Combining traditional Jewish wisdom with the most up-to-date scientific research on long-lasting relationships, Beyond the Chuppah is a hands-on guide for enriching Jewish and interfaith relationships. Based on the proven Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program (PREP), the book shows couples how to recognize the special issues that are unique to Jewish and interfaith relationships and learn the skills they need to create a marriage that's intimate, loving, and fun. Using the practical tools found in this book, Jewish couples will discover how to "fight right" to resolve conflicts, improve their communication skills, do what's right for the children, and, most of all, appreciate the pleasure of each other's company.
Fighting for Your Jewish Marriage is a bid to preserve shalom bayit (peace in the home) in the face of rising divorce rates among Jewish and interfaith couples. Written by a team of psychologists and marriage counselors (including Joel Crohn, the author of Mixed Matches, and Howard Markman and Susan Blumberg, the authors of Fighting for Your Marriage), the book begins with fundamentals, such as "Creating a Positive Jewish Identity That Supports Your Marriage." It moves to topics that address more specific situations, such as "Communicating Clearly and Safely: The Speaker-Listener Technique." Throughout, the authors are sensitive to the wildly different religious ideals that partners may bring to a marriage and the particular conflicts these differences may engender. Just as important, Fighting for Your Jewish Marriage describes the rewards of empathy and integrity that come from facing these conflicts head on and transforming them into occasions for growth. --Michael Joseph Gross
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Joel Crohn's other book Mixed Matches was fabulous and very helpful, and this book is terrific also. It helps with everyday problems that are for all Jewish couples, and really shows that Joel Crohn can teach and help couples as much as he had with his previous book.
