The Happiness Prayer
Ancient Jewish Wisdom for the Best Way to Live Today

Moffic takes us through a Hebrew prayer that has made a profound difference in his life. The Eilu Devarim is ten short verses written some two thousand years ago. Moffic has been saying the prayer and living the ten practices for the last eight years. The prayer reveals spiritual truths that will ben......more

The Happiness Prayer: Ancient Jewish Wisdom for the Best Way to Live Today by Evan Moffic is a thoughtful book that explores happiness and contentment. The book covers many aspects on how to live a positive and balanced life. Moffic goes into great detail as he encourages readers to be kind, keep le......more

This book will probably become quite popular as a gift, and, thus, may end up on best sellers lists. Unlike many others on those lists, however, Rabbi Moffic's book will deserve to be on any and all lists. While the title makes the rabbi's work sound like some type of hokey self-help endeavor, it's......more

Thank you Net Galley and Center Street for this title in exchange for my honest opinion. I'd been off a non fiction period for a bit, and this book was calling to me. It isn't just "self help." This is a book that makes you think. It is a Jewish prayer, and I have an affinity for Judaism. It speaks......more

When I get up in the morning, I say the blessing before studying Torah. Part of this blessing is adapted from the Talmud, and states: "The fulfillment of the following commandments yields a man the fruit thereof in this world, where the principal remains to him for all eternity: the honoring of fath......more