When a Jew Seeks Wisdom: The Sayings of the FathersBehrman House, Inc, 1975 - 255 pages An examination of Jewish tradition and values, using as a basis Pirke Avot, the teachings of rabbis who lived from 300 B.C.E. to 200 C.E. |
Table des matières
If not now when? | 8 |
What we value | 9 |
Our freedom to choose | 20 |
The struggle within us | 27 |
Our tradition and Pirke Avot | 34 |
The value of life | 43 |
The value of awareness | 55 |
The value of knowledge | 64 |
The value of community | 123 |
The value of possessions | 134 |
15 | 159 |
16 | 171 |
The value of sensitivity | 182 |
18 | 193 |
19 | 203 |
20 | 211 |
The value of study | 76 |
The value of courage | 86 |
The value of patience | 98 |
The value of love | 111 |
am only for myself what am | 120 |
21 | 219 |
23 | 229 |
THE RABBIS OF PIRKE AVOT | 247 |
| 253 | |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
When a Jew Seeks Wisdom: The Sayings of the Fathers Seymour Rossel,Hyman Chanover,Chaim Stern Affichage d'extraits - 1975 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
action All-Present Amoraim answer asked attitude balance Bat Mitzvah become begin called century C.E. charity choice choose commandment created delight disagreement evil example feel fixed ethics freedom friendship frustrated Gemara Gemilut Hasadim give heart Hillel holy human Ibn Nagrela important Israel Jerusalem Talmud Jewish community Jewish values Jews Joshua ben Hananiah Judah ben Tabbai Judaism judge judgment justice keep kind king live Lord marketplace means mercy Messiah Midrash Mishnah mitzvah mitzvot Moses Nazirite neighbor ourselves person Pirke Avot popular prayer Prophets question Rabbah Rabbi Akiba Rabbi Eleazar Rabbi Joshua rabbis taught religious awareness replied sake of Heaven seek selfish Shabbat Shammai Simeon slave snake spirit story student Talmud Tanach Tannaim task teach things Tosefta tractate tradition truth turn understand words Yetzer HaRa Yetzer Tov Yohanan Yohanan ben Zakkai Zusya אוֹמֵר
Références à ce livre
Teaching about Religion in Public Schools Nicholas Piediscalzi,William E. Collie Affichage d'extraits - 1977 |