{"product_id":"healing-from-despair-choosing-wholeness-in-a-broken-world-9781580234368","title":"Healing from Despair: Choosing Wholeness in a Broken World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe suffering that brings you to despair and even desperation can--with healing--become a source of hope, purpose and blessing. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAre you: \u003cbr\u003eFeeling anxious? \u003cbr\u003eFeeling depressed because of the loss of health, a relationship or a job? \u003cbr\u003eGrieving the loss of a loved one? \u003cbr\u003eGrieving loss by a suicide? \u003cbr\u003eFeeling hopeless? \u003cbr\u003eConcerned about a friend who has suicidal thoughts? \u003cp\u003eThis wise and helpful guide explores the nature of personal suffering and brokenness and the potential for personal crisis as a source of strength and renewal instead of despair and death. Examining the personal journeys of biblical and historical figures such as Moses, Maimonides, Abraham Lincoln and Martin Buber--as well as the author's own personal experience with despair--it looks at brokenness as an inescapable element of the human condition. It traces the path of suffering from despair to depression to desperation to the turning point--healing--when first-hand knowledge of suffering can be transformed into blessing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpitz, Elie Kaplan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Elie Kaplan Spitz\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cem\u003eHealing from Despair: \u003c\/em\u003eChoosing Wholeness in a Broken World\u003c\/em\u003e and\u003cem\u003e Does the Soul Survive? A Jewish Journey to Belief in Afterlife, Past Lives \u0026amp; Living with Purpose \u003c\/em\u003e(both Jewish Lights). A spiritual leader and scholar specializing in topics of spirituality and Judaism, he teaches, writes and speaks to a wide range of audiences. He has served as the rabbi of Congregation B'nai Israel in Tustin, California, for more than a decade and is a member of the Rabbinical Assembly Committee of Law and Standards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTaylor, Erica Shapiro:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eErica Shapiro Taylor\u003c\/strong\u003e is a volunteer with Tarbut V'Torah Day School and a court appointed special advocate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwerski, Abraham J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD\u003c\/strong\u003e, a psychiatrist, rabbi and frequent lecturer on a broad range of topics including spirituality and self-esteem, is author of over fifty books, including \u003cem\u003eHappiness and the Human Spirit: The Spirituality of Becoming the Best You Can Be\u003c\/em\u003e;\u003cem\u003e A Formula for Proper Living: Practical Lessons from Life and Torah\u003c\/em\u003e (both Jewish Lights); \u003cem\u003eWaking Up Just in Time\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Spiritual Self \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Getting Up When You're Down.\u003c\/em\u003e He is the founder and medical director emeritus of Gateway Rehabilitation Center. For more information, visit www.abrahamtwerski.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jewish Lights Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50357109162258,"sku":"9781580234368","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6cf18fd9-821b-497d-910a-7536db8b11a5.jpg?v=1728317599","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/healing-from-despair-choosing-wholeness-in-a-broken-world-9781580234368","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}