Even people who claim not to be "religious" will generally maintain that they do observe the Ten Commandments. Why is it that these ten statements, thousands of years old, continue to have such a special hold on us? Broken Tablets helps us to understand the Ten Commandments and to see them as the very personal words that they are. Here, twelve outstanding spiritual leaders from across the spectrum of Jewish thought bring us to the life and soul of the Ten Commandments" unusual power. Inviting, accessible, and full of insights that may surprise you, Broken Tablets restores the Ten Commandments to wholeness. In the process, it restores us to a better understanding of what we do and don"t do--and what this means to our spiritual lives. Contributors include: Eugene B. Borowitz Leonard Fein Nancy Fuchs-Kreimer Laura Geller Lawrence A. Hoffman Menachem Kellner Peter S. Knobel Richard N. Levy Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi Levi Weiman-Kelman