Gateway to Happiness

by Zelig Pliskin

Practical guide that is intended to enable the reader to increase his level of happiness, peace of mind, and self-esteem, and decrease negative emotions such as sadness, anger, worry, and anxiety. The material has been culled from the full range of Torah literature and includes techniques the author has found effective in his counseling experience.

Genres: Judaism, Jewish

401 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

About the author

Rabbi Zelig Pliskin is a noted psychologist and prolific author of 24 books, including Guard Your Tongue, Gateway to Happiness, Gateway to Self Knowledge, Love Your Neighbor, Growth Through Torah, The Power of Words, Consulting the Wise, and the recent Life is Now. Rabbi Pliskin lives in Jerusalem, and is the director of Aish HaTorah's Counseling Center and a senior lecturer at Aish's Essentials program and the Executive Learning Center. He was ordained at the Telshe Yeshiva in Ohio and holds a degree in Counseling Psychology.

Reviews

[Yaya]

I recommend anything by Zelig Pliskin. I have rarely encountered a writer who speak of my very own thoughts, sometimes in the same wording too! In one way this is wondrous, in another it is annoying, because I have not yet been published hahahahaha.

[James Gaus · Rating 5 out of 5]

If only I had read this book earlier in my life!

[Kressel Housman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I haven't read this cover to cover, but because it's divided into thematic chapters, (ie "Happiness," "Jealousy, "Anger"), I've read what seemed relevant at the time. I adored the chapter on happiness because it introduced me to the concept that happiness depends on my attitude and not on external conditions. But that was when I was a new BT. Later, when I read other chapters, I found the points redundant. Perhaps mussar needs to be repeated so we really internalize it, but as a writing style, it just gets on my nerves. The message is still good though.

[Stacey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have been reading this on and off for a while now and every time I open it I am shocked by its simple wisdom within seconds, literally.