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Highlights
- Shows how wholeness can be found in the midst of separation and divorce.
- Benjamin Franklin Award (Self-Help/Psychology) 2003 3rd Winner
- Author(s): Perry Netter
- 210 Pages
- Religion + Beliefs, Judaism
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About the Book
Shows how wholeness can be found in the midst of separation and divorce. With a title drawn from the words of 11th-century biblical commentator Rashi, Divorce Is a Mitzvah provides practical wisdom, information and strength from a Jewish perspective.Book Synopsis
Shows how wholeness can be found in the midst of separation and divorce. With a title drawn from the words of 11th-century biblical commentator Rashi, Divorce Is a Mitzvah provides practical wisdom, information and strength from a Jewish perspective.Review Quotes
"A rich resource for Jews seeking wisdom as they face divorce. Skillfully draws upon Jewish tradition to point the way to a path of holiness and hope amidst divorce's painful terrain of sadness, anger and confusion."
-Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, editor, Jewish Pastoral Care: A Practical Handbook from Traditional and Contemporary Sources; director, Geriatric Chaplaincy Program, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
"A highly readable explanation of the cycle of love, marriage and divorce, drawing on Judaic sources, psychology, true stories and personal experience. Reveals great truths and can enhance a stable marriage, help a marriage in crisis, and facilitate divorce if needed."
-Rabbi Levi Meier, PhD, chaplain, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center; clinical psychologist; author, Ancient Secrets: Using the Stories of the Bible to Improve Our Everyday Lives
"A unique, perceptive and constructive book about divorce. Any Jewish divorcing couple will find the wisdom and guidance in this book a great help."
-E. M. Hetherington, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia; author, For Better or for Worse: Divorce Reconsidered