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Are you facing the kind of illness that makes you think about your life? Are you a caregiver for a loved one? Are you a medical professional who wants to do more than aid a person's body? Are you struggling with what the word ""God"" might mean when your life has been changed by illness? Through the lenses of personal stories and Jewish tradition, this guide can help you cope with the difficulties of disease, whether you are facing illness yourself, serving as a caregiver or simply questioning where God is when we get sick. The sages of Judaism advocated having realistic expectations about illness while also seeking out the spirituality of relationships. Judaism has traditionally understood healing to not only be a physical process but also a spiritual journey. While it is easy to be overwhelmed by the physical nature of illness, also neglecting the human spirit allows our sense of self to become threatened. To address these realities, Jewish tradition asks us to bring both those who are ill as well as their caregivers into the embrace of community and to see God within both the healer and those needing to be healed.

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Deeply personal and professionally inspiring. Moving and yet practical helps us reach into our unique inner resources, out to our friends and community, and up to the ultimate Source of Healing and Wholeness. <b>Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW</b>, JBFCS/National Center for Jewish Healing; editor, <em>Healing of Soul, Healing of Body: Spiritual Leaders Unfold the Strength & Solace in Psalms</em></p> A rich resource for congregational <i>bikkur cholim</i> and caring committees, rabbis and chaplains, and anyone who has ever felt alone . Speaks to our human need for relationship with God and with each other. A wonderful gift. <b>Rabbi Ruth Alpers</b>, Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor, Children's Hospital, Cincinnati</p> Very accessible ... provides knowing companionship for those living with illness and the people who care for them. Reflecting on many dimensions of the experience of illness, he shares a universally human as well as a particularly Jewish wisdom. <b>Nancy Flam</b>, co-director of programs, Institute for Jewish Spirituality</p> Reach out to others. Reach out to God. Reach inside yourself. Then reach for this book. In it, you will find healing and hope. <b>Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky</b>, author, <em>Jewish Paths toward Healing and Wholeness: A Personal Guide to Dealing with Suffering</em></p> Offers essential help provides practical tools and wisdom to journey through pain toward healing, love, and spiritual strength. <b>Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz</b>, author, <em>Healing from Despair: Choosing Wholeness in a Broken World</em></p> A wonderful book of hope and encouragement . Provides comfort to all who struggle with issues of frailty and disability and their carers. Written in small vignette style with additional resources, it offers rich material for reflection. <b>Marty Richards</b>, author, <em>Caresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness or Disability</em></p> Calls us to read as carefully as [Rabbi Meszler's] own story urges us to listen to people in distress . Demystifies illness, and defines us all as human: possessed of infinite hope even as we are finite in our daily achievements. <b>Rabbi William Cutter</b>, director emeritus, Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health, Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion; editor, <em>Healing and the </em><em>Jewish Imagination: Spiritual and Practical Perspectives on Judaism and Health</em></p>

Deeply personal and professionally inspiring. Moving and yet practical helps us reach into our unique inner resources, out to our friends and community, and up to the ultimate Source of Healing and Wholeness. Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW, JBFCS/National Center for Jewish Healing; editor, Healing of Soul, Healing of Body: Spiritual Leaders Unfold the Strength & Solace in Psalms A rich resource for congregational bikkur cholim and caring committees, rabbis and chaplains, and anyone who has ever felt alone . Speaks to our human need for relationship with God and with each other. A wonderful gift. Rabbi Ruth Alpers, Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor, Children's Hospital, Cincinnati Very accessible ... provides knowing companionship for those living with illness and the people who care for them. Reflecting on many dimensions of the experience of illness, he shares a universally human as well as a particularly Jewish wisdom. Nancy Flam, co-director of programs, Institute for Jewish Spirituality Reach out to others. Reach out to God. Reach inside yourself. Then reach for this book. In it, you will find healing and hope. Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky, author, Jewish Paths toward Healing and Wholeness: A Personal Guide to Dealing with Suffering Offers essential help provides practical tools and wisdom to journey through pain toward healing, love, and spiritual strength. Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz, author, Healing from Despair: Choosing Wholeness in a Broken World A wonderful book of hope and encouragement . Provides comfort to all who struggle with issues of frailty and disability and their carers. Written in small vignette style with additional resources, it offers rich material for reflection. Marty Richards, author, Caresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness or Disability Calls us to read as carefully as [Rabbi Meszler's] own story urges us to listen to people in distress . Demystifies illness, and defines us all as human: possessed of infinite hope even as we are finite in our daily achievements. Rabbi William Cutter, director emeritus, Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health, Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion; editor, Healing and the Jewish Imagination: Spiritual and Practical Perspectives on Judaism and Health

Deeply personal and professionally inspiring. Moving and yet practical helps us reach into our unique inner resources, out to our friends and community, and up to the ultimate Source of Healing and Wholeness. Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub, LCSW, JBFCS/National Center for Jewish Healing; editor, Healing of Soul, Healing of Body: Spiritual Leaders Unfold the Strength & Solace in Psalms A rich resource for congregational bikkur cholim and caring committees, rabbis and chaplains, and anyone who has ever felt alone . Speaks to our human need for relationship with God and with each other. A wonderful gift. Rabbi Ruth Alpers, Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisor, Children's Hospital, Cincinnati Very accessible ... provides knowing companionship for those living with illness and the people who care for them. Reflecting on many dimensions of the experience of illness, he shares a universally human as well as a particularly Jewish wisdom. Nancy Flam, co-director of programs, Institute for Jewish Spirituality Reach out to others. Reach out to God. Reach inside yourself. Then reach for this book. In it, you will find healing and hope. Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky, author, Jewish Paths toward Healing and Wholeness: A Personal Guide to Dealing with Suffering Offers essential help provides practical tools and wisdom to journey through pain toward healing, love, and spiritual strength. Rabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz, author, Healing from Despair: Choosing Wholeness in a Broken World A wonderful book of hope and encouragement . Provides comfort to all who struggle with issues of frailty and disability and their carers. Written in small vignette style with additional resources, it offers rich material for reflection. Marty Richards, author, Caresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness or Disability Calls us to read as carefully as [Rabbi Meszler's] own story urges us to listen to people in distress . Demystif

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Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler is a noted spiritual leader and educator, recognized for his ability to connect the importance of Jewish tradition with everyday life. He is coauthor of The JGuy's Guide: The GPS for Jewish Teen Guys and author of A Man's Responsibility: A Jewish Guide to Being a Son, a Partner in Marriage, a Father and a Community Leader; Witnesses to the One: The Spiritual History of the Sh'ma and Facing Illness, Finding God: How Judaism Can Help You and Caregivers Cope When Body or Spirit Fails (all Jewish Lights). He is the rabbi at Temple Sinai in Sharon, Massachusetts, and an instructor at the Kehillah Schechter Academy. Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler is available to speak on the following topics: The Spiritual History of the Sh'ma: What ""God Is One"" Might Mean Not Your Father's Brotherhood: What Being a Jewish Man Meant Then and Now How Judaism Can Help You Cope with Illness Click here to contact the author.

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