Allen Estrin, Author, Joseph Telushkin, Author . Toby $19.95 (467p) ISBN 978-1-59264-091-1
The serial killer known as the "Messenger" in Telushkin and Estrin's solid paranormal thriller has a particularly evil trademark: after abducting a young woman, he calls her parents to give them a message, a painful notification that...
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Joseph Telushkin, Author . Harmony $29.95 (32p) ISBN 978-0-609-60904-0
This brief, illustrated account of four centuries of Jewish immigration to the "golden land," is American Jewish history for beginners. Telushkin, a noted popularizer of Jewish history and culture (Jewish Literacy, etc.), offers an...
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Joseph Telushkin, Author . Bell Tower $25 (320p) ISBN 978-1-4000-4509-9
Beliefnet.com, a multi-faith virtual community, features articles and columns on spirituality, religion, morality, faith and beliefs. As one of its many contributors, Telushkin writes an ethical advice column in which he responds to letters from...
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Joseph Telushkin, Author . Bell Tower $30 (559p) ISBN 978-1-4000-4835-9
All societies have ethical codes that distinguish between right and wrong actions. For Jews, this is especially significant since Judaism ranks behavior as more important than belief. Behavioral prescriptions are set forth in sacred writings,...
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Joseph Telushkin, Author . Harmony/Bell Tower $32.50 (490p) ISBN 978-1-4000-4836-6
In 2006, Telushkin, a scholar, writer, lecturer, teacher and rabbi, presented the first of his projected three-volume series on Jewish ethics. Subtitled You Shall Be Holy
, the initial contribution focused on character development. This second...
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Joseph Telushkin, Nextbook-Schocken, $24 (272p) ISBN 978-0-8052-4281-2
A rabbi, lecturer, ethicist, novelist, playwright, and author, Telushkin demonstrates his unusual versatility in this 15th entry in the Jewish Encounters series. This new book about Hillel, "perhaps the greatest rabbi of the Talmud," is not a...
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Joseph Telushkin, Author Doubleday Books $15 (259p) ISBN 978-0-385-42116-4
The dedication of this novel--to three young women whose lives were ended by ``men who collectively served fewer than 10 years in prison for their murders''--encapsulates Telushkin's ( The Unorthodox Murder of Rabbi Wahl ) strong feelings about the...
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Joseph Telushkin, Author William Morrow & Company $19.95 (240p) ISBN 978-0-688-12445-8
Contrary to the nursery rhyme, words can hurt as much as sticks and stones. In this wise book, Rabbi Telushkin (Jewish Wisdom) draws on Jewish teachings, primarily the Talmud, and traditional Jewish stories to explore how our words can harm others...
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Joseph Telushkin. Harper Wave, $29.99 (624p) ISBN 978-0-06-231898-5
Telushkin (Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History) gives an engaging account of the seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe from his seemingly unlikely beginnings in engineering in Berlin and...
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