{"title":"Zahara Davidowitz-Farkas","description":"\u003cp\u003eRABBI ZAHARA DAVIDOWITZ-FARKAS, BCJC, is a Jewish chaplain and rabbi based in New York and a contributor to \u003cem\u003eProfessional Spiritual \u0026amp; Pastoral Care: A Practical Clergy and Chaplain’s Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavidowitz-Farkas served as the founding executive director of Disaster Chaplaincy Services, New York, and responded to the 9\/11 attacks in New York City beginning September 12, 2001. She subsequently served as director of the American Red Cross’s Spiritual Care Long-Term Recovery program in New York City and holds a longtime membership on the ARC’s Spiritual Care Response Team. She has served as director of the New York Board of Rabbis Chaplaincy Program.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavidowitz-Farkas served as dean of the Rabbinic Seminary at Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion in New York, the first woman to hold that position.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZahara lives in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZahara Davidowitz-Farkas’s books are published by Jewish Lights, an imprint of Turner Publishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrowse more: \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/books-new-releases\"\u003eNew Releases\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/award-winning-books\"\u003eAward-Winning Books\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"facing-and-recovering-from-surgery","title":"Facing and Recovering from Surgery (12 pk)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLifeLights™—help for wholeness \u0026amp; healing—is a high-quality, uniquely Jewish pastoral care resource.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLifeLights™ are inspirational, informational booklets about challenges to our emotional and spiritual lives and how to deal with them. Each of the LifeLight topics is writ­ten by a wise and caring soul—someone you probably know or know about—who knows the inner territory of grief, doubt, confusion, and longing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach LifeLight contains uniquely Jewish comfort, advice, and additional resources for help. In addition to providing wise words to light a difficult path, every booklet offers suggestions for further reading, and many list organizations—Jewish and secular—that can provide further help along with information on how to contact them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 1,000 congregations, organizations, care facilities, and funeral homes bring LifeLights™ to people in need. We have received touching, powerful feedback both from those who have made LifeLights available, and from people who have used them. LifeLights are having a dramatic effect on people facing difficult times—providing comfort and even saving lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!-- bookshop-buylink --\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/book\/9781683366089\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003eshop for this title at Bookshop.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- \/bookshop-buylink --\u003e","brand":"Zahara Davidowitz-Farkas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44319752782040,"sku":"9781683366089","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0563\/7786\/8475\/files\/9781683366089_FC.jpg?v=1706131872"}],"url":"https:\/\/turnerpublishing.com\/collections\/author-zahara-davidowitz-farkas.oembed","provider":"Turner Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}