Wise Words: Jewish Thoughts and Stories Through the AgesHarper Collins, 2004年2月3日 - 288页 A comprehensive anthology of wise sayings, stories, and insights from the Jewish tradition addressing such topics as faith, friendship, ethics, nature, charity, kindness, marriage, death, the Holocaust, and Israel. Wise Words celebrates the heart and soul of a people shaped by four thousand years of precepts, stories, rituals, recipes, and humor. It is an all-embracing collection of aphorisms and poetry from the Bible, the Talmud, Hasidic tales, and contemporary humor and literature -- with a special emphasis on the all-too-often-forgotten voices of women. On any given topic, you can read the words of Isaiah, the teachings of Maimonides, the mystical wisdom of the Kabbalah, passages from Grace Paley, Nora Ephron, and Isaac Bashevis Singer, along with a sprinkling of Yiddish folk sayings that often get right to the heart of any subject. Often joyous, occasionally tragic, the material is divided by major themes, including Jewish writers' insights on life, death, friendship, family, marriage, charity, kindness, ethics, food, holidays, nature, and art. Each section is framed by the author's own recollections as a daughter, sister, wife, and mother. |
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... person born into this world represents something new , something that never existed before , something original and unique . It is the duty of every person in Israel to know and consider that he is unique in the world in his particular ...
... the middle of my life , I begin , gradually , to return to them , for I wish to be a decent and orderly person when I'm asked at the border , " Have you anything to declare ? " So that there won't be too much pressure at the Life 7.
... person is alone when he can cling to a chain of tradition in which he is the latest link . RABBI JOSEPH H. LOOKSTEIN God , if you don't help me , I'll ask my uncle in America . LEO ROSTEN , ed . , Treasury of Jewish Quotations What God ...
... person who holds God and man in one thought at one time , at all times , who suffers harm done to others , whose greatest passion is compassion , whose greatest strength is love and defiance of despair . ABRAHAM HESCHEL , Man Is Not ...
... person giving . There are countless passages in the Bible that describe how we should behave toward our fellow men , particularly those who are in need . This one from Deuteronomy has always seemed especially beautiful to me : " When ...
目录
15 | |
ETHICS | 38 |
FRIENDSHIP LOVE AND MARRIAGE | 49 |
FAMILY CHILDREN AGING AND PEACE | 72 |
THE SABBATH AND THE HOLIDAYS | 92 |
THE HOLOCAUST | 155 |
ART AND CREATIVITY | 240 |