Midrash And Medicine: Healing Body and Soul in the Jewish Interpretive Tradition - Hardcover

Rabbi William Cutter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580234283 ISBN 13: 9781580234283

Publisher: Jewish Lights, 2012

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"A conversation among the giants of the Jewish healing movement. Jewish professionals and lay leaders alike, along with clinicians and all those who have had encounters with medicine will appreciate the depth and the humanity, the challenges articulated and the synergy engendered by this discourse on the science and art of healing." Rabbi Mari Chernow, senior rabbi, Temple Chai (Phoenix)

"A rigorous intellectual and emotional journey. Expands the field considerably, as midrash Jewish lore allows emphasis on empathy. An exploration of some of the finest minds (and hearts) into a new chapter of Jewish bioethics." Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler, author, "Facing Illness, Finding God: How Judaism Can Help You and Caregivers Cope When Body or Spirit Fails"

"A synergistic interplay of simultaneously personal and scholarly reflections from an international group of seasoned, intelligent, caring voices. Perusing this rich compilation of fresh source material and nuanced insights is like joining a leading-edge conversation or at least like sitting within a couple of rows of the lively, collaborative roundtable." Rabbi Natan Fenner, BCC, founding editor, Bay Area Jewish Healing Center's "Torah Reflections"

Explores a wide range of thought about how we use language, image and story to make meaning in the midst of illness, aging, healing and caregiving. Rabbi Nancy Flam, codirector of programs, Institute for Jewish Spirituality

Presents inspiring and beautifully crafted essays and stories on subjects that touch all realms of the human condition the physical, the emotional, the mental and the spiritual. This powerful book provides the opportunity to engage in the extraordinary Jewish tradition of story making, interpreting and reframing to bring meaning and wholeness into our lives. Sharona Silverman, MPH, director, Deutsch Family Shalom Center, Temple Chai (Phoenix)"

"A conversation among the giants of the Jewish healing movement. Jewish professionals and lay leaders alike, along with clinicians and all those who have had encounters with medicine will appreciate the depth and the humanity, the challenges articulated and the synergy engendered by this discourse on the science and art of healing."
--Rabbi Mari Chernow, senior rabbi, Temple Chai (Phoenix)

"A rigorous intellectual and emotional journey. Expands the field considerably, as midrash--Jewish lore--allows emphasis on empathy. An exploration of some of the finest minds (and hearts) into a new chapter of Jewish bioethics."
--Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler, author, Facing Illness, Finding God: How Judaism Can Help You and Caregivers Cope When Body or Spirit Fails

"A synergistic interplay of simultaneously personal and scholarly reflections from an international group of seasoned, intelligent, caring voices. Perusing this rich compilation of fresh source material and nuanced insights is like joining a leading-edge conversation--or at least like sitting within a couple of rows of the lively, collaborative roundtable."
--Rabbi Natan Fenner, BCC, founding editor, Bay Area Jewish Healing Center's Torah Reflections

"Explores a wide range of thought about how we use language, image and story to make meaning in the midst of illness, aging, healing and caregiving."
--Rabbi Nancy Flam, codirector of programs, Institute for Jewish Spirituality

"Presents inspiring and beautifully crafted essays and stories on subjects that touch all realms of the human condition--the physical, the emotional, the mental and the spiritual. This powerful book provides the opportunity to engage in the extraordinary Jewish tradition of story making, interpreting and reframing to bring meaning and wholeness into our lives."
--Sharona Silverman, MPH, director, Deutsch Family Shalom Center, Temple Chai (Phoenix)

About the Author:

Rabbi William Cutter, PhD, is emeritus professor of Hebrew literature and human relations at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, with which he has been affiliated for over fifty years. He is editor of Healing and the Jewish Imagination: Spiritual and Practical Perspectives on Judaism and Health (Jewish Lights). He has published widely on health and healing.
Michele F. Prince, LCSW, MAJCS, is the director of the Kalsman Institute on Judaism and Health of Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. She is a licensed clinical social worker specializing in oncology and is co-founder of the Los Angeles Jewish Bereavement Project.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jewish Lights
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1580234283
• ISBN 13: 9781580234283
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352