How the Talmud can change your life : surprisingly modern advice from a very old book / Liel Leibovitz.

A witty and wide-ranging exploration of a book that has perplexed and delighted people for centuries: the Talmud. For numerous centuries, the Talmud--an extraordinary work of Jewish ethics, law, and tradition--has compelled readers to grapple with how to live a good life. Full of folk legends, bawdy...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leibovitz, Liel (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Talmud > Criticism and interpretation.
Jewish ethics.
Talmud.
Morale juive.
Talmud > Critique et interprétation.
PHILOSOPHY / Religious.
Religious materials.
Matériel religieux.
Genre:
Religious materials.
Matériel religieux.
Physical Description:249 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction, or How and why to read the Talmud
  • Our bodies, our selves, or How having a snack, taking a bath, and pooping can save your soul
  • All together now, or How to play well with others
  • Holding out for a hero, or How to be yourself
  • Romance in the dark, or How to win in love and marriage
  • Everything in order, or How to make sense of the world
  • Thank you for being a friend, or How fighting can bring you closer
  • The stories we tell, or How to find your voice
  • Epilogue.