JEWISH WISDOM THROUGH TIME
A Spiritual Sourcebook
The Word is a wonderful and rich source for absolutely anyone seeking inspiration and wisdom.
For milennia, Jews have succeeded in preserving their beliefs, their culture, and their heritage. And yet the most eloquent of those ideas and stories have not been so thoughtfully gathered and made so easily accessible--until now. The Word is a sweeping collection of aphorisms, quotations, and teachings --- spanning three thousand years -- that offers every reader a chance to discover and recover the Jewish message and messengers on subjects as diverse as God, family, love, work, war, faith, mysticism, ethics, the environment, health, and the here after.
International author, poet, and scholar Noah benShea has spent twenty-five years sourcing and creating this essential and original collection of Jewish aphorisms, quotations, and teachings. Spanning more than 3000 years, The Word represents both an oral and written history culled from a diverse group of over 500 hundred sources including: the Bible, the Talmud, Kabbalah, Maimonides, Rashi, the Baal Shem Tov, Proust, Heine, Disraeli, Trotsky, Bellow and benGurion. Organized by subject [and including a cross cultural time-line, a rich and vital expanded description of sources, a bibliography of texts for further reading, and invaluable cross-index], The Word is a straight-forward and easy-to-use spiritual guide that responds to today's questions with timeless answers.
Open The Word at any page and re-acquaint yourself with ancient but invaluable Talmudic lessons; enconter the forgotten words of a second century martyred rabbi; discover the finely honed humor of Yiddish folk sayings; be surprised by Einstein's profound view of the human experience ["Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous."]; hear Chagal on art; laugh-out-loud with George Burns; follow the ideas that helped shape modern psychology. Whatever interests you--and absolutely regardless of your religion--The Word offers timeless and uplifting insights.
Study it as a history lesson and cherish it as you would an heirloom. For a sense of heritage, inspiration, practical everyday advice, humor, or simple curiosity, here is The Word.
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"A masterwork, a rich composite of spiritual wisdom and practicality. There is an illuminating word for any human problem, situation,or need. Savor this book!"
- Father Malcom Boyd, Episcopal Priest and author of Are You Running with Me, Jesus?
"In The Word, Noah shows us that we have a Maimonides among us today, and he is Noah benShea."
- Lawrence Grobel, author of Conversations with Capote, Conversations with Brando, and The Hustons
"You know the joy you feel when you're browsing through a dictionary and happen upon a new word, a new definition, a new train of thought? You will experience that joy every time you open this book."
- Joel Siegel, Good Morning America, ABC - TV
