When words fail
Subtitle: a religious response to undeserved hurt
By: Sholom Stern.
Publisher: Jason Aronson; Jason Aronson, Inc.
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Northvale, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
Subjects: Stern, Sholom.; Pastoral counseling (Judaism); Loneliness -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.; Consolation (Judaism); Suffering -- Religious aspects -- Judaism.
Description: "Rabbi Stern demonstrates that the Jewish tradition and the classical teachings of Judaism as reflected in biblical and rabbinic literature, as well as in the legal codes and hasidic literature, contain insights into human nature anticipating those popularized by today's behavioral scientists.

Themes such as loneliness, companionship, comfort, listening, silence, nonverbal communications, responding to tragedy, and reconciling ourselves with a God who appears at times to be deaf to our cries are discussed, with an emphasis on how traditional Jewish sources have treated these important issues."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-227) and index.