Living With Loss, Healing With Hope [Hardcover]

Earl A. Grollman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 3, 2000

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 spiritual approach to death, I would be a Jew." Occasionally quoting from sacred texts as well as Jewish writers and philosophers, Living with Loss, Healing with Hope illuminates Judaism's powerful recognition of the trauma of grief and of the mourner's responsibility eventually to return to the rhythm of life. In a brief final section, the author guides readers through Jewish funeral observances, Shiva, and beyond, and reminds all that these symbolic customs are "about change-remembrance, letting go, and moving on."

Editorial Reviews

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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 --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

About the Author

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, among countless other awards. He is author of the best-selling Living When a Loved One Has Died (Beacon / 08070-2719-7), among many other books, and articles about him and his work have appeared in USA Today, Harper's, Reader's Digest, Ann Landers, People, and in virtually every major American daily. He lives in Belmont, Massachusetts.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Beacon Press; 1St Edition edition (November 3, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0807028126
• ISBN-13: 978-0807028124
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,367,901 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Dr. Earl A. Grollman, a pioneer in the field of crisis intervention, was rabbi of the Beth El Temple Center in Belmont, Massachusetts, for thirty-six years. A certified death educator and counselor, he was cited as "Hero of The Heartland" for his work with the families and volunteers of the Oklahoma City bombing. Dr. Grollman has spoken at many colleges, clergy institutes, seminaries, physicians' forums, and hospital nursing associations, and has addressed many support groups, such as Compassionate Friends, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and Widows Personal Services. He has also appeared on national television and radio, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Children's Journal, All Things Considered, and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. Recently, he was featured on National Public Radio's End of Life series in the roundtable discussion on grief and bereavement.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Written for those who grieve with little energy to spare for daily living, May 28, 2007

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Rosemarie S. Perry (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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Rabbi Grollman "gets" it. He understands the reality of the grief process. His affirmations of these feelings written in such simple and profound language, only a few sentences on a page, are for those of us with little energy to read a tome. It is comforting to read, "Grief takes time, and patience, and courage." This book is to be read and reread as the journey of grief continues to become a part of the daily lives of those of us who have lost loved ones. Highly recommended.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and to the point, April 27, 2011

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Rabbi Grollman has written the perfect book for anyone going through a time of loss. Being a widow myself I know that it is very difficult to concentrate after the loss and therefore get the help needed from books. Rabbi Grollman has put together a book that is very precise, to the point and written in small sections that are easy to digest. I purchased this book and also one of his other books, Living When A Loved One Has Died, for my cousin who recently lost her husband very suddenly. These books are a tremendous help to her and her children as well as myself. I find myself rereading and referring to his books periodically on this long journey of widowhood. I would highly recommend Rabbi Grollman's books to anyone grieving.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THANKS!, June 5, 2009

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I bought this book for my mom for mother's day. she hasn't read it yet but received book in a very timely manner.