Jewish Ethical Values

Timeless texts from classic Jewish ethical literature are combined with the authors' insightful commentary to address the ultimate human moral issue and the most intimate personal question: How can I best live the life God has entrusted into my care? Rabbis Sherwin and Cohen bring the genre of Jewish ethical literature from its origins in the ancient and medieval worlds straight into our twenty-first-century lives. They highlight a wide variety of classic texts, including selections from the Zohar, The Holy Letter, The Path of the Upright by Moshe Hayyim Luzzatto, Duties of the Heart by Bahya ibn Pakudah and Nachmanides's Commentary on the Torah. This manual for living, with teachings from rabbis across the ages, invites us to explore how to deal with ego, be wise, die, behave sexually, believe in God, study the Torah, treat our parents, be a parent, speak about one another anTimeless texts from classic Jewish ethical literature are combined with the authors' insightful commentary to address the ultimate human moral issue and the most intimate personal question: How can I best live the life God has entrusted into my care? Rabbis Sherwin and Cohen bring the genre of Jewish ethical literature from its origins in the ancient and medieval worlds straight into our twenty-first-century lives. They highlight a wide variety of classic texts, including selections from the Zohar, The Holy Letter, The Path of the Upright by Moshe Hayyim Luzzatto, Duties of the Heart by Bahya ibn Pakudah and Nachmanides's Commentary on the Torah. This manual for living, with teachings from rabbis across the ages, invites us to explore how to deal with ego, be wise, die, behave sexually, believe in God, study the Torah, treat our parents, be a parent, speak about one another and more. With expertise and passion, Sherwin and Cohen show us how these unusual texts not only inform but can transform our lives.