Being a Good Person in a Morally Complicated World
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin
Wednesday, 22 Oct 2014 at 7:00 pm – South Ballroom, Memorial Union
Rabbi Joseph Telushkin is a spiritual leader, well-known scholar of Jewish history and ethics and a prolific author. His presentation will include religious perspectives on forgiveness, self-esteem, and why it's so hard for people to change. Rabbi Telushkin's large body of work includes more than a dozen books of nonfiction, a mystery series, and television and movie scripts. His book Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People, and Its History is the most widely read book on Judaism of the past two decades. He is a senior associate of the National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership, serves on the board of the Jewish Book Council, and is the rabbi of the Los Angeles-based Synagogue for the Performing Arts.Rabbi Telushkin's many books include The Ten Commandments of Character: Essential Advice for Living an Honorable, Ethical, Honest Life; Why the Jews? The Reason for Antisemitism; A Code of Jewish Ethics (2 vols); Jewish Wisdom: Ethical, Spiritual, and Historical Lessons from the Great Works and Thinkers; The Golden Land: The Story of Jewish Immigration to America and, most recently, Rebbe: The Life and Teachings of Menachem M. Schneerson, the Most Influential Rabbi in Modern History.
Cosponsored By:
- Ames Jewish Congregation
- ISU Hillel
- Jewish Federation of Greater Des Moines
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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