BY Sandee Brawarsky - Jewish Week Book Critic

In a review of a book this week, Sandee Brawarsky, the reviewer, stated:

"For readers interested in exploring additional psalms and their meaning, several new titles will be of interest. Rabbi Paul Plotkin''s The Lord Is My Shepherd: Why Do I Still Want? (Sunbelt Eakin) is a kind of spiritual self-help book, using the psalms as sources of hope and solace.

The book was born out of a personal crisis, after which the rabbi turned to the psalms, at first in his daily prayers, and found that he could draw much strength, comfort and wisdom from the familiar lines. He includes engaging stories from his work as a rabbi, of how he has used the psalms in helping others to find inspiration and healing. The book is set up thematically, rather than psalm by psalm, covering such topics as aging, loneliness, suffering, appreciation, prayer, parenting, slander and more.

Rabbi Plotkin is the senior rabbi of Temple Beth Am in Margate, Fla., and is a member of the Rabbinical Assembly''s Committee on Jewish Law and Standards."