To Walk in God's Ways: Jewish Pastoral Perspectives on Illness and BereavementJ. Aronson, 1995 - 214 pages This volume includes extensive source material from classic Jewish texts (Tanakh, Talmud, Midrash, commentaries, codes of Jewish law, and responsa) and modern rabbinic scholars on illness and grief, as well as gleanings from contemporary psychology, material from protestant traditions, and the clinical experiences of the author, who develops specific roles for the rabbi that include pastoral manager, teacher, exemplar in empathy or doctor of soul, |
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... individuals , includ- ing those who are called up for the Torah reading , those who make donations to the synagogue or other worthy causes , bar and bat mitzvah celebrants , wedding celebrants , the recipients of circumci- sions and ...
... individuals , includ- ing those who are called up for the Torah reading , those who make donations to the synagogue or other worthy causes , bar and bat mitzvah celebrants , wedding celebrants , the recipients of circumci- sions and ...
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... individuals to whom people came for legal decisions as well as the individuals who enforced those decisions . Maimonides requires those qualified for the position to be " wise , understanding sages , outstanding .... " This role still ...
... individuals to whom people came for legal decisions as well as the individuals who enforced those decisions . Maimonides requires those qualified for the position to be " wise , understanding sages , outstanding .... " This role still ...
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... individual . In addition , some effort as pastoral manager might be helpful in facilitating the patient's religious ... individuals by connecting them to the living community . In addi- tion , many within this category are attached to ...
... individual . In addition , some effort as pastoral manager might be helpful in facilitating the patient's religious ... individuals by connecting them to the living community . In addi- tion , many within this category are attached to ...
Contents
Roots for Visiting the Sick | 15 |
Bikur Holim from Rabbinic Sources | 21 |
Specific Issues in Bikur Holim | 31 |
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