Books : Toward a Meaningful Life, New Edition: The Wisdom of the Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 200
EAN: 9780060732783
ISBN: 0060732784
Label: Harper Paperbacks
Manufacturer: Harper Paperbacks
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: November 01, 2004
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Release Date: November 02, 2004
Sales Rank: 37623
Studio: Harper Paperbacks
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With a new foreword and chapter that address the upheaval that followed the events of September 11, Toward a Meaningful Life is a spiritual road map for living based on the teachings of one of the foremost religious leaders of our time: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Head of the Lubavitcher movement for forty-four years and recognized throughout the world simply as "the Rebbe," Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who passed away in June 1994, was a sage and visionary of the highest order.
Toward a Meaningful Life gives Jews and non-Jews alike fresh perspectives on every aspect of their lives -- from birth to death, youth to old age; marriage, love, intimacy, and family; the persistent issues of career, health, pain, and suffering; and education, faith, science, and government. We learn to bridge the divisions between accelerated technology and decelerated morality, between unprecedented worldwide unity and unparalleled personal disunity.
At the threshold of a new world where matter and spirit converge, the Rebbe proposes spiritual principles that unite people as opposed to the materialism that divides them. In doing so, he continues to lead us toward personal and universal redemption, a meaningful life, and God.
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A wise man taught in Brooklyn for 44 years, influencing the lives of thousands and receiving accolades from heads of state. Little known outside of Jewish circles, the Rebbe, as Menachem Mendel Schneerson is lovingly known, was a fount of spiritual strength and good sense. Toward a Meaningful Life is an adaptation of his teachings that convey his strong message of love, productivity, education, and virtue, all with the grace of a good and loving God. This is the type of spiritual wisdom that can be turned to again and again.
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The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson's wisdom, foresight and teachings are truly a blessing to humanity. Finally a palapable compendium filled with thousands of teachings. Each word is truly a gem.
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Even if you aren't lubavitch this book is a great read. Very spiritually moving and easy to read.
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This book was recommended to me during a time in my life where I was suffering from serious clinical depression - although I didn't know it at the time. One of my significant steps towards self-healing was through the reading and re-reading of chapters in this book coupled with application. I continually use different chapters as a source and for reminders. I have recommended this book to many and given it to others - and, uniformly, each has appreciated the contents.
The messages are sound, thought-provoking, and for me, provided guidance and answers. The book is very rich - probably more relevant to an older, more mature/experienced-in-life reader, but many parts can be exerpted for dealing with children, husbands, wives, parents and, of course, life.
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Suggest for all genuinely interested in this topic , to refer to Rabbi David Berger's book , The Rebbe , the Messiah & the Scandal of Orthodox indifference .
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I agree with most of the positive comments made by other reviewers. One minor caveat: some of the essays are much more dated than others (which is probably why a new edition came out). For example, one essay on youth rebellion was probably written (or spoken) in the 1960s, and some of the essays are a bit too gee-whiz optimistic to be totally persuasive in 2003 (after the Sept. 11 disaster and the worldwide explosion of anti-Semitism that followed it).
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