Toward a Meaningful Life: The Wisdom of the Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson

Toward a Meaningful Life is a spiritual road map for living, a timeless guide to personal growth based on the teachings of one of the foremost religious leaders of our time: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Head of the Lubavitcher movement for forty-four years and recognized throughout the world simply as “the Rebbe,” Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who passed away in June 1994, was a sage and a visionary of the highest order.

Toward a Meaningful Life gives people of all backgrounds fresh perspectives on every aspect of their lives—from birth to death, youth to old age; marriage, love, intimacy, and family; the persistent issues of career, health, pain, and suffering; and education, faith, science, and government. In this classic work of modern spirituality, we learn to bridge the divisions between accelerated technology and decelerated morality, between unprecedented worldwide unity and unparalleled personal disunity. Although the Rebbe’s teachings are firmly anchored in more than three thousand years of scholarship, the urgent relevance of these old-age truths to contemporary life has never been more manifest.

At the threshold of a new world where matter and spirit converge, the Rebbe proposes spiritual principles and a path to faith that unite people as opposed to the materialism that divides them. In doing so, he continues to lead us toward personal and universal redemption, toward a meaningful life, and toward God.

This landmark volume of spiritual guidance translates timeless Jewish wisdom into a practical blueprint for life:

• Body and Soul: Understand the powerful dichotomy between our physical and spiritual selves and learn how to make them work in harmony to fulfill your divine mission.
• Faith and Reason: Explore the relationship between intellect and belief, and discover how to cultivate a mature, rational faith in a skeptical world.
• Love and Marriage: Gain profound insights into building a sacred and lasting union based on selflessness, respect, and a connection to the divine.
• A Meaningful Day: Discover how to infuse every moment—from waking to sleeping, working to resting—with purpose, focus, and a connection to your higher calling.

Toward a Meaningful Life is a spiritual road map for living based on the teachings of one of the foremost religious leaders of our time: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Head of the Lubavitcher movement for forty-four years and recognized throughout the world simply as “the Rebbe,” Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who passed away in June 1994, was a sage and a visionary of the highest order.

Although the Rebbe’s teachings are firmly anchored in more than three thousand years of scholarship, the urgent relevance of these age-old truths to contemporary life has never been more manifest. The principles the Rebbe teaches embody a distinctly universal message, calling for humankind at all times to lead productive and virtuous lives, and for unity among all peoples and all nations. In our rapidly changing modern world, the Rebbe’s teachings offer an anchor to universal truths and timeless wisdom.  

Toward a Meaningful Life gives modern  readers—even the most secular—fresh perspectives on every aspect of their lives, from ordinary cares to the most profound crises of the soul. The book brings the Rebbe’s perspective to the full range of life’s cycles—birth to death, youth to old age; marriage, love, intimacy, and family; the persistent issues of career, health, pain, and suffering; and education, faith, science, and government. We learn to bridge the divisions between accelerated technology and decelerated morality, between unprecedented worldwide unity and unparalleled personal disunity.

At the threshold of a new world where matter and spirit converge—an age of knowledge and information—Toward a Meaningful Life proposes spiritual principles that unite people as opposed to the materialism that divides them. Guided by the wisdom of the Rebbe, readers discover that we are indispensable and can and must make our unique indelible marks on our common future. A true leader, the Rebbe continues to lead us toward personal and universal redemption, toward a meaningful life, and toward God.

“Highly recommended for all religious collections.” - Kirkus Reviews

“There is certainly much wisdom, integrity and depth of feeling and thought in these pages.” - Jerusalem Post International