The Jewish Book of Etiquette

, by Isaacs, Ronald H.

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ISBN: 9780765759955 | 0765759950
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 6/1/1998

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Preface	p. xv
Introduction to the World of Jewish Ethics: How should a person behave?	p. 1
Self-Involvement	p. 3
Why Be Good?	p. 5
Ethics in the Bible and Rabbinic Thought	p. 7
Ethics of the Musar Period	p. 11
The Ideal Ethical Person	p. 13
Derech Eretz and Ethics	p. 14
Judaism's Ethical Essence	p. 15
Middot: Characteristics of People	p. 19
Human Qualities	p. 21
Wisdom	p. 24
Beauty	p. 25
Patience	p. 26
Peace	p. 26
Anger	p. 27
Humility	p. 27
Sin and Shame	p. 28
Silence	p. 28
Piety and Ethics	p. 29
Hate	p. 30
Happiness	p. 30
Desirable Traits	p. 31
Undesirable Traits	p. 34
Human Relations	p. 35
Longevity	p. 37
The Etiquette of Bikkur Cholim: How to Visit the Sick	p. 39
On the Importance of Allowing Others to Help Us when We Are sick	p. 43
The Etiquette of Visiting the Sick	p. 44
Why Visit the Sick?	p. 44
When and How Long to visit the Sick	p. 45
Who Should Visit Whom?	p. 46
What to Do During the Visit	p. 47
Comforting Mourners	p. 53
The Etiquette in Comforting a Mourner	p. 56
The Etiquette and Ethics of Righteous Giving	p. 59
The Snake and the Brooch	p. 61
A Loaf of Bread	p. 62
Tzedakah: More Than Charity	p. 63
Tzedakah in Rabbinic Thought: The Right Way to Give	p. 63
Hachnasat Orchim (Hospitality): How a Good Guest and Good Host Ought to Behave	p. 81
Hospitality in the Bible	p. 84
Hospitality in Rabbinic Writings	p. 87
Inviting Someone to Your Home	p. 88
Responsibilities of the Host	p. 89
Responsibilities of the Guest	p. 91
Being a Guest while Traveling	p. 96
Special Rules for Scholarly Guests	p. 97
More Rabbinic Passages Related to Hospitality	p. 98
The Ethics of a Teacher-Student Relationship: Proper Manners and How Each Should Relate to the other	p. 101
The Importance of Study	p. 103
The Student	p. 105
The Teacher	p. 110
Educational Methodology	p. 113
Etiquette for Torah Scholars	p. 115
Ethics of Parent-Child Relationships	p. 121
Family Relationships	p. 123
Family and Home	p. 124
Children's Obligations to Their Parents	p. 127
Parents' Obligations to Their Children	p. 135
The Ethics of Friendship: How Friends Ought to Behave Toward Each Other	p. 141
The Value of Friendship	p. 144
Choosing Friends	p. 146
Ethical Demands of Friendship	p. 149
Habits Annoying to a Friend	p. 152
Sticks and Stones and Words: The Etiquette of Language	p. 155
The Power of Words	p. 157
Words of Advice from the Bible	p. 159
The Etiquette and Ethics of Communication in Rabbinic Writings	p. 160
Rabbinic Suggestions to Help Keep People from Misusing Language	p. 170
Etiquette in the Business Place	p. 171
The Duty to Work	p. 174
Rabbinic Principles of Business Ethics	p. 175
A Worker's Obligations to His or Her Employer	p. 177
An Employer's Obligations	p. 179
Obligations of the Consumer	p. 181
The Ethics of Ill-Gotten Gains	p. 183
Theft in Modern Society and the Religious Obligation to Return Lost Property	p. 185
Rabbinic Texts and Stealing	p. 187
Deception: Stealing of the Mind	p. 189
Telling the Truth (and When it's Okay to Bend the Truth)	p. 193
Jewish Sources on Telling the Truth	p. 196
Bending the Truth	p. 199
The Art and Etiquette of Repentance	p. 203
Rabbinic Advice on the Etiquette of Repentance	p. 205
Honoring People	p. 213
The Etiquette of Honor in Jewish Tradition	p. 216
Synagogue and Prayer Etiquette	p. 221
Proper Behavior and How to Pray when in Synagogue	p. 223
Ethical Wills: A Legacy of Etiquette to the Future	p. 233
Ethical Will of Elimelech of Lisensk	p. 237
Selections from Rabbi Yehudah
HeChasid's Ethical Will and Testament	p. 238
Modern Ethical Message	p. 239
For Further Reading	p. 241
Index	p. 245
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