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The broken and the whole : discovering joy after heartbreak : lessons from a life of faith / Charles S. Sherman.

LIBRA BM755.S5215 A3 2014
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Sherman, Charles S., 1945- author.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sherman, Charles S., 1945-.
Sherman, Charles S.
Rabbis--New York (State)--Syracuse--Biography.
Rabbis.
Providence and government of God--Judaism.
Providence and government of God.
Suffering.
Faith.
Joy--Religious aspects--Judaism.
Joy.
Parents of children with disabilities.
New York (State)--Syracuse.
Genre:
Biographies.
Autobiographies.
Physical Description:
ix, 208 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
Edition:
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Other Title:
Discovering joy after heartbreak
Place of Publication:
New York : Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2014.
Summary:
"A wise, uplifting memoir about a rabbi's search for understanding and his discovery of hope and joy after his young son suffered a catastrophic brain-stem stroke that left him a quadriplegic and dependent on a ventilator for each breath."--Amazon.com.
Contents:
Normal 1
Perseverance 17
Optimism 31
Faith 47
Anger 59
Regret 75
Time 85
Acts of Loving-kindness 95
Connection 109
Personhood 125
Communication 141
Marriage 159
Gratitude 171
Joy 185.
ISBN:
1451656165
9781451656169
9781451656244
1451656246
OCLC:
852226329
Publisher Number:
99957672865

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