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This book addresses the question of how to go forward after surviving a cancer diagnosis, struggling to
maintain a connection to Judaism and God. This moving volume of essays written by rabbis, cantors, and other
Jewish professionals who have all experienced cancer deal with these questions and many more. Their personal
stories are interwoven with Jewish texts and teachings.
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Dr Jeff Levine explores the latest compelling evidence of the connection between health and an
array of spiritual beliefs and practices, including prayer, attending religious services,
meditation, and faith in God.
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Hara E. Person
In The Mitzvah of Healing, readers are
able to explore every facet of Jewish healing, from historical
perspectives to personal stories, traditional texts to
modern meditations and rituals. In this valuable collection,
which originated with the women's affiliate of the Reform
Movement, numerous difficult questions are addressed concerning
the healing of body, mind and soul. The thoughts, prayers
and experiences of Debbie Friedman, Rabbi Nancy Flum, Rabbi
Simkha Weintraub, Debbie Perlman and more contribute to
this important collection of essays.
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by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky
"Spiritual suffering must be differentiated
from physical pain, although the two are intertwined in
such a way that it is nearly impossible to distinguish
one from the other. We suffer spiritually when we do not
grow from our illness, when we do not learn from the experience
of physical and emotional pain." —from the Introduction
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Jewish Pastoral care is the essential
reference for rabbis, cantors and laypeople who are called
to spiritually accompany those encountering joy, sorrow,
and change. This groundbreaking volume draws upon both
Jewish tradition and the classical foundation of pastoral
care to provide invaluable guidance.
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Howard Avruhm Addison and
Barbara Breitman
Addison and Breitman offer an anthology
of essays for rabbis, spiritual directors and other religious
leaders who want to teach people to discern God's voice
through the evolving practice of Jewish spiritual direction.
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The National Center for Jewish
Healing (NCJH) helps communities better meet the spiritual
needs of Jews living with illness, loss and other significant
life challenges.
Working closely with a network of Jewish healing centers and programs
throughout North America the NCJH offers consultation, training and referrals
to community resources. Jewish spiritual resource and programmatic materials,
publications, bibliographies, website links and a directory of Jewish
healing centers are available on this website.
Click here for a document created by NCJH on the field's Best Practices
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Providing Jewish spiritual care
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Ritual Well is the source for
innovative, contemporary Jewish ritual, with resources
that address each aspect of the process of navigating
death and mourning; from the moment of death, to the
burial of the body, the tearing of clothes, the weeklong
practice of shiva, and the recitation of kaddish. |
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A Burning World, An Absent God:
Midrash, Hermeneutics, and Relational Psychoanalysis
Philip Cushman, Ph.D.
To be published in Contemporary Psychoanalysis in vol. 43, 2007
Psychological splitting, authoritarianism, literalism, and an emphasis on the direct experience of supernatural presence and mission characteristics of fundamentalism are on the rise. By studying and interpreting midrash, Jewish biblical commentary originating in late antiquity, the author explores the question of What practices and traditions can be utilized to oppose them?
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Bioethics
Resources
NAJC Bioethics Report
June 2003
This report was compiled by members of each denominations bioethics committees. The report includes a survey, resources, including a bibliography and syllabi for Bioethics issues in Judaism.
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The Jewish Way of Healing
Nancy Flam
This article explores ways that
Judaism offers strength to heal the body and spirit in
times of illness.
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Jewish Thinking About End Of Life Issues
William Cutter
A presentation delivered at Loma Linda University describing the ways in which the Jewish tradition can be utilized in the complex "end of live" environment.
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Healing
the Spirit: A Jewish Approach
Nancy Flam
Nancy Flam addresses the upsurge
of interest in “Jewish Healing” and discusses
textual resources and tools that traditional Judaism
offers to deepen that spiritual experience in Jewish
life.
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Seeking
the Tzelem: Making Sense of Dementia
By Rabbi Dayle Friedman
Rabbi Friedman has been confronting
the world of Dementia for more than 25 years in her work
with elders. This article is an exploration of the meaning
of Dementia and an effort to put it in a theological
context.
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