Living with Loss, Healing with Hope by Earl A. Grollman - ISBN: 9780807028131
Paperback
Occasionally quoting from sacred texts as well as Jewish writers and philosophers, this book illuminates Judaism’s powerful recognition of the trauma of grief and of the mourner’s responsibility eventually to return to the rhythm of life.

Living with Loss, Healing with Hope

A Jewish Perspective

  • Paperback

    120 pages

  • Release Date

    1 September 2018

Summary

Earl Grollman’s Living When a Loved One Has Died has brought comfort to more than 250,000 readers. In Living with Loss, Healing with Hope, Grollman speaks directly to mourners of the Jewish faith. By weaving quotations from Jewish writers and philosophers into his comforting and expert prose, Grollman guides readers through the journey of mourning, healing, and hope.A colleague of Grollman’s once told him, “Earl, I am not a member of your faith, but if I wanted the soundest emotional and spir…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780807028131
ISBN-10:0807028134
Author:Earl A. Grollman
Publisher:Beacon Press
Imprint:Beacon Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:120
Release Date:1 September 2018
Weight:147g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 12mm
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Earl Grollman is still the master of consolation. Every word of this little book is a polished jewel. –Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

“Rabbi Grollman has been an unfailing source of wisdom for many years. Now, in his latest book, he crowns his work with profound insight, with simplicity, beauty, and compassion. Living with Loss, Healing with Hope is an invaluable resource for mourners… . I cannot recommend it highly enough.” –Rabbi Chaim Stern, editor of Gates of Repentance

“In this unique volume, Earl Grollman provides mourners with specific Jewish guideposts to move them from grief and despair to measure relief and hope. His insights will help readers to reshape their lives.” –Paul Menitoff, executive vice president, Central Conference of American Rabbis

“Rabbi Grollman’s… . book is a comfort to those still in the throngs of loss-to the person whose mind travels like a butterfly, flitting between memories, navigating diverse emotions… . it feeds the heart and soul.” –The Jewish Chronicle of Pittsburgh

“In this slim volume, Rabbi Grollman, a prolific writer and sage bereavement counselor, offers the essence of Jewish wisdom concerning the death of loved ones.” –Moment

About The Author

Earl A. Grollman

Rabbi Earl A. Grollman is an internationally recognized bereavement counselor who has been named Hero of the Heartland and given the Distinguished Human Service Award from Yeshiva University. He lives in Belmont, Massachusetts.

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