A Caring Presence: Bringing the Gift of Hope, Comfort and Courage: Bringing the Gift of Hope, Comfort & Courage - Softcover

This thoughtful work is full of great wisdom, and will be very useful to both the novice and seasoned professional alike. I was moved and touched by the author s real compassion and sensitivity in dealing with a whole range of potentially complex situations. You will never perform these mitzvot the same way again after you read this book. Rabbi Dr Jacob J Schacter, Senior Scholar, Center for the Jewish Future, Yeshiva University Well worth reading. The author captures the flavour and spirit of bikur cholim . Rabbi Solomon Schiff, Executive Vice President Emeritus, Rabbinical Association of Greater Miami & Director of Chaplaincy Emeritus, Greater Miami Jewish Federation Rabbi Schreiber teaches us how to bring spiritual healing to those who hurt so deeply. I recommend A Caring Presence as a must-read for all of us who inevitably must face pain in our lives. --Rabbi Joseph Potasnik, Executive Vice President, New York Board of Rabbis

Rabbi Simeon Schreiber is the founder, director, and lead chaplain of Visiting Chaplain Services, Inc., a not-for-profit agency providing comfort and support to anyone in spiritual or emotional distress. He currently serves as Senior Staff Chaplain at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida, and is the first (ever) chaplain of the Bal Harbour Police Department. He has lectured extensively “Guidelines for Bikur Cholim Visitation,” as well as on the protocols for visiting those who are sitting Shiva. He is the author of a well-received pamphlet, "The Shiva Call – A Guide to Comfort the Visitor and the Mourner".