num_pages: 288
description: Suicide, anorexia, drug addiction, teens at the series of challenges in Jewish life today could never have been imagined in previous generations. The Jewish community faces threats to its health, security, even sanity, unfathomable ten years ago. However, until rather recently, these difficult challenges have not been addressed. Instead the silence deepened and those struggling with these issues did so alone. Few people have been willing to publicly discuss these complex problems. One man, however, has begun to speak out. He is a modest Brooklyn pulpit rabbi named Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser and he speaks to standing-room-only crowds in the traditional communities of New York City. He also travels extensively around the world. From Birmingham, Alabama to San Antonio, Texas, from South Africa to the Balkans, Rabbi Goldwasser has traversed the globe, speaking to and inspiring Jews of diverse backgrounds. In his travels he has met Jews from every walk of life and they've shared their stories with him. Parents in Great Britain struggling to save their son from a cult. A young couple in New York City deals with the possibility that their unborn child will be born with serious problems. A man in Prague tries to overcome a lifetime of loneliness. Wheelchair-bound teenagers long to be part of a weekend religious event. A Jewish school in Sarajevo conducts classes while war rages around them. Prisoners in a New York high security penitentiary are thrilled to hear live music, sing songs and feel part of the Jewish community again. In this extraordinary new book, Rabbi Goldwasser eloquently recounts these heart wrenching encounters with people in crisis. He shares with us some of the more fascinating and inspiring stories-stories that teach about compassion, human resilience and the power of faith. "
language: English
title: Living on the Edge: Stories of Inspiration
titlecomplete: Living on the Edge: Stories of Inspiration
ratings_count: 2
publisher: Judaica Pr