Overcoming Life's Disappointments - by Harold S Kushner (Paperback)

About the Book

Rabbi Kushner ("When Bad Things Happen to Good People") shows readers how to overcome the common difficulties of life by turning usefully to the life of Moses. He explains how to weather the disillusionment of dreams unfulfilled, the pain of being fired, and other disappointments in life.

Book Synopsis

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "No human relationship is without betrayal, irritation and annoyance, but Kushner makes clear that it's what we do about such obstacles that matter" (Los Angeles Times Book Review) in this best-selling guide to being your best self, even when things don't turn out as you'd hoped.

The beloved author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People, Rabbi Harold S. Kushner here turns to the experience of Moses to find the requisite lessons of strength and faith--the lessons that teach us how to overcome the disappointments that life inherently brings. We can learn how to meet all disappointments with faith in ourselves and the future, and how to respond to heartbreak--how to weather the disillusionment of dreams unfulfilled, the pain of a lost job, divorce or abandonment, illness, and more--with understanding rather than bitterness and despair. With Kushner's signature warmth, Overcoming Life's Disappointments is a book of spiritual wisdom--as practical as it is inspiring.

Review Quotes

"No human relationship is without betrayal, irritation and annoyance, but Kushner makes clear that it's what we do about such obstacles that matter."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Compassionate and wise, Rabbi Kushner is a master of the story that heals."--Deborah Tannen, author of You're Wearing That?: Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation

"An articulate, no-nonsense treatise.... A readably inspirational homily leavened with subtle humor.... Kushner's book can serve to fortify us in times of loss and frustration."--The Jerusalem Report

About the Author

HAROLD S. KUSHNER was rabbi laureate of Temple Israel in Natick, Massachusetts, having long served that congregation. The author of more than a dozen books on coping with life's challenges, he is best known as the author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People. He died in 2023.