My Grandfathers Blessings: Stories of Strenght, Refuge And Belonging - Hardcover

Remen, Rachel Naomi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1573221503 ISBN 13: 9781573221504

Publisher: Penguin, 2000

Synopsis

The author of Kitchen Table Wisdom shares her insights into the kabbalistic Judaism of her grandfather, serving up a series of inspiring, powerful stories about the spiritual life. 60,000 first printing.

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Review

When author Rachel Naomi Remen (Kitchen Table Wisdom) was young she was caught between two different views of life: a rabbi grandfather and his sense of the holy nature of the world and her highly academic, research-oriented parents, who believed that religion was the "opiate of the masses." As Remen gravitated toward academics and serving the world as a medical doctor, her grandfather became an "island of mysticism in a vast sea of science." But over time, Remen discovered that two seemingly divergent paths could lead to the same destination, especially as she eventually learned to blend her spiritual beliefs with her medical treatment.

Remen uses the heartrending stories of her patients to teach readers how to follow in her example, that is combining a life of service with a life of receiving and giving blessings (a combination that avoids common problems such as burn-out, self-sacrifice and navel-gazing.) Remen also includes numerous personal stories of her rabbi grandfather who showered the world with his mystical beliefs and wizened blessings. While this story-by-story structure is similar to the best selling Kitchen Table Wisdom, it is still a tear-wrenching and utterly satisfying formula. --Gail Hudson

Review

"This book is a gift to the world which it is sure to bless." Christiane Northrup, M.D., bestselling author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

"The stories in My Grandfather's Blessings are simple and profound, with healing lessons for all of us." Andrew T. Weil, M.D.

"Rachel Naomi Remen is nature's gift to us, a genius of that elusive and crucial capacity, the human heart. She has much to teach us about healing, loving, and living." Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence

"Rachel Naomi Remen has done it again. My Grandfather's Blessings is a massage to the heart. It is a wonderful book." Marianne Williamson, bestselling author of Illuminata

"This lovely book, like its author, is itself a blessing. Where some doctors treat symptoms, Dr. Remen heals souls." Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

"A lovely, warm, inspiring book for the soul." Caroline Myss, bestselling author of Anatomy of the Spirit and Why People Don't Heal

"Through a series of unpretentious, affecting vignettes, the author of the bestseller Kitchen Table Wisdom encourages readers to recognize and celebrate the unexpected blessings in their own lives...She gently illustrates her advice through simple yet powerful stories...[an] exceptional book." Publisher's Weekly (starred review)

" --Publishers Weekly

"This book is a gift to the world--which it is sure to bless."--Christiane Northrup, M.D., bestselling author of Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom

"The stories in My Grandfather's Blessings are simple and profound, with healing lessons for all of us."--Andrew T. Weil, M.D.

"Rachel Naomi Remen is nature's gift to us, a genius of that elusive and crucial capacity, the human heart. She has much to teach us about healing, loving, and living."--Daniel Goleman, Ph.D., bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence

"Rachel Naomi Remen has done it again. My Grandfather's Blessings is a massage to the heart. It is a wonderful book."--Marianne Williamson, bestselling author of Illuminata

"This lovely book, like its author, is itself a blessing. Where some doctors treat symptoms, Dr. Remen heals souls."--Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

"A lovely, warm, inspiring book for the soul."--Caroline Myss, bestselling author of Anatomy of the Spirit and Why People Don't Heal

"Through a series of unpretentious, affecting vignettes, the author of the bestseller Kitchen Table Wisdom encourages readers to recognize and celebrate the unexpected blessings in their own lives...She gently illustrates her advice through simple yet powerful stories...[an] exceptional book." --Publisher's Weekly (starred review)

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1573221503
• ISBN 13: 9781573221504
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 400