I liked his commentary on the life of Moses. Most particularly I was struck by his ability to sit in discomfort. It's a natural desire, when we hit a doubt, an issue, an illness, a disaster, a job loss, etc, to want to mitigate, explain away, or escape the uncomfortable feelings that accompany the event as quickly as possible. We've made good progress in the way we talk about processing grief and healing from trauma. We need, I think, to be willing to do the same for other disappointments in life. He makes good arguments to that effect. Perhaps uncomfortable, incongruous events, personalities, and facts will always exist and sometimes what needs to change is our expectations.

I disagree with some of his opinions in regards to divorce(especially when helping explain it to kids---you can say it's not their fault a million times but many won't believe it). But I think his tips on ways to respond to it are healthy. And it needs an index. ( )

Mose's life as a pattern for service and perseverance in face of disappointment

The book was interesting and Rabbi Kushner is great at presenting different interpretations of the Bible. However, I didn't feel like the book spoke to me or gave me any ideas that I could apply to my life. ( )

Kushner, in his homey, easy-reading way, gives advice on how to get over the inevitable disappointments of life, using the life of Moses as his illustrative starting point. ( )

What I liked were the few words that allowed me to accept that my child was a disappointment to me; I appreciated that. ( )