Author Barry Shafier has been a practicing Rabbi for over ten years. A teacher at the high school level, Shafier saw first hand how young people today are struggling with serious life issues. \"Life doesn't come with an instruction book, but it sure does seem that we could use one. It almost as if we are out of touch with some of the bedrock basics of being a human being.\" Rabbi Shafier realized that not only were young people grappling with these issues but so were their families. \"People today are searching for the reasons, asking real questions, and looking for real answers to understand life,\" comments Rabbi Shafier.