A follow-up to his widely acclaimed The Jewish Encyclopedia of Moral and Ethical Issues, this is a comprehensive reference book on Jewish ethics for contemporary times. The topics addressed in this work include Jewish attitudes toward homosexuality, stem cell medical procedures, the environment, Internet piracy, and more. Gleaning from the Bible and classic Jewish texts, as well as later authorities such as Maimonides, Nachmanides, Rashi, and the Code of Jewish Law, this work is accessible to readers of all backgrounds.
About the Author:
Nachum Amsel is the director of education at the Destiny Foundation and the author of The Jewish Encyclopedia of Moral and Ethical Issues.
Praise of Encyclopedia of Jewish Values:
"While much attention and scholarship over the ages of Jewish history has been invested in the halachic and ritual aspects of Jewish life there is a void, and even misconceptions abound regarding the Torah’s view of ethics and societal mores. This book has come to fill that void and correct many of the errors of judgment regarding true and traditional Jewish views on many issues of society that trouble the modern world. It is well written, concise and logical in its approach and the reader will be supremely impressed by the obvious wealth of research that went into its writing and publication.
Rabbi Amsel has combined scholarship and readability, insight and factual text in this work. Modern medical and personal issues and general topics, even gun control for instance, are discussed and explained. This is a wonderful research book that can be read directly as an informative and necessary work of knowledge about Judaism and the Jewish attitudes towards the moral and ethical issues of general and Jewish society. This is a book for every Jewish home and school."
–Rabbi Berel Wein
TOPICS INCLUDE
Alternative Medicine
Anger
Birthdays
Capital Punishment
Cloning
Collateral Damage
Competition
Stem Cells
Differences Between Man and Animal
Doctors and Visiting the Sick
Downloading Songs and Videos
Gun Control
Hatred
Heroes
Homosexuality
Tzedaka: The Most Unusual Mitzvah
Is Being Good the Most Important Thing?
Jealousy
Value of Jerusalem
Secular Dates, Names, and Language
Judaism: Nationality or Religion?
Judging Everything Favorably
Land of Israel
Lottery, Gambling, and Lotto
When Is Lying OK?
Music
Pain
Paying Ransom to Free a Hostage
Misleading Someone
Making Someone Feel Bad
Revenge: Is It Ever Justified?
Kill One to Save Many?
Self Esteem
Child Abuse
Give Honor to a Leader Who Sinned?
Should We Care About What Others Think?
Sports
Madoff and Greed
Tolerance and Intolerance