Jewish Pastoral Care

This comprehensive volume is the essential reference for rabbis, cantors, and laypeople who are called to spiritually accompany those encountering joy, sorrow, and change. Updated and expanded in this new edition, this groundbreaking handbook draws upon both Jewish tradition and the classical foundations of pastoral care to provide invaluable guidance. Offering insight on pastoral care technique, theory, and theological implications, the contributors are innovators in their fields, and represent all four contemporary Jewish movements. New topics for this edition include: ? Boundaries and Ethics of Pastoral Care ? Accompanying People Who Are Mentally Ill ?Divorce and Jewish Pastoral Care ? Using Texts and Teachings in Jewish Pastoral Care A vital reference for Jewish and non-Jewish professionals and other caregivers, this is the definitive handbook for counseling with an understanding of Judaism and Jewish tradition.