Jewish relational care A-Z : we are our other's keeper / Jack H. Bloom, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bloom, Jack H, 1932-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social service--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Social service.

Caring--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Caring.

Helping behavior--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Helping behavior.

Spiritual life--Judaism.

Spiritual life.

Caregivers--Religious life.

Caregivers.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 453 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Haworth Press, [2006]

Summary:

Self-Relations, a powerful framework for doing respectful and humane caregiving for oneself and for others, is here brought into relationship with Jewish thought. Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper is an extensive resource for caregiving tools and approaches. Using Jewish tradition and Self-Relations as take-off points, experts from many fields provide insightful perspectives and effective strategies for caregiving.

Though taught otherwise, you are not a Self. You and those you care for, are each a relationship among "selves." Relationship is the basic psychological and religious unit! This book is an invaluable resource for any caregiver whose affirmations include that each human being is a [Breath-taking left and right double arrow Model of Divinity].

Contents:

Premises of Jewish relational care / Jack H. Bloom

Language as a relational tool : using your mouth with your head? / Jack H. Bloom

Taking care of ourselves : it's about time! / David J. Zucker

Managing compassion fatigue / David J. Stern

Maintaining balance : the Kabbalah as a resource / Susan Gulack

The muse of visiting / David J. Zucker, Bonita E. Taylor

The muse of silence / Jeffery M. Silberman

The muse of relational listening / Samuel Chiel

The muse of music and song / Shira Stern

The muse of chanting / Bonita E. Taylor

The muse of creative ritual for relational healing / Marcia Cohn Spiegel

The muse of spontaneous prayer for all : the [Tzelem N'shamah] relationships / Charles P. Rabinowitz

Caring for the non-Jews within our community / Gordon M. Freeman, Stuart Kelman

Caring for non-Jews outside our community / Judith B. Edelstein

What we gentiles need in Jewish relational care : a minister's perspective / Richard L. Rush

Caring for and supporting those going through divorce / Judith Levitan

When a pregnancy is unwelcome / Bonnie Margulis, Douglas Maben

Caring for those whose sexual orientation and gender identity vary / Nancy H. Wiener

Relating to and caring for those who don't care about you / Steven Bayar

Blessing those we have trouble blessing / Jack H. Bloom

A story of brokenness and healing : The relationship of rabbi and congregant / Rena Halpern Kieval, Dan Ornstein

T'shuvah in sexual violations with direct implications for other situations : relational care for those who have sinned and wish to "return" / Jack H. Bloom

Jewish relational thinking and a difficult text / Jack H. Bloom

Jewish relational care with healthy aging / Richard F. Address

Jewish relational care and retired clergy / Jack H. Bloom

There and back again, journey into the "death zone" : Jewish relational care and disabilities / Judith Z. Abrams

When the rabbi needs care / Andrew R. Sklarz

Caring for those violated by child sexual abuse and incest / Rachel Lev

Relating gently and wisely with the cognitively impaired / Cary Kozberg

Caring for the mentally ill / Judith Brazen

Caring for the institutionalized developmentally disabled / Bernie Robinson

Relating to the sick and dying / Steven Moss

The Vidui : Jewish relational care for the final moments of life / Alison Jordan, Stuart Kelman

Jewish relational care with the grieving / Mel Glazer.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0789027054

0789027062

OCLC:

60360398

Publisher Number:

9780789027054

9780789027061