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Hardcover Pebbles of Wisdom Book

ISBN: 0470485922

ISBN13: 9780470485927

Pebbles of Wisdom From Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: Collected and with Notes by Arthur Kurzweil

"A number of times over the years I have mentioned to Rabbi Steinsaltz that in his lectures, interviews, and writings, there are always such wonderful 'gems' embedded within the transcripts and essays, and I find myself repeating these 'gems' to people. 'Perhaps not gems, ' he responds. 'Maybe pebbles.'"--From the Introduction Internationally acclaimed Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz is considered to be one of the most brilliant and influential rabbis of our time. He has been lauded by Time magazine as a "once-in-a-millennium scholar" and by Ted Koppel of Nightline as "one of the very few wise men that I've ever met." Arthur Kurzweil--himself a Jewish scholar, author, teacher, publisher, and a longtime disciple of Rabbi Steinsaltz--has gathered in one place a collection of "pebbles" of wisdom from Rabbi Steinsaltz. This wonderful book is filled with wisdom from more than thirty years of Rabbi Steinsaltz's lectures, writings, interviews, conversations, and reflections. Pebbles of Wisdom includes Rabbi Steinsaltz's thoughts on the big topics of life including the meaning of happiness, the search for the purpose of one's life, the point of suffering, discovering oneself, dangers along the spiritual path, the process of transforming oneself, and the challenges of faith.

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Pebbles, Gems, and Jewels

This is Arthur Kurzweil's latest collection of wisdom from Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz and in some ways could be seen as a follow-up to his book: On The Road with Rabbi Steinsaltz. It started slowly, at least for me, but built to a strong finish. I found that not all of these "pebbles" were gems, but some were real jewels. I was particularly struck by some remarks in the chapters on "Searching for One's Purpose in Life," "Spiritual Progress," and "The Trials of Life." I rated this book at four stars instead of five stars because of the awkward layout of the book. Each entry in the main body of the book has a corresponding note at the end of the book. Many of these notes are great, but I found that having to constantly move between the two sections of the book interrupted the reading - and thinking - flow of the text. Overall this is a fine addition to the published material on Rabbi Steinsaltz; I'm glad that so many of his remarks have been captured and made available to us by Kurzweil.
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