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Scattered throughout many "kabbalistic" and "Hasidic" texts are numerous teaching stories with reincarnation as their central theme. In order to make the stories understandable to the modern reader, this work includes explanations of cultural and religious details in each tale. It contains both classical and contemporary tales.

The author writes: 'Rabbi Avraham Yitzhak HaCohen Kook (5635-5695/1865-1935) was one of the greatest Jewish leaders of recent history. He was steeped in Jewish knowledge of all kinds, a master of halacha, Talmud, and Jewish philosophy, and he also had a good knowledge of the general philosophy and science of his day.'

Hasidism focuses upon fundamental Judaism, on simple principles that stressed the joy of life, love of man, and sincerity in word and deed, qualities that the common people potentially possessed in full measure. This work studies the history and development of the hasidic community in Israel, from its foundation in the eighteenth century onwards.

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A Short History of Jerusalem offers a concise, easy-to-read history of the land, and the country's significance to the rest of the world.

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Questions and Answers on Conversion to Judaism is a unique, one-volume reference book on joining the Jewish people. Consisting of one hundred of the most commonly asked questions, this practical guide addresses every aspect of conversion in a clear and coherent manner.

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This volume introduces readers, in a clear and user-friendly way, to the basic concepts of Jewish prayer and the prayerbook, and will serve as a personal reference for those who are looking to become more familiar with the ways in which Jewish prayer has developed.

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach was one of the original and inspired Jewish personalities of the twentieth century. This volume contains stories which reveals how many individuals were touched by him.

One of Maimonides' classic works, the "Treatise on Resurrection" is an extended discussion of resurrection, the immortality of the soul, the mysteries of the Messianic Age, and the World to Come. This title provides the background necessary to fully understand Maimonides' position.

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The theme of the 18th World Congress of the International Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions - IACAPAP - is Carrying Hope Between East and West for 3 C's Children, Cultures, Commitments. This book aims to focus on the effects of turmoil on children.

Presents comprehensive and detailed compilation of specific and practical techniques available for child and play therapists to draw on in the treatment of aggressive children. This book is suitable for child practitioners because of the broad range of the interventions and the clear rationale that guides their use.

This book is the first comprehensive study of the managed care therapeutic situation, its pitfalls, and its rewards. It is grounded in an in-depth understanding of the human mind and of conditions of this treatment modality and it offers hands-on recommendations to therapists of all backgrounds and experience regarding both commonly recognized and largely overlooked problems that arise under these circumstances.

Addresses the challenges faced when children who refuse to talk, children who lack psychological mindedness, teens who experience an aversion to the influence of any adult, and children and teens who mask their woundedness by hostility or diffidence show up for therapy. This book describes tools that can be utilized within a range of approaches.

Self-Organizing Complexity in Psychological Systems offers a contemporary perspective on the mind through a compilation of original chapters written by some of the leading researchers in the area of complexity theory. In each of the chapters, the authors attempt to use complexity theory to inform and in some cases reformulate existing theories of brain function (Freeman; Grigsby & Osuch), personality (Grigsby & Osuch), psychic organization and structure (Goldstein; Piers), human development (Demos), psychopathology (Palombo; Piers) and psychotherapeutic change (Palombo).

The relationship between psyche and some is extremely important from a psychoanalytic theoretical and clinical perspective. This book reflects the cutting edge intersection of analytic theory, semiotics, biology, and psycholinguistics.

Offers a contemporary perspective on the mind. This work attempts to use complexity theory to inform and in some cases reformulate existing theories of brain function, personality, psychic organization and structure, human development, psychopathology and psychotherapeutic change.

Play Therapy for Very Young Children presents the major models of play interventions with very young children, primarily ages zero to three, and their families. The editors have compiled essays by child development experts to create a comprehensive guide of the most beneficial effects of play therapy and play for the very young.

Mourning and the importance of the capacity to bear some helplessness, while still finding pleasure in life, are central to this tightly organized volume. The multi-faceted processes involved in mourning and adaptation are addressed.

Addresses the critical psychoanalytic issue of effective listening. This work considers the listening process from the so-called two-person perspective - that is, that which is aligned with intersubjective, interpersonal, and relational theories.