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Title: Spiritual Intimacy: A Study of Counseling in Hasidism by Zalman Meshullam Schachter-Shalomi, Zalman Schacter-Shalomi ISBN: 0-87668-772-9 Publisher: Jason Aronson Pub. Date: August, 1991 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (1 review)

Rating: 3
Summary: spiritual counsel
Comment: I am interested in the material of this book. The reason for the three stars is that in the words of the author, "this book is not based on interviews, questionnaires, or other instruments of social research...but for the purposes of this work [Schachter-Shalomi] relied on anecdotes that came to [him] by word of mouth or that were found in the literature concerning the counselor (the rebbe) and his client (the hasid)." My opionion is that the field would benefit from some of the "other instruments of social research". That aside, this is a very informative book which combines psychological counseling with a spiritual relationship. The yehidut (interview) is not identical with psychotherapy, though. The author defines it "as a spiritual treatment whereby a trained rebe, who stands in a deliberate contractual relationship with his hasid, listens to his problems and advises him to engage in actions which are designed not only to relieve his suffering, but also to align him with GOD's will for him." On this topic, Zalman Meshullam Schachter-Shalomi writes with authority as he was ordained as a Lubavitch-trained rabbi and has counseled men and women for more than 35 years. For me, so much of psychotherapy attempts to solve problems in isolation of their spiritual significance. If you are looking for a psychotherapeutic approach which includes a spritual relationship, this book will be interesting to you.

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