Illness and Health in the Jewish Tradition: Writings from the Bible to TodayDavid L. Freeman (M.D.), Judith Z. Abrams Jewish Publication Society, 1999 - 291 pages An anthology of traditional and modern Jewish writings--poems, stories, essays, prayers, and inspirational passages--on illness and healing from the biblical times to the present. Contributors include scholars, rabbis, poets and fiction writers, caregivers and medical professionals, storytellers, liturgists, and survivors of illness. |
Contents
Part I | 1 |
Introduction | 2 |
Davids RecoveryBible | 3 |
Study TorahTalmud | 4 |
The Remedy of Trusting GodHasidic Lore | 9 |
Strengths in the SoulAdin Steinsaltz | 10 |
Sustaining WorkHasidic Lore | 11 |
And YetKadya Molodowsky | 12 |
Part IV | 127 |
Introduction | 128 |
Wellness and Holiness in the BibleCarol Meyers | 129 |
The Comfort of MusicBible | 133 |
Asas TransgressionBible | 134 |
Herbs Baths and DevilsJosephus | 135 |
Solomons WisdomJosephus | 137 |
No Healing in ShrinesTalmud | 138 |
Praying TogetherSholem Asch | 13 |
Love Work and CompassionHirshel Jaffe | 23 |
The Will to LiveMax Lerner | 36 |
Learning and HelpingWilliam Cutter | 43 |
ChoosingViktor Frankl | 48 |
Part II | 55 |
Introduction | 56 |
Following Gods IntentionsBible | 57 |
Sarah Is RewardedBible | 59 |
God Makes Israel Sick and Then Well AgainBible | 60 |
We Suffer for Others Bible | 62 |
God This Is More Than I Can BearBible | 64 |
Is It Fair?Bible | 66 |
Suffering and CompassionTalmud | 69 |
Was It from Sin?Talmud | 70 |
Reviewing LifeZohar | 71 |
Illness and GuiltSholom Aleichem | 73 |
Reaching Out for HealingRachel Cowan | 79 |
The Empowering ForceMordecai M Kaplan | 81 |
God Is in CaringHarold S Kushner | 82 |
To Meet the TestEsther GoshenGottstein | 84 |
Act of SacrificeLeslie What | 87 |
That I May Do Great ThingsAnonymous | 90 |
The Meaning of TranscendenceEric J Cassell | 91 |
Part III | 95 |
Introduction | 96 |
O God Pray Heal HerBible | 98 |
The Lord Is My ShepherdBible | 100 |
O Lord Do Not Punish MeBible | 101 |
May the One Who BlessedPrayer Book | 102 |
Hannahs PrayerBible | 104 |
My Soul MeditatesDead Sea Scrolls | 105 |
To Give ThanksTalmud | 107 |
Prayer for the SickPrayer Book | 108 |
King Davids PrayerZohar | 109 |
Confession by the Gravely IllVidui | 110 |
Two Blessings for HealingMarcia Falk | 111 |
A Mothers PrayerChava Weissler | 112 |
The Etrog Chava Weissler | 113 |
Prayer for Those Having Difficulty Conceiving Nina Beth Cardin | 114 |
Prayer after a Miscarriage or Stillbirth Sandy Eisenberg Sasso | 115 |
Mikvah Ceremony for LauraLaura Levitt and Sue Ann Wasserman | 116 |
A Fertility RitualPenina V Adelman | 118 |
After a MiscarriageVicki Hollander | 122 |
To Relax SpirituallyEarl A Grollman | 124 |
Incantations to Heal the SickJulius Preuss | 139 |
Permission to Physician to HealTalmud and Midrash | 142 |
Physicians OathAsaph | 143 |
The Good PhysicianIsaac Israeli | 146 |
Rambam the PhysicianMaimonides | 147 |
King Francis and the Converso PhysicianStory | 149 |
The Art of HealingDavid B Ruderman | 151 |
Physicians OathAmato Lusitanus | 158 |
Prayer of MaimonidesMarcus Herz | 159 |
Laws of the PhysicianShulḥan Arukh | 161 |
Satires on PhysiciansHarry Friedenwald | 162 |
Principles of Administration of the Hospital HaRav Y Halberstam | 165 |
Studies of Jewish Physicians in the Warsaw Ghetto Israel Milejkowski | 166 |
The Sacredness of Human LifeShimon M Glick | 169 |
Part V | 175 |
Introduction | 176 |
Solomon Overcomes the Devils Testament of Solomon | 177 |
Rabbinic RemediesTalmud | 178 |
Samuel the HealerSageTalmud | 179 |
Adding a NameHasidic Tale | 180 |
Rabbi Sofer Visits the SickAaron Levine | 182 |
An Authentic EncounterLevi Meier | 183 |
Is the Rabbi a Psychotherapist? Roland B Gittlesohn | 187 |
A Memoir of a Hospital VisitJames Rudin | 191 |
How to Pray in the HospitalJoseph S Ozarowski | 199 |
AcceptanceSidney Greenberg | 202 |
Death at Its TurningWilliam Cutter | 203 |
Part VI | 207 |
Introduction | 208 |
Illness and ShabbatTalmud | 209 |
One Cant Heal OneselfTalmud and Midrash | 210 |
Visiting Healing and LoveMidrash | 211 |
Our Obligation to Visit the SickTalmud | 212 |
Without MeasureTalmud | 214 |
Laws of Visiting the SickShulḥan Arukh | 215 |
Learning to Cheer the SickRachel Cowan | 216 |
The Last MomentsM Rema | 218 |
SuicideL Sefer Hasidim | 219 |
Filial ResponsibilityLevi Meier | 223 |
The Healers FeesTalmud | 228 |
The Jewish PatientFred Rosner | 229 |
The Patient as a PersonAbraham J Heschel | 231 |
The Doctor in the PatientHarold Shulweis | 243 |
Common terms and phrases
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