This book is a blessing in and of itself, written with clarity and insight that bespeak of a well-studied mind with a spiritually minded soul. Despite my staggered reading, this book is worth deeper study and reflection, which is certainly a reason I have taken so long to read this short commentary on the Talmud and Torah focused on the nature of envy and other negative emotions. It seems this book has been patient with my slow understanding, and has served me well when I needed it most. I hope to read his other books.
Sometimes too abstract for me, but sometimes well done. For example, I especially liked Bonder's treatment of difference. On the one hand, he emphasizes the value of being able to honor the differences that are part of nature. But at the same time, Bonder notes, rancor can arise from "a lack of sensitivity when expressing our differences in others".