A guide to meeting the needs of those who mourn and those who seek to provide comfort in times of sadness. While this book is written from a laypersons point of view, it also includes the specifics for funeral preparations and practical guidance for preparing the home and family to sit shiva . Advice is given for attending a Jewish funeral, how to help during shiva, what to say to the mourners, and what to write in a condolence letter. Special sections deal with specific situations of modern life, including helping young children grieve and understand shiva, deaths from AIDS, and mourning the death of an infant or child.
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From the Back Cover:
Speaks in many voices: the voices of those who have endured grief, the voices of rabbis who deal daily with tragedy, the voices of those who are spiritually searching, and the voices of those who have found their own path through dark times.
Dr. David J. Wolpe, author of Healer of Shattered Hearts
About the Author:
Dr. Ron Wolfson, author of the books in The Art of Jewish Living series, specializes in innovative programs in Jewish family education. He is Director of the Shirley and Arthur Whizin Center and Institute for Jewish Family Life, and Vice President of the University of Judaism in Los Angeles.
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- PublisherJewish Lights Pub
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 1879045966
- ISBN 13 9781879045965
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages315
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