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"A wise, uplifting memoir about a rabbi\u2019s search for understanding and his discovery of hope and joy after his young son suffered a catastrophic brain-stem stroke: \u201CDeeply moving, extraordinarily thought-provoking, and entirely humane\u201D (Kirkus Reviews, starred review).As a young, ambitious rabbi at one of New York\u2019s largest synagogues, Charles Sherman had high expectations for what his future would hold\u2014a happy and healthy family, professional success, and recognition. Then, early one morning in 1986, everything changed. His son Eyal spiked a fever and was soon in serious respiratory distress. Doctors discovered a lesion on the four-year-old\u2019s brain stem. Following high-risk surgery, Eyal suffered a stroke. Sherman and his wife later learned that their son would never walk, talk, feed himself, or breathe on his own again\u2014yet his mind was entirely intact. He was still the curious, intelligent boy they had always known. The ground had shifted beneath the Sherman family\u2019s feet, yet over the next thirty years, they were able to find comfort, pleasure, and courage in one another, their community, their faith, and in the love they shared. The experience pointed Rabbi Sherman toward the answers of some of life\u2019s biggest questions: To what lengths should parents go to protect their children? How can we maintain faith in God when tragedy occurs? Is it possible to experience joy alongside continuing heartbreak?  Now, with deep insight, refreshing honesty, humor, and intelligence, Charles Sherman reflects back on his life and describes his struggle to address and ultimately answer these questions. The Broken and the Whole \u201Cinspirationally sets forth how to survive in the face of calamity\u201D (Publishers Weekly, starred review) beautifully showing what it means to embrace life after everything you\u2019ve known has been shattered to pieces."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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