Pebbles of Wisdom

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.