'Perhaps not gems,' he responds. 'Maybe pebbles.'"-From the Introduction
Internationally acclaimed Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz is considered to be
one of the most brilliant and influential rabbis of our time. He has
been lauded by Time magazine as a "once-in-a-millennium
scholar" and by Ted Koppel of Nightline as "one of the very
few wise men that I've ever met."
Arthur Kurzweil-himself a Jewish scholar, author, teacher, publisher,
and a longtime disciple of Rabbi Steinsaltz-has gathered in one place
a collection of "pebbles" of wisdom from Rabbi Steinsaltz.
This wonderful book is filled with wisdom from more than thirty years
of Rabbi Steinsaltz's lectures, writings, interviews, conversations,
and reflections.
Pebbles of Wisdom includes Rabbi Steinsaltz's thoughts on the big
topics of life including the meaning of happiness, the search for the
purpose of one's life, the point of suffering, discovering oneself,
dangers along the spiritual path, the process of transforming oneself,
and the challenges of faith.
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz is a teacher, philosopher, social critic,
and prolific author. His lifelong work in Jewish education has earned
him the Israel Prize, that country's highest honor. He is best known
for his monumental commentary on the Babylonian Talmud.
Rabbi Steinsaltz is the author of over sixty books including The
Thirteen Petalled Rose, The Essential Talmud, The Miracle of the
Seventh Day, Opening the Tanya, and We Jews, and he is the subject of
the book On the Road with Rabbi Steinsaltz. He has served as scholar
in residence for the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
in Washington, D. C., and for the Institute for Advanced Studies at
Princeton University. His honorary degrees include doctorates from
Yeshiva University, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Bar Ilan
University, Brandeis University, and Florida International University.
