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Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser
There is the pressure. You feel: am I worth something only if I’m thin?
Once you’re already in the disorder, you don’t know what’s going on, and you don’t know who you are. You’re trapped. You’re very trapped. They don’t seem to comprehend how big the fear of gaining weight is.
These are the voices of those in the midst of the agony of eating disorders.
In his new book, *Starving to Live*, Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser vividly documents the painful struggle of those confronting eating disorders. He provides readers with an inside look at this disease from the unique perspective of a rabbi called upon to counsel people in the throes of eating disorders.
## What the book includes
- *Starving to Live* — an anorexic girl’s diary, covering her growth from childhood through becoming a teenager, going away to camp, and then learning in a Jerusalem seminary, all while recounting her continual struggle and the struggle of the girls around her with anorexia. Her diary closes with a hopeful note about recovery.
- Side-by-side with the diary: insightful comments drawn from the Torah, from Chazal, and from gedolim throughout the centuries.
- Tips for parents on how to prevent eating disorders in their own children.
- Specific symptoms of anorexia and bulimia, and guidance on how to respond when someone is experiencing an eating disorder.
- Many causes of eating disorders, including:
- the pressure to succeed
- the pressure to be thin in order to find a good shidduch
- the overemphasis, in many homes, on food
- A moving account of the shame that prevents many people from reaching out and getting the help they so desperately need.
- A fascinating essay on weight loss in halacha, based on responsa by Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.
- Advice on healthy eating from Maimonides.
- A heartrending list of questions Rabbi Goldwasser has been asked by people with eating disorders who came to him for counseling—such as:
- If one purges after a meal, is one still obligated to recite Birchas Hamazon?
- If one is receiving nutrition intravenously because of anorexia, is a bracha (blessing) still necessary?
- Inspirational Chassidic stories.
Even though *Starving to Live* documents a terrifying disease, it also contains much hope and faith—showing that many people recover and go on to lead full, happy lives.
January 5, 2001 by Judaica Press
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