Path of the Just: Mesillas Yesharim, Compact (Torah Classics Library)

by Moshe Chayim Luzzatto

Book Overview

Of all creatures, only the human being was created incomplete in the sense that one must pay conscientious attention over the course of a lifetime to develop and refine one s character and personality.

In the Jewish tradition, this development takes on a sacred dimension, and one of the classic guides to outline a clear, progressive path toward spiritual perfection is The Path of the Just.

Beginning with an essential essay...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598266276
• ISBN13: 9781598266276
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Feldheim Publishers
• Length: 396 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent study version

This is an excellent text for anyone who needs an English translation. The side-by-side layout helps you compare the English with the Hebrew. And of course, this classic is worth studying.

path of the just

this translation is really good. this book is a must have for begining the work of repentance and charictor refinement. this book should be on everyones shelf. it is a book that should be for our generation, for all who are returning to the Torah, and who need to know where to start. you definaly need this book.

One of the deepest seforim of all

This book is so deep in thought and so clearly written. It is one of the greatest of all books of Mussar. It tells us how to go in the path toward greater closeness to G-d. It is a work of strongest faith . I do not claim to understand it all but I do sense how it can bring each and every reader to greater sense of the awe and wonder of G-d. It is a must book for all those involved in Jewish learning. And I think that every Jew, religious or not should try to read this work. My sense is that many who begin as it were 'not- religious' may emerge from the reading with a different sense of the world entirely.

The Ultimate Guide to Spirituality

This the ultimate Guide to Spiritually, and although the English Title is Misleading, this is not a book for the faint hearted. It is customary among students to learn the first few chapters of the work by heart, and this is no small feat. Luzzato presents the guide to become a spiritually focused, complete and dedicated servant of G-d, in 24 steps. It is a magnum opus, and although the size is misleading, the information and guide is not. This book can make or break the reader, it is suggested that when studying this work, to at least have some guidance from a Local Orthodox Rabbi. The content of this monumental work describes in minute detail, how to grow spiritually. It allows one the potential to reach the greatest of heights, but to do so requires tremendous strength, energy and will power. This book was written in the 16th Century. The Vilna Gaon (the Talmudic Sage of the 17th Century) considers the first 8 chapters as completely Divinely Inspired where not a single word is wasted (refering to the Hebrew text). Feldheim have recently published a new translation of this work and is certainly helping thousands of people attain new understanding of this classic. The reader might wish to first read another of Feldheim classics: "Duties of the Heart" or "The Ways of the Tzaddikim" both excellent works, but act as introductions and guides to the "path of the just"

An ethical must read

The Ramchal establishes the definative "Mussar" (ethical exhortation) baseline for all time in this phenomenal piece. By establishing a ladder of ethical and behavioral levels on which we climb closer to the divine presence, Ramchal presents righteousness in a fashion which makes it both accessible and challenging to all people, regardless of their current environment. A must read for all serious seekers.