Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Note to Readers
1. Our Names and Identities: Who Are We?
2. Understanding the Other: Who Are They?
3. Coming to Terms with Violence: What Is Evil?
4. Appreciating Context: What Makes Jonah Run?
5. Descent and Salvation: How Low Can You Go?
6. Overcoming Uncertainty: How Should I Act?
7. Redirecting Lives: Which Way Does the Wind Blow?
8. Our Faith and Theirs: How Do We View Other Religions?
9. Overcoming Despair: Why Does He Sleep So Deeply?
10. Fate and Free Will: What Path Will We Follow?
11. What We Really Know: Does Knowledge Lead to Virtue?
12. I Am a Jew: How Do We Describe Our Identity?
13. Narrative Imagery: How Can We Understand Our Story?
14. Fear and Awe: What Makes Us Tremble?
15. Troubled Waters: How Can We Calm the Sea?
16. The Winning Team: What Do We Need from Other People?
17. The Giants Win the Pennant: How Can We Differentiate between the Possible and the Impossible?
18. The Buck Stops Here: Can We Accept Responsibility?
19. The Scientific Method: How Can We Solve Our Problems One Step at a Time?
20. Human Kindness: How Can We Serve God through Simple Acts?
21. A Rickety Ladder: How Do We Understand the Suffering of the Innocent?
22. Telling Our Story: What Swallowed Jonah, a Fish or a Whale?
23. Nothing Left to Lose: When Do We Turn to God?
24. Happy Thanksgiving: Why Should We Care about Other People?
25. Strong Waves and Big Rocks: What Overwhelms Us?
26. I Once Was Lost, but Now I’m Found: How Can We Grow?
27. Feeling Trapped: Is There a Way Out?
28. Recovering from a Perfect Storm: From Where Does Our Hope Come?
29. Seeking Community: How Can We Overcome Isolation?
30. Don’t Look Back: How Can We Avoid the Traps of the Past?
31. The Power of the Public Pledge: Which Promises Will We Keep?
32. The Hands of God: How Can We Experience the Presence of the Divine?
33. Genuine Forgiveness: Who Deserves a Second Chance?
34. Good Guys and Bad Guys: When Can We Accept the Other?
35. Hineini: How Do We Respond When Called?
36. The Freedom to Choose: Can We Respond to a Warning?
37. Who, What, Why, and When: Can We Ask the Probing Questions?
38. Letting the Current Carry Me: How Do We Respond to Reality?
39. Telling Tall Tales: How Do We Sort Out the Truth?
40. Controlling Our Inclinations: Can We Change Our Evil Ways?
41. The Fred Bob Principle: What Circumstances Will Lead to Success?
42. Bringing Water to Our Lives: Do We Appreciate Those Who Help Us?
43. Seeing Evil: Can We Recognize Our Own Flaws?
44. Playing a Part: How Do We Shape the Narrative of Our Lives?
45. Getting Lost: How Do We Regain Our Path?
46. Narcissism: What Is Our Place in the World?
47. Connecting the Dots: How Can We Make Sense of Our Lives?
48. The Kikayon: What Can We Learn from a Plant?
49. Time, Time, Time: How Do We View the Length of Our Lives?
50. Facing Challenges: How Do We Use Our Strengths to Overcome Our Weaknesses?
51. I Want to Be Big: Can We Learn Patience?
52. Brief Moments: What Makes an Enduring Impact?
53. Communities of Meaning: How Can We Create Connections?
