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The Hadassah Jewish family book of health and wellness
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San Francisco, CA : Jossey-Bass, 2006
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9780787980719

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Summary

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The Jewish people have special concerns, approaches, and attitudes about health and wellness, due in part to certain illnesses known as Jewish genetic diseases, such as Tay-Sachs, Niemann-Pick, Gaucher, and others. Beyond these genetic diseases, however, the entire range of topics and issues related to health and wellness has long been of great interest to the religious and secular Jewish community. Jewish tradition has developed many special approaches to health and health-related issues, based on the hallowed traditions and precepts found in the Torah, its commentaries, and the vast literature written by rabbinic authorities throughout the centuries. Similarly Jewish secular culture has developed many special attitudes and approaches to the issues in this book regarding women s health, nutrition, raising children, caregiving, and other special issues.

The Hadassah Jewish Family Book of Health and Wellness, written in collaboration with Hadassah: The Women s Zionist Organization of America, known throughout the world for its leadership as a major force in health research and education, provides a much-needed resource and guide to physical health and spiritual issues that are of concern to Jewish families.


Author Notes

Robin Ely Berman , M.D., is founder, president, CEO, and medical director of the National Gaucher Foundation. She has been a pioneer in her work with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in researching and treating Jewish diseases, and also runs the Center for Integrative Medicine in Rockville, Maryland.

Arthur Kurzweil is a writer and teacher, and serves as publisher at Parabola magazine. He is the editor of Best Jewish Writing 2003, and author of From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Family History and On the Road with Rabbi Steinsaltz, all from Jossey-Bass.

Dale Liebson Mintz , MPA, CHES, is Hadassah′s founding National Director of Women′s Health and Advocacy and an expert of long standing in the field of health and wellness. She has spoken on doctor-patient communication, the sandwich generation, and many other topics to Jewish and secular audiences. She communicates her knowledge and passion to her audiences with enthusiasm to motivate them to take action on their own and their family′s behalf.


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Library Journal Review

World-renowned for its interest in healthcare, Hadassah: The Women's Zionist Organization of America has attached its name to this work by Berman (founder, president, CEO, & medical director, National Gaucher Fdn.), Arthur Kurzweil (publisher, Parabola magazine), and Dale L. Mintz (national director of women's health, Hadassah), which attempts to address both the physical and the spiritual care of Jewish families. Individual essays by healthcare professionals, spiritual leaders, and academicians delve into Jewish thought behind today's health and wellness issues, including sexuality, food and diet, and mental health. This foray into consumer health has its heart in the right place but might be slightly misleading. The essays are engaging and informative but not always practically useful; some are highly academic. For example, one essay discusses whether smoking is kosher but does not address how to quit. Public libraries with consumer health collections should not bypass this work, but it may not be the practical self-help book many patrons are seeking. Appropriate for larger synagogue libraries as well.-Rachel M. Minkin, Graduate Theological Union Lib., Berkeley, CA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.


Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. xi
Introduction: Why a Hadassah Jewish Family Health Book?p. xv
Part 1 Health in the Jewish Tradition
Hadassah's Commitment: Jewish Perspective on Healthp. 3
The Jewish Way of Healingp. 6
Ten Jewish Psychological Insightsp. 11
Why Are So Many Hospitals Named After Mount Sinai?p. 20
The Healing Path of Jewish Tradition Is Entering Upon an Awakeningp. 25
Part 2 Taking Care of the Body
Whose Body Is It Anyway?p. 31
Jewish Stress Managementp. 37
Nurturing the Nurturer: Be Good to Yourselfp. 41
The People of the Treadmillp. 44
Finally, Kosher Yogap. 48
Special Focus: Specific Health Care Issuesp. 53
How to Talk to Your Doctor: An Rx for M.D. Visitsp. 54
Women and Heart Diseasep. 56
Take Control of Your Heart's Healthp. 60
Stress and Heart Diseasep. 70
Menopause and Hormonesp. 73
Part 3 Nutrition
You Are What You Eatp. 79
Making Your Kitchen Healthy: Food, Halakhah, and Hygienep. 84
Vegetarianism and Judaism: Frequently Asked Questionsp. 87
Tips on Fastingp. 107
Special Focus: Health Habits for Kidsp. 111
Children and Exercise: A Lifelong Habit Starts Youngp. 112
Healthy Children Today, Healthy Adults Tomorrow: A Formula for Heart Healthp. 115
Part 4 Jewish Genetic Diseases
Genetic Diseases Among Individuals of Ashkenazi Jewish Heritagep. 121
Therefore Choose Lifep. 124
Testing Genetic Tests for Jewish Valuesp. 127
Ethics and Genetic Testingp. 135
Hadassah Policy Statement on Genetic Testingp. 138
Special Focus: Specific Genetic Conditionsp. 143
Gaucher's Disease, Type 1p. 144
Living with Gaucher's Disease: A Guide for Patients, Parents, Relatives, and Friendsp. 146
Hadassah Saved My Daughterp. 164
Niemann-Pick Disease, Type Ap. 168
Information from the National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation, Inc.p. 170
Tay-Sachs Diseasep. 180
Crohn's Diseasep. 182
Canavan's Diseasep. 184
Bloom's Syndromep. 186
Part 5 Raising Our Children
Infant and Child Carep. 191
Some Answers from a Mohelp. 206
Breast-Feeding: Insights from the Torah and Sagesp. 212
Breast-Feeding Questions and Answersp. 216
Turning Your Kid into a Menschp. 220
Special Focus: Infertilityp. 223
Infertility and the Jewish Couplep. 224
Assisted Reproduction in Judaismp. 229
Part 6 Caregiving
The Physician's Daily Prayerp. 239
The Many Worlds of Family Caregiversp. 242
Honoring the Elderlyp. 246
Ten Guiding Principles of Long-Term Health Care Planningp. 249
On the Quest for Resources: A Guide for Caregivers and Professionalsp. 258
A Crisis of Caregiving, a Crisis of Faithp. 264
Special Focus: Hospice Carep. 273
What Is Hospice?p. 274
Frequently Asked Questions About Hospice Carep. 276
Hadassah Hospital Kay Hospice for the Terminally Illp. 278
Myths and Facts About Hospice, Pain, and Dyingp. 281
Part 7 Visiting the Sick
Bikkur Cholim: Visiting the Sickp. 289
What to Say When Visiting the Illp. 301
Jewish Folk Traditions That You Can Usep. 303
Part 8 Prayer and Meditation in Practice
Eight Possible Ways in Which Prayer May "Work"p. 309
Healing at Bedtime: The Traditional Kriat Sh'map. 310
The Lubavitcher Rebbe on Health and Healingp. 313
Meditationp. 319
What Is Reiki, and Is It "Jewish"?p. 323
Part 9 Keeping Healthy in a Changing World
The Challenges of Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle in Today's Societyp. 327
Alternative Versus Complementary: What's the Difference?p. 330
Special Focus: Medical Researchp. 335
Clinical Trials: The Way We Make Progress Against Cancerp. 336
Judaism and Stem Cell Researchp. 339
Stem Cell Research in Jewish Lawp. 345
Part 10 Organ Donation
Judaism and Organ Donationp. 363
The Gift of Lifep. 365
The Myth of Organ Donationp. 368
Tradition, Transcendence, and Transplantationp. 372
Jews and Organ Donations: All Take and No Give?p. 377
When Is Death?p. 384
Coordinating Mitzvah and Miraclep. 388
Part 11 Jewish Views on AIDS, Smoking, Abortion, and Eating Disorders
AIDS: The Basics from the Jewish AIDS Trustp. 395
AIDS: A Jewish Perspectivep. 404
Smoking: Is It Kosher?p. 410
Smoking: The Rabbinical Council of America Roundtable's Proposalp. 413
Smoking: A Jewish Perspectivep. 423
Abortion: What Jewish Law Saysp. 428
Abortion: The Controversy over Jewish Religious Rights and Responsibilitiesp. 432
Eating Disorders: Perceptions and Perspectives in Jewish Life Todayp. 437
Eating Disorders: The Jewish Community's Perspectivep. 444
Eating Disorders: Six Ways to Boost Girls' Self-Esteemp. 447
Eating Disorders: A Young Woman's Storyp. 450
A Note from the Editorsp. 455
About Hadassahp. 457
The Editors and Contributorsp. 461
Creditsp. 483
Indexp. 493