Edited by Rabbi Simkha Y. Weintraub
A source of solace and a healing resource
for those who are
facing illness, as well as those who care
for them.
For centuries, people have turned to the
Book of Psalms for solace, comfort, and catharsis, seeking
guidance, meaning, hope, and reassurance—in short,
spiritual healing.
This book is intended to help
you—struggling with illness or helping someone who
is—derive spiritual healing from Psalms. In the late 18th
century, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov designated ten of the 150
entries in the Book of Psalms as “healing psalms,”
and we present these ten to you, newly translated, for your
personal exploration and expression.
"Acknowledging that the Biblical Psalms can
be somewhat alien to many people, we asked ten spiritual
leaders to provide a bridge, a form of access, to these ancient
poems of pain and praise, of humility and hope."
—from the Introduction
“The Jewish Healing Center and
Jewish Lights have provided ten valuable entry-points into the
spiritual healing of the Book of Psalms.”
—Rabbi
Alan Silverstein, President,
Rabbinical Assembly
“Opens us anew to the ancient wisdom
and comfort of the psalms.”
—Joan
Borysenko, PhD, author of Minding the Body, Mending the Mind
“[A] book one reads and rereads
many, many times, that one strives to absorb and to be absorbed
by, and that one keeps close at hand, so that one can be
nourished by it in times of fear and stress and
loneliness.”
—Rabbi
Jack Riemer, editor of So That Your Values Live On—Ethical Wills
and How to Prepare Them and
founder of the National Rabbinic Network
“Will bring comfort to anyone
fortunate enough to read it. This gentle book is a luminous gem
of wisdom.”
—Larry
Dossey, MD, author of Healing Words:
The Power of Prayer & the
Practice of Medicine
“An inspiration and guide to
those who want to rejoice in their affliction, and bring
healing and salvation to themselves and those around
them.”
—Dr.
Bernie Siegel, author of Love, Medicine and Miracles
“As valuable a guide to the
psalms as it is a guide through our times of
trouble.”
—Sherwin
Nuland, M.D., F.A.C.S., Clinical
Professor of Surgery at
Yale School of Medicine, author of How We Die
