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 Libri
L'opera di Joseph Telushkin approfondisce profonde questioni di etica e cultura ebraica, esplorando l'essenza delle tradizioni ebraiche e la loro rilevanza nel mondo contemporaneo. La sua scrittura è celebrata per la sua chiarezza e la sua capacità di rendere accessibili argomenti complessi a un vasto pubblico. L'approccio di Telushkin funge da ponte tra i principi antichi e la vita moderna, arricchendo i lettori con spunti sulla religione, la storia e la condotta etica ebraica.
Words That Hurt, Words That Heal
- 240pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
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.