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Author : Chaim Zaichyk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781583301289
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Sparks of Mussar written by Chaim Zaichyk and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasury of words and deeds of the Mussar greats.
Author : Chaim Zaichyk
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781583301289
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (12 download)
Download or read book Sparks of Mussar written by Chaim Zaichyk and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A treasury of words and deeds of the Mussar greats.
Author : Alan Morinis
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834822199
Total Pages : 397 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Every Day, Holy Day written by Alan Morinis and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2010-08-10 with total page 397 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The myriad events and interactions that make up our everyday life provide a rich opportunity for us to examine our impulses and actions and grow spiritually, according to the Jewish practice of Mussar. Mussar is an eminently wise, practical, and effective way to cultivate awareness, gratitude, personal growth, and ethical action on a daily basis. The path has its origins in Orthodox Judaism but it has become popular with Jews of all affiliations who are interested in a practice that can infuse daily life with more purpose and meaning. This daybook will be an essential companion to anyone who wants to experience this life-changing contemplative practice. Using a "soul trait" such as honesty, courage, enthusiasm, honor, and equanimity as a starting point, each practice page includes: • a teaching that illuminates the trait of the day • an affirmation phrase focused on that trait • a practical exercise to expand our experience of the trait • a space for journaling about experiences with the trait To learn more, visit www.mussarinstitute.org.
Author : Zvi Miller (Rabbi.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781568713786
Total Pages : 410 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (137 download)
Download or read book Living Mussar Every Day written by Zvi Miller (Rabbi.) and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joel Lurie Grishaver
Publisher : Torah Aura Productions
ISBN 13 : 1934527068
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (345 download)
Download or read book Teaching Jewishly written by Joel Lurie Grishaver and published by Torah Aura Productions. This book was released on 2007 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of how Jewish values influence pedagogy. By using Jewish sources as a foundation, Joel looks at how one creates a classroom based on respect and dignity, that facilitates growth, esteem, and community, and that makes the process of Jewish education an expression of the Jewish message.
Author : Alan Morinis
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834822210
Total Pages : 349 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)
Download or read book Everyday Holiness written by Alan Morinis and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2008-12-02 with total page 349 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mussar is an illuminating, approachable, and highly practical set of teachings for cultivating personal growth and spiritual realization in the midst of day-to-day life. Here is an accessible and inspiring introduction to this Jewish spiritual path, which until lately has been best known in the world of Orthodox Judaism. The core teaching of Mussar is that our deepest essence is inherently pure and holy, but this inner radiance is obscured by extremes of emotion, desire, and bad habits. Our work in life is to uncover the brilliant light of the soul. The Mussar masters developed transformative teachings and practices—some of which are contemplative, some of which focus on how we relate to others in daily life—to help us to heal and refine ourselves.
Author : Rabbi Barry Block
Publisher : CCAR Press
ISBN 13 : 0881233544
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (812 download)
Download or read book The Mussar Torah Commentary written by Rabbi Barry Block and published by CCAR Press. This book was released on 2019-11-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This mussar-based commentary is a vital resource for Torah study, offering a thoughtful analysis of each of the 54 weekly parashot. Each essay in this anthology brings a parashahinto juxtaposition with one of the mussar middot (character traits as described within the Jewish school of ethics called mussar), thereby providing an applied lens of mussar teachings that helps us to delve deeper into our tradition with increased mindfulness and intention.
Author : Byron L. Sherwin
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0195355466
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)
Download or read book Sparks Amidst the Ashes written by Byron L. Sherwin and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-04-24 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For hundreds of years, Poland served as the epicenter of Jewish life. As a result of the Holocaust, though, Poland has become a "Jewish Atlantis." Yet, the majority of Jews in the world today have their genealogical roots in the historical lands of Poland. In this book, Sherwin demonstrates how the unprecedented works of intellect and spirit produced during the Jewish "Golden Age" in Poland can provide contemporary Jews with the spiritual and intellectual resources required to ensure Jewish continuity in the present and future. Sherwin introduces us to the vast range of mystical speculation, evocative stories, talmudic dialectics, theological ideas, and social realities that were muted by the destruction of Polish Jewry during the Holocaust. Sherwin critiques the tendency among contemporary Jews to disregard the precious legacy bequeathed by Polish Jewry, and presents a plan for re-creating Jewish life after the Holocaust that draws from the wisdom of the spiritual magnates and from the communal experience that characterized Jewish life in Poland. Sherwin concludes with a controversial proposal for the future of Polish-Jewish relations.
Author : Dovid Sears
Publisher : Jason Aronson
ISBN 13 : 9780765799876
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)
Download or read book Compassion for Humanity in the Jewish Tradition written by Dovid Sears and published by Jason Aronson. This book was released on 1998 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many Jews and non-Jews, the Torah, the Talmud and other rabbinic writings have long been interpreted as saying that the Jews alone are God's chosen people. According to Sears, The Path of the Baal Shem Tov, such readings have led to a struggle among Jews between assimilation--losing their particular Jewish identity--and withdrawal--preserving their particular Jewish identity and surviving as a people. Sears contends that this struggle between particularism and universalism is often misguided, for he argues that the particularism of Judaism engenders a "model of spirituality and moral refinement that will inspire the rest of the world to turn to God of its own accord." In order to demonstrate the depth from which Judaism speaks in a universalistic voice, Sears collects a wide range of sources from a number of periods in Jewish history. In the section on "Judaism and Non-Jews," the Talmudic teaching of Rabbi Yochanan, "Whoever speaks wisdom, although he is a non-Jew, is a sage," urges respect for the wisdom of other traditions. In the section on "The Chosen People," two Midrash passages demonstrate the idea of Israel as spiritual model: "God gave the Torah to the Jewish people so that all nations might benefit by it"; "Just as the sacrifice of the dove] atones for transgression, Israel atones for the nations of the world." Finally, in a section on "Messianic Vision," Sears argues that Jewish writings state that it is the Messiah's primary task to return the "entire world" to God and God's teachings. Sears's extensive sourcebook is a rich collection of primary writings on the role of compassion in the Jewish tradition. (Sept.) --Publisher's Weekly
Author : I. Etkes
Publisher : Jewish Publication Society
ISBN 13 : 9780827604384
Total Pages : 412 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (43 download)
Download or read book Rabbi Israel Salanter and the Mussar Movement written by I. Etkes and published by Jewish Publication Society. This book was released on 1993 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Israel Salanter was one of the most original and influential Jewish leaders and thinkers of Eastern European Jewry in the modern period. One of Salanter’s most striking innovations was the transformation of the issue of ethics from the domain of theology to the realm of psychology. Immanuel Etkes traces Salanter’s unique view of Mussar doctrine, especially his introduction of modern psychology to the traditional understanding of personal ethical development.
Author : David DeAngelo
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 141 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (852 download)
Download or read book The Chai-Light Zone written by David DeAngelo and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2024-07-11 with total page 141 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Twilight Zone is remembered as a science fiction television series that reflected the uneasiness of Cold War America. Its creator, Rod Serling, was a secular Jew who fought in World War II and returned stateside to see moral problems at home, like racism and the potential for technology to rob us of our humanity. The Twilight Zone was Serling’s attempt to influence mainstream culture in an ethically positive direction. His moral compass, which shaped his writing on the series, is entangled with his brand of cultural Judaism. By examining a range of episodes, the authors of this volume bring this Jewish moral influence out from the twilight and into the full light of day.
Author : Patricia Monaghan
Publisher : New World Library
ISBN 13 : 1608681149
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (86 download)
Download or read book Meditation: The Complete Guide written by Patricia Monaghan and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uniquely comprehensive, this one-stop resource describes thirty-?ve distinct meditation practices, detailing their historical background and contemporary use, ways to begin, and additional resources. The what and why of meditation in general are discussed, with emphasis on helping readers discover what particular type of meditators they are. Disciplines grounded in Buddhism, Tantrism, Taoism, Judaism, and Islam are included, as are contemplative prayer, Quaker worship, and indigenous traditions. Drumming, trance dancing, yoga, mindfulness, labyrinth walking, gardening, and even needle crafts are explored in a spirit that invites and instructs novice, devotee, and healing professional alike. How to choose an approach? The authors ask questions that steer readers toward options that match their habits, preferences, and needs.
Author : Alan Morinis
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 1611801524
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (118 download)
Download or read book With Heart in Mind written by Alan Morinis and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introducing a weekly spiritual practice for developing a strong and open heart—drawn from Judaism's Mussar tradition Mussar is a practice that draws from the vast storehouse of Jewish wisdom, law, revelation, and text, bringing it right home in a way that is completely practical. Judaism teaches that Torah (the collective wisdom of the tradition) provides the blueprint for human experience—and so the more of it we acquire, the more we gain a clearer, truer perspective on life and learn how to navigate its pathways. The phrase “acquiring Torah” is code for the process of internalizing this wisdom to bring about a genuine transformation of the inner self. In short, accessible chapters, this book describes forty-eight methods through which we can acquire Torah—and turns them into a straightforward practice. These methods include cultivating humility, joy, awe, good-heartedness, closeness with friends, not taking credit for oneself, judging others favorably, and so on. The fruit of working through each quality or method is a refined soul and a strong and open heart.
Author : Elijah Eliezer Dessler
Publisher : Feldheim Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781583306857
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (68 download)
Download or read book Strive for Truth written by Elijah Eliezer Dessler and published by Feldheim Publishers. This book was released on 2004 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Naḥmanides
Publisher : Mesorah Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780899062181
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (621 download)
Download or read book אגרת הרמב״ן written by Naḥmanides and published by Mesorah Publications. This book was released on 1989 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SRS Iggeres Haramban/ the Rambant's ethical letter with an anthology of contemporary Rabbinic expositions.
Author : Shmuly Yanklowitz
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666779814
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)
Download or read book Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness written by Shmuly Yanklowitz and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-06-29 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, we will share forty lessons, each with its own unique theme. The common thread to the series is living with deeper kindness. How can the Jewish tradition inspire us to live with deeper love and compassion? How can Jewish pearls of wisdom inform how we care for one another? The book contains five sections: Kindness Toward Specific Individuals; Kindness Toward All Individuals; Kindness Through Restraint; Care for Our Environment; and Self-Improvement as a Catalyst for Kindness to Others. The first two sections address proactive kindness towards our fellow humans; the third addresses kindness by avoiding hurting others; the fourth, kindness towards all of God's creations, including animals and nature, as kindness cannot be only people-directed; the fifth serves as a starting point and catalyst for all of the above, for without first being kind to ourselves and improving our general character we cannot be truly kind towards others. The argument is not only that God wants us to live with kindness and that Torah necessitates it, but that kindness has the greatest chance of bringing happiness and meaning to our lives.
Author : Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN 13 : 0307451747
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)
Download or read book A Code of Jewish Ethics, Volume 2 written by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2009-02-10 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Jewish thinkers don’t talk all that much about love. All too often we leave that to Christian theologians. But in this excellent volume, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin puts the commandment to love at the center of Jewish theology and experience. This is a book that will change the way you think about–and practice–Judaism.” –Professor Ari L. Goldman, Columbia University, and author of The Search for God at Harvard “Love your neighbor as yourself” is the best-known commandment in the Bible. Yet we rarely hear anyone talk about how to apply these words in daily life. In this landmark work, Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, one of the premier scholars and thinkers of our time, gives both Jews and non-Jews an extraordinary summation of what Jewish tradition teaches about putting these words into practice. Writing with great clarity and simplicity as well as with deep wisdom, Telushkin covers topics such as love and kindness, hospitality, visiting the sick, comforting mourners, charity, relations between Jews and non-Jews, compassion for animals, tolerance, self-defense, and end-of-life issues. This second volume of the first major code of Jewish ethics written in the English language is breathtaking in its scope and will undoubtedly influence readers for generations to come. It offers hundreds of practical examples from the Torah, the Talmud, the Midrash, and both ancient and modern rabbinic commentaries–as well as contemporary anecdotes–all teaching us how to care for one another each and every day. A Code of Jewish Ethics, Volume 2: Love Your Neighbor as Yourself is a consummate work of scholarship. Like its acclaimed predecessor, which received the National Jewish Book Award, it is rich with ideas to contemplate and discuss, while being primarily a book to live by. Nothing could be more important in these strife-torn times than learning how to love our neighbors as ourselves. The message of this book is as vital and timely now as it has been since time immemorial.
