A Letter for the Ages: Iggeres Haramban: The Ramban's ethical letter with an anthology of contemporary Rabbinic expositions. [Hardcover]

Avrohom Chaim Feuer (Author)

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Text: Hebrew, English (translation)
Original Language: Hebrew

Product Details

• Hardcover: 144 pages
• Publisher: Artscroll; 2nd edition (August 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899062180
• ISBN-13: 978-0899062181
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,023,570 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Letter for the Ages, February 14, 2010

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Jorge E. Aguero - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Letter for the Ages: Iggeres Haramban: The Ramban's ethical letter with an anthology of contemporary Rabbinic expositions. (Hardcover)

This is one of the greatest books my wife and I have ever read. It is full of wisdom and great advice on how to be angry and not falter with out-of-control behavior. It shows you how to have self-control and teaches you how to behave in all situations, especially uncomfortable ones.

I highly recommend this book. It should be required reading to enter adulthood and life.

If you follow its advice, it will make you a better person.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A father to son letter of instruction for the ages, February 12, 2005

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Shalom Freedman "Shalom Freedman" (Jerusalem,Israel) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Letter For The Ages (Paperback)

This work contains a copy and translation of the Ramban's letter to his son. It was written from Eretz Yisrael after he had been exiled from Spain following his efforts to defend Spanish Jewry.
The letter is a pithy and powerful description of ethical principles. It is a work printed in many daily siddurim and still considered a clear statement of the fundamental Jewish way of seeing the world.
In this volue Avrohom Chaim Feuer makes a detailed and instructive commentary on the text. In the text itself the Ramban preaches the importance of not being angry, of speaking with gentleness of gentleness leading to humility, and this humility being the foremost trait by which the Jew should walk through the world, and relate to God.
This is a work that not only should be read, but should be studied over and over , for it teaches us ethical principles of enduring value for our lives.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rambans Letter to his Son-WOW!!, October 2, 2008

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Dr. Scott C. Lawrence (Jerusalem) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Letter for the Ages: Iggeres Haramban: The Ramban's ethical letter with an anthology of contemporary Rabbinic expositions. (Hardcover)

This is a true classic. The first 2 pages are the letter that Ramban wrote to his son when he was exiled from Spain after winning a debate with the Catholic Church who were strenuously trying to convert Spains Jews to Catholicism. Ranmban was living now in the Holy Land, Israel in the year 1194. The remainder of the 110 pages are beautiful commentary line by line of the letter giving the deeper meaning of what this father was trying to give over to his son, still living in Spain.

I strongly suggest it for those who are interested in an ethical type of relationship with their children and those we care about, especially ourselves.