Hillel: if not now, when?
Joseph Telushkin
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قائمة
شناسنامه
العنوان واسم المؤلف
Hillel: if not now, when? / Joseph Telushkinبيانات النشر
نیویورک : Nextbook: Schocken، 2010مالمواصفات الشكلية
xix, 243 p.; 20 cm.الموضوع
Hillel, active 1st century B. C. - 1st century A. D TeachingsJewish ethics
Beth Hillel and Beth Shammai
مسلسل
(Jewish encounters؛ )اللغة
انگلیسیملاحظات
Includes bibliographical references.المحتويات
Part 1: "While standing on one foot": the unique teaching of Hillel. Hillel, the most ardent of students; Hillel's rise to leadership ; "While standing on one foot" ; Hillel and the three converts ; Repairing the world ; Five traits -- Part 2 : Hillel versus Shammai : the Talmud's most famous adversaries. Hillel the interpreter, Shammai the literalist ; Thieves, brides, and when lying is a virtue ; Issues regarding women ; Shammai beyond stereotype ; Two Torahs: deciding between Hillel and Shammai -- Part 3: Hillel and Jesus. The Jewish sage and the Christian Messiah -- Part 4: Lessons from the first century for the twenty - first century -- and beyond. "Teach everyone": outreach in the first century; "The highly impatient person cannot teach": for today's teachers and parents; "One who is bashful will never learn" : why it is essential to question; "Do not say, 'when I have [free] time, I will study,' lest you never have [free] time": the eternal challenge; "If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am [only] for myself, what am I?": passionate moderation; Final thoughts: why we need Hillel now more than ever