Rules to Live By - By Jeffrey Katz

"As useful as Dale Carnegie's How to Win Friends and Influence People. For any problem you may have in life, be it personal or professional, physical or spiritual, there is in this book, category-by-category and page-by-page, game-changing advice that can be put to good use right away." --Martin Oliner

RULES TO LIVE BY

Maimonides' Guide to a Wonderful Life

BY JEFFREY KATZ

Author of

The Secret Life: A Book of Wisdom from the Great Teacher

"We each decide whether to make ourselves learned or ignorant, compassionate or cruel, generous or miserly. No one forces us. No one decides for us, no one drags us along one path or the other. We are responsible for what we are." --MAIMONIDES

We are living in tumultuous times overwhelmed by many challenges bombarding us from every direction. Everything seems to be upside down and we're confronted daily with the challenge of overcoming good vs. evil. Now comes the guide for living and coping with life's obstacles - RULES TO LIVE BY: Maimonides' Guide to a Wonderful Life by the great religious philosopher, Jeffrey Katz. His new book is inspired by Maimonides, one of the greatest intellectual and spiritual minds of the Middle Ages, who wrote practical truths that are as applicable and relevant to our lives today as they were over 800 years ago and will be for eternity. His proverbs continue to resonate and to be remembered almost a thousand years after his passing.

In RULES TO LIVE BY, he teaches you the basics of these important maxims:

·    In finances, be strict with yourself, generous with others.

·    Silence is the maturation of wisdom.

·    Let nothing which can be treated by diet be treated by other means.

·    The risk of a wrong decision is preferable to the terror of indecision.

·    Lose with truth and right rather than gain with falsehood and wrong.

·    Teach thy tongue to say, 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress.

·    Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Maimonides had much to say about the vital facets of life that all people care about - and must pay attention to - if they are to live a happy, fulfilling life. And his teachings are studied by people of all religions throughout the world. In RULES TO LIVE BY, Jeffrey Katz reveals the insights and lessons from the "Great Teacher" and how to apply them to each area of your life. You'll learn:

·    Why character counts;

·    How to achieve success at work;

·    The importance of family;

·    Why your legacy matters;

·    How to create spiritual connections;

·    Why your attitude matters; and

·    How a healthy body equals a good life.

The words, impact, and insights of Maimonides live on and are still studied and taught today. The strategies and advice of this medieval philosopher have stood the test of time and still may serve as a roadmap to health, wealth, and satisfaction despite the turmoil and uncertainties of modern life. 

"An invaluable guide to how to live a successful, fulfilled and meaningful life in regard to one's work, family, health, and spiritual life. I look forward to providing each of my young adult

grandchildren with a copy." --E. Robert Goodkind 

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: JEFFREY KATZ is a lifelong student and teacher of rationalist religious philosophy. He became fascinated in his youth by his discovery of the ancient wisdom of Maimonides and received rabbinic ordination while focusing on disseminating the ancient, life-changing wisdom he had uncovered. He is a practicing attorney, has appeared on national television, lectured widely on a broad range of issues, and is the author of The Secret Life: A Book of Wisdom from the Great Teacher. Jeffrey Katz is a graduate of Columbia College, Columbia Law School, and Manhattan Talmudic Academy, has rabbinic ordination from Yeshivat Pirchei Shoshanim and has taught about Maimonides for over 25 years in numerous public and private settings.