This book explores an important area of Jewish tradition: Jewish healing. In particular, Kaplan examines the system of Jewish Science. Long placed on the back burner of Jewish theology and practices, Jewish healing systems and methodologies were relegated only to select scholars who were interested in this field. In the early 1920s, four rabbis, independent of each other, developed their own user-friendly interpretations of scholarly healing material and presented it to the public. This work examines the writings of these four rabbis, emphasizing the work of the most prolific among them, Morris Lichtenstein. Healing in the Jewish Tradition illustrates how healing-emotional and physical-is in the hands of all, regardless of religious tradition. Through direct quotes, edited material, and psychodynamic understandings, one is able to clearly see the role Jewish Science can play in people's everyday lives. Both scholars and students-as well as professionals and laypersons-will find this little known area of great interest.

Police and military have very specialized and specific needs to enable them in their daily responsibilities to protect and serve. Taiho-Jutsu fills this need. Sections of this book examine the foundations and formation of taiho-jutsu, pioneers of taiho-jutsu, basic concepts and principles of taiho-jutsu, weapons used by law-enforcement and military, and specialized self-defense techniques applicable to police and military armed and unarmed combat. Additionally, there is a look at historical forerunners of modern day defense methods, martial arts which may be supplementary and complementary to taiho-jutsu and combative measures, and the relationship of taiho-jutsu to other martial arts. Each chapter presents a different aspect of the art and science of arresting techniques as it applies to law-enforcement and the armed forces.

This unique work examines the concept of transmigration from the viewpoints of the major religions. While some pieces may have appeared in different texts, this is the first to include them all under one cover. Each chapter is authored by an acknowledged scholar in his field, written in non-technical terminology. As a result, the work will appeal to a wide audience of laypersons and professionals alike. This work is useful for graduate and undergraduate students in religious studies, philosophy, and interdisciplinary courses such as Death and Dying, and Afterlife Traditions.