The Ten Commandments of Character by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

The Ten Commandments of Character by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin

Here is a wealth of astute and warmhearted counsel on many of life s most difficult ethical dilemmas. Joseph Telushkin outlines his ten commandments of character, explaining why each one is so vital, and then addresses perplexing issues that can and often do crop up in our lives relating to family, friends, work, community, medical ethics, and money, such as:
How honest should you be when you are asked to give a reference?
How much assistance should you give your son with his college application essay?
Is it wrong to receive a kidney from an executed prisoner in China?
What should you do if your father begs you to end his life rather than allow him to descend into the hell of Alzheimer s?
Should a brother give up part of his inheritance if his sister has children and considerable expenses and he doesn t?
Should a dying woman reveal to her husband that their son is not really his?
Many of us are finding it increasingly hard to tread the fine line between right and wrong. In The Ten Commandments of Character, Telushkin faces these issues squarely and shows us how to live a life of true integrity.
At a time when so many people are looking for moral guidance, we are lucky to have Joseph Telushkin as our guide and teacher. I am thoroughly impressed by his wisdom and good sense. Rabbi Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

Joseph Telushkin, named by Talk magazine as one of the 50 best speakers in the United States, is the author of Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History, the most widely selling book on Judaism of the past two decades. In 2006, Bell Tower/Crown published the first volume of his monumental work, A Code of Jewish Ethics: You Shall be Holy, a comprehensive presentation of Jewish teachings on personal character and integrity. Richard Joel, president of Yeshiva University, called the book, a gift to humankind, and Rabbi David Wolpe hailed it as a remarkable guide to goodness. In 2007, A Code of Jewish Ethics won the National Jewish Book Award and Volume 2 of the Code, subtitled, Love Your Neighbor as Yourself was published in 2009 to great acclaim. In September, 2010, Telushkin published Hillel: If Not Now, When? A biography of the great talmudic sage. Telushkin is currently writing a study of the life and impact of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Rabbi Telushkin was ordained at Yeshiva University in New York, and pursued graduate studies in Jewish history at Columbia University. He resides in New York City with his wife, Dvorah Menashe Telushkin, and they have four children. Telushkin lectures throughout the United States, serves as a Senior Associate of CLAL, and on the Board of Directors of the Jewish Book Council.

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ISBN 13	9780609809860
ISBN 10	0609809865
Title	The Ten Commandments of Character
Author	Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2004-10-26
Number of pages	320
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