The Hadassah Jewish family book of health and wellness / Robin E. Berman, Arthur Kurzweil, Dale L. Mintz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Berman, Robin E., 1950-

Contributor:

Kurzweil, Arthur.

Mintz, Dale L., 1944-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Health.

Medicine--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Medicine.

Healing--Religious aspects--Judaism.

Healing.

Medical laws and legislation (Jewish law).

Medical ethics.

Jewish ethics.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 503 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, [2006]

Summary:

A guide to physical and mental health issues unique to Jewish families

This unique book offers an essential reference to Jewish family health, providing highly practical, user-friendly information and advice. Written by the top medical experts in the field, the book includes topics such as attitudes towards health in the Jewish tradition, the crucial issues of Jewish genetic diseases, healing and spirituality, marriage and family, sexuality, special Jewish women' s issues, food and diet, emotional and mental health, exercise, and other issues.

Dr. Robin E. Berman, MD (Washington, D.C.), is founder, President, CEO, and Medical Director of the National Gaucher Foundation. Arthur Kurzweil (New York, NY) is one of the most respected writers, teachers, and publishers in the field of Jewish interest. Dale L. Mintz, MPA, CHES (Rye, NY), is Hadassah' s National Director of Women' s Health.

Contents:

Health in the Jewish tradition

Taking care of the body

Nutrition

Jewish genetic diseases

Raising our children

Caregiving

Visiting the sick

Prayer and meditation in practice

Keeping healthy in a changing world

Organ donation

Jewish views on AIDS, smoking, abortion, and eating disorders.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0787980714

OCLC:

61758654

Publisher Number:

9780787980719