What are Jews supposed to believe in? Is Judaism a religion of belief, or is it, as some have maintained, primarily one of practice? This is an age old question and one which Maimonides in the 1100Ís tried to put to rest. He laid out a code of practice and…
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Jewish Wisdom for Business Success in World Magazine
World Magazine: Title tell-alls Temporarily insane authors choose obscure titles; for example, does the title More Than Kindness tell you that a book is about abortion and adoption? But the cover of Theodore Roosevelt Malloch's Spiritual Enterprise: Doing Virtuous Business (Encounter, 2008) tells you what's up—and what's inside shows clear…
Jewish Wisdom for Business Success featured in the UK’s Jewish Chronicle
Become an entrepreneur by studying the TorahFrom The Jewish ChronicleSimon RockerIf you want to find the secret of Jewish business success, go back to the Bible, argues a new book. Moses has been hailed as many things: leader, liberator, lawgiver and, above all, teacher. But he was also “the most…
Excerpt: Jewish Wisdom for Business Success
Jewish Wisdom for Business Success Lessons from the Torah and Other Ancient Texts By Levi Brackman, Sam Jaffe Pub Date: 2008 List Price: $24.00 Click here to buy from Amazon Click here to buy from BN.com Overview Excerpt Table of Contents Excerpt Introduction Why have Jews been so successful…
Jewish Wisdom for Business Success Featured in Israeli Daily Paper “Maariv”
Below please find the two page article in the second largest Israeli Daily newspaper the Maariv that featured "Jewish Wisdom for Business Success." Unfortunately the reporter at the Maariv did not check all his facts when he states that Jewish organizations and news outlets in the USA did not want…
Book: Jewish Wisdom for Business Success
Jewish Wisdom for Business Success Lessons from the Torah and Other Ancient Texts Authors: Rabbi Levi Brackman, Sam Jaffe Pub Date: 2008 List Price: $24.00 ISBN: 9780814412749 Format: Hardback Sign Up to Newsletter on Left and Receive A Free Chapter Click here to buy from Amazon Click here to buy…
Publishers Weekly Review of Jewish Wisdom for Business Success
With an eye to gleaning savvy business tips from the Torah, Rabbi Brackman and columnist Jaffe cover a span of topics-"Conquering Fear," management styles (referred to as "Patriarchal Business Models"), negotiation and "Dealing with Failure." Each chapter includes an illustrative story from the Torah, a real-life corporate example, insight for…
My Lament about Foreskin’s Lament
Recently a new book was published, which caught my attention initially because of the title and then because of its content. That book is Foreskin's Lament by Shalom Auslander. Although I admit to not having read the entire book, the first chapter gave me a good idea of what the…