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The Jewish moral virtues / Eugene B. Borowitz, Frances Weinman Schwartz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Borowitz, Eugene B.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jewish ethics.
- Jewish way of life.
- Ethics in rabbinical literature.
- Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.
- Rabbinical literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxii, 360 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia, PA : Jewish Publication Society, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book, by Eugene B. Borowitz and Frances Weinman Schwartz, is about philosophical meditations on ethics of contemporary life, and is structured on the twenty-four virtues of Yehiel ben Yekutiel which include compassion, trustworthiness, and generosity.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Sources and Credits""; ""Abbreviations""; ""PART I - The Musar Way to ""Menschhood""""; ""PART II - Living Responsibly""; ""PART III - Making a Contribution""; ""PART IV - Refining the Inner Person""; ""PART V - Facing the World""; ""PART VI - Achieving Our Musar Goals""; ""PART VII - Staying Worthy""; ""PART VIII - Our Guide, Our Ground, Our Goal""; ""Epilogue - Post-Modern Musar""; ""Glossary""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-348) and index.
- OCLC:
- 923703655
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