Simple Words: Thinking about What Really Matters in Life by Rabbi Adin Steinsalt

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"Friends, farmily, love, God, death, faith." These are deceptively simple words that we use all the time. But do we know what we mean by these important words? Do we know what other people mean when they use them? Because we seldom pause to reflect on these words, we misunderstand others, and they misunderstand us.Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz explores some of the meanings of these powerful words that are so central to our lives. He transforms each word into a gem, turning it this way, then that, examining it to see more clearly its brilliant facets and what lies behind them. He challenges us to think deeply about the connotations of these commonplace words, and in so doing, to see that there may be other ways of looking at things we have taken for granted all our lives. Thus, our notion of "goodness" may become fluid rather than fixed; we may think ourselves not at all spiritual, yet find that we have a deeper involvement in the world of spirit than we realized; and, as Rabbi Steinsaltz explains, we may mean many different things when we use the word "love.""Questions of Faith are not philosophical, sociological, or psychological; they are intensely personal," says Rabbi Steinsaltz. In "Simple Words," Rabbi Steinsaltz summarizes a lifetime of spiritual wisdom that will enrich our lives and open us to better and deeper communication with others."Simple Words" is a thought-provoking — and surprising — adventure that may change the way we think, speak, and act.

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Friends, family, love, God, death, faith. These, and others, are deceptively simple words that we use all the time. Do we know what we mean when we use these important words? Do we know what other people mean when they use them? We seldom pause to reflect on these words or to make sure that we understand them, yet we continue to use them, so we misunderstand others and they misunderstand us. Adin Steinsaltz examines some of the meanings of these powerful words. He transforms each word into a gem, turning it this way, then that, examining it to see more clearly its brilliant facets and what lies beyond them. He challenges us to think deeply about the connotations of these commonplace words, and in so doing, to see that there may be other ways of looking at things that we have taken for granted in our lives. Simple Words is a thought-provoking -- and surprising -- adventure that may change the way we think, speak, and act.

Author Biography

Adin Steinsaltz is internationally regarded as one of the leading scholars and rabbis of the modern era. His well-known multivolume translation and commentary to the Talmud is currently being published in Hebrew, English, and other languages. He has been a resident scholar at academic institutions in Europe and the United States, among them Yale University and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and is a recipient of the Israel Prize.

Table of Contents

Contents Preface Words Nature Good Spirit and Matter Faith Good Deeds Sex Death Envy Hollywood Masks Friends Family Love God Notes

Review

"Sparkling with the author's impressive scholarship [and] deep thinking." -- Jonathan Kirsch, Los Angeles Times

Review Quote

"This deceptively simple book offers an avenue to a whole new way of looking at life." --The Jewish Transcript

Details ISBN1416556974 Short Title SIMPLE WORDS Publisher Simon & Schuster Language English ISBN-10 1416556974 ISBN-13 9781416556978 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 296.3 Year 2008 Residence Jerusalem, IS Affiliation New York, New York Subtitle Thinking about What Really Matters in Life DOI 10.1604/9781416556978 Imprint Simon & Schuster Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2008-07-22 NZ Release Date 2008-07-22 US Release Date 2008-07-22 UK Release Date 2008-07-22 Author Adin Steinsaltz Pages 224 Publication Date 2008-07-22 Audience General We've got this

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