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OverviewThis book explores an important area of Jewish tradition: Jewish healing. In particular, Kaplan examines the system of Jewish Science. Long placed on the back burner of Jewish theology and practices, Jewish healing systems and methodologies were relegated only to select scholars who were interested in this field. In the early 1920s, four rabbis, independent of each other, developed their own user-friendly interpretations of scholarly healing material and presented it to the public. This work examines the writings of these four rabbis, emphasizing the work of the most prolific among them, Morris Lichtenstein. Healing in the Jewish Tradition illustrates how healing-emotional and physical-is in the hands of all, regardless of religious tradition. Through direct quotes, edited material, and psychodynamic understandings, one is able to clearly see the role Jewish Science can play in people's everyday lives. Both scholars and students-as well as professionals and laypersons-will find this little known area of great interest. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Steven J. KaplanPublisher: University Press of America Imprint: Hamilton Books Dimensions: Width: 15.40cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.00cm Weight: 0.195kg ISBN: 9780761856573ISBN 10: 0761856579 Pages: 124 Publication Date: 16 September 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword Acknowledgment Introduction SECTION ONE - Foundations Chapter 1: The Jewish Science Approach to Healing Chapter 2: Jewish Theology in Jewish Science Chapter 3: Prayer and Healing: The Relationship Chapter 4: Social Interest: Blending Psychology and Judaism Chapter 5: The Healer - Who May Heal? SECTION TWO - Jewish Science Understandings Chapter 6: Understanding Faith Chapter 7: Prayer: A Jewish Science Paradigm Chapter 8: Silence Is Golden Chapter 9: Embracing Joy Chapter 10: Simplicity Chapter 12: Optimism and Hope Chapter 13: Anger Chapter 14: Forgetting Chapter 15: Self-Confidence-An Understanding Chapter 16: The Challenge of Marriage Chapter 17: Midlife Is No Crisis Chapter 18: The Golden Years Chapter 19: Healing: Theory and Practice Chapter 20: Absent Healing Chapter 21: For the Comfort of the Ill Chapter 22: For the Comfort of Mourners SECTION THREE - Psychological Interface Chapter 23: Personality Theory: A Jewish Understanding Chapter 24: Mind and Body: The Connection Chapter 25: Depression: Understanding and Overcoming Chapter 26: On Suicide Chapter 27: Guilt vs. Guilt Feelings Chapter 28: Anxiety and Phobias: Two Sides of the Same Coin Chapter 29: Obsessive Thoughts, Compulsive Behaviors Chapter 30: Growth in Marriage Chapter 31: Growing Older/Young at Heart Chapter 32: Fear of Death Chapter 33: Grief, Bereavement and Mourning Chapter 34: Questioning Faith Chapter 35: Sleeplessness Chapter 36: Anti-Social Behavior Bibliography Index Author BiographyReviewsIn this recent work . . . Kaplan revisits a subject lost for at least a generation-the Jewish Science approach to physical and mental healing. His treatise is both a scientific and religio-cultural perspective on living. . . . For his research base Kaplan draws on the writings of Rabbis [Alfred Geiger Moses, Clifton Harvey Levy] . . . and Morris Lichtenstein. Additional works include Tehilla Lichtenstein's Applied Judaism, and Louis Gross and J.L. Zlotnick's What is Jewish Science and Jewish Science. Kaplan reminds us . . . that the Jewish approach to health- A Divine gift -is grounded in Torah. He further lays before the reader the Ten Fundamentals of Jewish Science, which provide landmarks for exploring his well-organized sequence of chapters. He then synthesizes his research findings and blends such ideas with a clerical advisory approach to living a richer existence. The author has produced a very readable volume in which he describes a lost subject and simultaneously offers a co In this recent work ... Kaplan revisits a subject lost for at least a generation-the Jewish Science approach to physical and mental healing. His treatise is both a scientific and religio-cultural perspective on living... For his research base Kaplan draws on the writings of Rabbis [Alfred Geiger Moses, Clifton Harvey Levy] ... and Morris Lichtenstein. Additional works include Tehilla Lichtenstein's Applied Judaism, and Louis Gross and J.L. Zlotnick's What is Jewish Science and Jewish Science. Kaplan reminds us ... that the Jewish approach to health- A Divine gift -is grounded in Torah. He further lays before the reader the Ten Fundamentals of Jewish Science, which provide landmarks for exploring his well-organized sequence of chapters. He then synthesizes his research findings and blends such ideas with a clerical advisory approach to living a richer existence. The author has produced a very readable volume in which he describes a lost subject and simultaneously offers a comforting antidote for living in the twenty-first century. -- Michael Gialanella, D.Litt. In this recent work . . . Kaplan revisits a subject lost for at least a generation-the Jewish Science approach to physical and mental healing. His treatise is both a scientific and religio-cultural perspective on living. . . . For his research base Kaplan draws on the writings of Rabbis [Alfred Geiger Moses, Clifton Harvey Levy] . . . and Morris Lichtenstein. Additional works include Tehilla Lichtenstein's Applied Judaism, and Louis Gross and J.L. Zlotnick's What is Jewish Science and Jewish Science. Kaplan reminds us . . . that the Jewish approach to health- A Divine gift -is grounded in Torah. He further lays before the reader the Ten Fundamentals of Jewish Science, which provide landmarks for exploring his well-organized sequence of chapters. He then synthesizes his research findings and blends such ideas with a clerical advisory approach to living a richer existence. The author has produced a very readable volume in which he describes a lost subject and simultaneously offers a comforting antidote for living in the twenty-first century. -- Michael Gialanella, D.Litt., member of the Board of Associates, Center for Holocaust/Genocide Study, Drew University, adjunct associate professor of history, Author InformationSteven J. Kaplan is an ordained rabbi, state-classified chaplain, and author who has taught both psychology and Jewish studies at the college and university levels. He is currently the director of the Jewish Healing and Wholeness Center in Florida. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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