Torah, but a talented writer, able to bring its wisdom to us.
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Summary: Stimulating, Engaging, Intellectual, Concise
Review: This is a book for the intellectually minded. It weaves complex story with ethical insight. It takes judaic ethical philosophy and principles melds them into a concise framework. This is a book of gentle, fascinating stories with insights that reach wellsprings of depth. Rabbi Telushkin has written an engaging, practical guide to Torah principles we can model on a daily basis. "Let Your Neighbor's Money Be as Precious As Yours" discusses not only how to go about being honest in business matters but HOW. The first value, "On Hearing A Siren" is really a parable on how we so frequently fail to connect to our neighbor. This is one of the best books this year on Jewish ethics. Rabbi Telushkin is not only gifted with insights into the language of Torah, but a talented writer, able to bring its wisdom to us.
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