{"product_id":"jewish-paths-toward-healing-and-wholeness-a-personal-guide-to-dealing-with-suffering-9781580230681","title":"Jewish Paths Toward Healing and Wholeness: A Personal Guide to Dealing with Suffering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Why me?\" Why do we suffer? How can we heal? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e--from the Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToo many of us faced with bodily illness, whether our own or that of a loved one, feel lost as to what to do or how to handle it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded in the spiritual traditions of Judaism, this book provides healing rituals, psalms and prayers that help us initiate a dialogue with God, to guide us through the complicated path of healing and wholeness. Olitzky explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat Judaism teaches us about healing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFinding the meaning of illness in Jewish tradition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to draw on prayers, services, psalms, and other spiritual resources for healing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to grow by fully embracing the process of recovery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eOlitzky brings together his inspiring guidance in using Jewish texts with his own experience dealing with illness in others--including those he loves--to demonstrate how the healing of the soul is an indispensable counterpart to curing the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jewish Lights Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781580230681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.07w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/14\/2000 pg. 353\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kerry M. Olitzky","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36660471595164,"sku":"9781580230681","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_76944ddc-d61f-428f-b7a1-149367b86fcd.jpg?v=1603896796","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/jewish-paths-toward-healing-and-wholeness-a-personal-guide-to-dealing-with-suffering-9781580230681","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}