Savvima Review & Giveaway of “Mountain Climbers 2″
March 2nd, 2011 Print
This post features:
- A Savvima review of Mountain Climbers 2 by Malky Feig.
- A chance to be entered to win a free copy of Mountain Climbers 2 by commenting below about this post or by sharing what you turn to for strength during difficult times.
In the recently released Mountain Climbers 2 published by Artscroll, Malky Feig, author of Mountain Climbers and Mirrors and Windows, tells extraordinary stories about ordinary people who are faced with various challenges that life has thrown their way. Malky takes the reader behind closed doors and drawn curtains to witness each hero’s or heroine’s struggle and how they discovered the strength, deep within them, to climb their personal mountains.
The stories, all of which are true, have universal appeal. There are tales of shalom bayis woes (marital discord), of the all too common Friday afternoon rush with its associated anxiety, and of the tribulations that accompany illness, both, mental and physical.
The inspiration in these stories is in how real they are. Reading them awakens one to the inner strengths, faith, optimism, perseverance and courage, with which we are all gifted.
There is the story of Chedva who struggled with her weight for years, enduring terrible emotional pain, and who eventually overcame her eating disorder. And the painful story of Malky, a woman stuck under the rule of her controlling husband, who with tremendous resolve manages to bring peace, and even love, back into her home.
Each chapter is named from words of the Shir Hamaalos, Dovid Hamelech’s Song of Ascents, which contains empowering messages for those faced with hardships.
This book is a powerful read that is sure to evoke compassion for its characters and reading it provides strength to rise above the adversities in our own lives and view each challenge as an opportunityfor growth.
Mountain Climbers 2 is available for sale online and in stores where fine Jewish books are sold.
To be entered to win a free copy of Mountain Climbers 2 please leave a comment below before this Tuesday, March 8, about this post or by sharing what you turn to for strength during difficult times.
whenever diffucult times are here i alwas just talk to hashem more i tell him all of my problems and ask him to just guide me the right way i tell him thats its all in his hands and i will keep trying to make myself a better person we just have to keep davening that there should not be anymore zar for klal yisroel
whenever diffucult times are here i alwas just talk to hashem more i tell him all of my problems and ask him to just guide me the right way i tell him thats its all in his hands and i will keep trying to make myself a better person we just have to keep davening that there should not be anymore zar for klal yisroel
Whenever times are challenging, I always remind myself of two things: Hashem KNOWS what each one of us can handle and does not give us anything that we cannot over come… and as our wise Shlomo Hamelech once said, “this too shall pass,” -nothing lasts forever!
That’s simple I turn to Hashem, Hashem and I have had very animated and intense conversations, sometime it feels very one sided, but it never is
During tough times, it is important to remember to think about the good in our lives and try to appreciate the positive, instead of focusing on the negative aspects in ones life.
In addition to davening I turn to family and friends for help. Also think about all the good on my life and think of how I can improve.
Sounds like a very inspiring book. I’m gonna check it out!
Hashem of course. I remember when I first moved to DC, before my kitchen had been kashered, driving to the suburbs erev shabbos to buy challah. I was already homesick and getting lost just compounded the problem. I drove around in circles repeating over and over “I’m not going to cry, Hashem is with me” – 3.5 years later, I’m married and living in those same suburbs.
looks like a great book! I would love to read it.
It does sound interesting…
It does lok interesting… I would read it
I have a special needs daughter who needed surgery many years ago. As they were about to wheel her off, I kissed and, without even thinking, told her that while mommy couldn’t be with her, Hashem would always be with her. That gave me so much comfort – knowing that Hashem is always with a person. TG my daughter came through the surgery with flying colors and I came away with renewed faith! Where else is there to turn but to Hashem?
During tough times I think “this too shall pass” and remind myself that everyone has ups and downs in life and if I happen to be some gossipers’ topic of conversation today, tomorrow I will surely be replaced by someone else…
After my husband passed away a kid in my sons class said to my son “poor kid, you don’t have a daddy” my son (4 years) answered instantly, how you dare say so, I have two fathers, one in Shemayim, one is Hashem. My kids always say because Daddy is so close to Hashem, he can always ask him whatever he wants. So my kids talk to their Daddy during all hardships, and we clearly see he is doing his job up there.
Of course I speak to Hashem daily for the issues that I face. But when the big whoppers come sailing through left field, I am lucky that I live in Eretz Yisroel and can always run to the Kotel. Even though the struggle I have seems so daunting at the time, I see hundreds of Jewish women pouring out their tears to Hashem and I find solace in our joint turning to the One Source who can offer help. The chizuk and inspiration inspires me without fail.