Beschreibung:
Modern Musar explores the diverse ways Jews understand ten virtues: honesty and love of truth; curiosity and inquisitiveness; humility; courage and valor; temperance and self-restraint; gratitude; forgiveness; love, kindness, and compassion; solidarity and social responsibility; and justice and righteousness.
Foreword by Louis E. Newman Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Honesty and Love of Truth (Yosher/Ahavat ha-Emet) 2. Curiosity and Inquisitiveness (Sakranut/¿akranut) 3. Humility (Anavah) 4. Courage and Valor (Ometz Lev/Gevurah) 5. Self-Restraint and Temperance (Shelitah Atzmit/Metinut) 6. Gratitude (Hakarat ha-Tov) 7. Forgiveness (Sal¿anut) 8. Love, Kindness, and Compassion (Ahavah/¿esed/Rämanut) 9. Solidarity and Social Responsibility (Arevut/A¿arayut) 10. Justice and Righteousness (Tzedek) Conclusion List of Source Texts Source Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Subject Index Index of Classical Texts