Description |
xiv, 559 pages ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 536-546) and index. |
Contents |
What matters most to God -- Building character -- Judging others fairly -- Gratitude -- Good manners and civility -- Common sense: a moralvalue, not just a pragmatic one -- Repentance -- Forgiveness -- Humility -- Anger -- Humiliating others -- Envy -- Hatred and revenge -- The Jewish laws of fair speech -- Criticism -- Truth, lies, and permitted lies -- Acting as ambassadors of God -- God and goodness -- Torah study : the mitzvah that equals all the others. |
Subject |
Jewish ethics.
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Jewish ethics -- Anecdotes.
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Judaism -- Essence, genius, nature.
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ISBN |
1400048354 |
Standard No. |
9781400048359 |
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