Presents the first major code of Jewish ethics to be written in English, offering examples from the Torah, the Talmud, rabbinic commentaries, and modern stories to show how ethical teachings can influence daily behavior.
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin Bücher
Joseph Telushkins Werk befasst sich mit tiefgreifenden Fragen der jüdischen Ethik und Kultur und erforscht das Wesen jüdischer Traditionen und ihre Relevanz in der heutigen Zeit. Sein Schreiben ist bekannt für seine Klarheit und seine Fähigkeit, komplexe Themen einem breiten Publikum zugänglich zu machen. Telushkins Ansatz dient als Brücke zwischen alten Prinzipien und dem modernen Leben und bereichert die Leser mit Einblicken in jüdische Religion, Geschichte und ethisches Verhalten.
Words That Hurt, Words That Heal
- 240 Seiten
- 9 Lesestunden
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. 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.