A leading ethicist suggests ways to take the moral high road in one's personal life.

In this topically relevant book on modern ethical issues, Dorff focuses on personal ethics, Judaism's distinctive way of understanding human nature, our role in life, and what we should strive to be, both as individuals and as members of a community. Dorff addresses specific moral issues that affect our personal lives: privacy, particularly at work as it is affected by the Internet and other modern technologies; sex in and outside of marriage; family matters, such as adoption, surrogate motherhood, stepfamilies, divorce, parenting, and family violence; homosexuality; justice, mercy, and forgiveness; and charitable acts and social action.

About the Author
Elliot N. Dorff, a Conservative rabbi, is Rector and Sol and Anne Dorff Distinguished Service Professor in Philosophy at the University of Judaism. He was ordained by the Jewish Theological Seminary and earned his Ph.D. in philosophy from Columbia University, with a dissertation in moral theory. He has written over 150 articles on Jewish thought, law, and ethics, and eight books, including two JPS volumes - Matters of Life and Death (1998) and To Do the Right and the Good (2002). He is co-editor of Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary.

Reviews
"One of the most admirable characteristics of all of Dorff's writing is clarity and directness . . . This is a wonderful book for the beginner who wants to understand Jewish tradition concerning personal ethics."-Shofar



Book Information
ISBN 9780827608252
Author Elliot N. Dorff
Format Paperback
Page Count 384
Imprint Jewish Publication Society
Publisher Jewish Publication Society