Rabbi Joseph Telushkin – Moral Imagination: On Being A Good Person In A Morally Complicated World

Rabbi Joseph Telushkin speaks at Valley Beit Midrash. ABOUT THE EPISODE:Extraordinary advances have been made in medicine, science, and technology over the past century because scientists, medical researchers, and scholars have devoted the full resources of their intellectual imagination to solving problems that had been thought to be insoluble. But comparable progress has not been made in moral areas, one reason being that people rarely devote the same intellectual and imaginative efforts to solve moral problems. Yet such solutions can be achieved by any of us, if we try hard enough and study the behaviors of people we regard as moral heroes. ABOUT THE SPEAKER:Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, named by Talk Magazine as one of the 50 best speakers in the United States, is the author of Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History. The most widely selling book on Judaism of the past three decades, Jewish Literacy has been hailed by leading figures in all the major movements of Judaism, and has been published in a third edition.Telushkin’s "The Book of Jewish Values: A Day by Day Guide to Ethical Living" was the subject of a PBS special entitled "Moral Imagination" that aired throughout the United States.Rabbi Telushkin was ordained at Yeshiva University in New York, and pursued graduate studies in Jewish history at Columbia University. He resides in New York City with his wife, Dvorah Menashe Telushkin, and lectures throughout the United States. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Watch Valley Beit Midrash’s classes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiLYSyEus7DcWMhyEZ_CQFQ Listen to Valley Beit Midrash’s other podcasts: •  Social Justice in the Parsha (Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz) •  Pearls of Jewish Wisdom on Living with Kindness (Rabbi Dr. Shmuly Yanklowitz)  Stay Connected with Valley Beit Midrash:•  Website:   https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org•  Donate:   https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/donate•  Facebook:   https://www.facebook.com/ValleyBeitMidrash•  YouTube:   https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiLYSyEus7DcWMhyEZ_CQFQ•  Become a Member:   https://www.valleybeitmidrash.org/become-a-member ★ Support this podcast ★