Rabbi Gershon Schusterman knew all the textbook answers when comforting bereaved community members who asked him, "Where is God? If God is loving, how could this happen?" But when the rabbi's young wife died suddenly, leaving him a 38-year-old widower with eleven children to raise, he found himself reeling.
His personal quest for answers to these timeless questions led him to a deeper exploration of Judaism's teachings about how to cope with and transcend tragedy, teachings that have provided comfort and understanding to millions of people throughout the generations.
Written for anyone who has endured devastating loss, this wise and sensitive guide will help you:
* Work through your grief while not becoming stuck in grief Grow toward a hopeful, future oriented perspective because life is meant to be lived
* Realize that the soul lives eternally on a higher plane
* Develop a personal relationship with God that opens a channel for both challenging communication as well as comforting resolution
This is a book for all times and for people of all faiths―or even no faith at all. It is a book about moving from darkness to light, toward God, and ultimately toward hope.
"The introduction ends with an invitation to the reader to take the author's hand. That hand is palpable throughout the book as he steers the reader through deep questions about why evil exists, why Jews believe in God and how to deal with adversity. After finishing the book, I re-read the afterward. It might have been designed as a pull-out section for people who have lived through tragedy to keep handy. This book has value for orthodox Jews, secular Jews and non-Jews. I recommend it highly."
