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  • A Candle for Grandpa by David Techner, et al
    A young boy describes the events surrounding the death of his grandfather including his and his family's feelings of grief and the Jewish funeral service that they participate in. Also includes answers to frequently asked questions regarding death and funerals.
     

  • A Time to Mourn a Time to Comfort (Art of Jewish Living Series) by Ron Dr. Wolfson, Joel Lurie Grishaver (Editor) (Paperback)
    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
     

  • The Blessing of a Broken Heart by Sherri Mandell
    Koby Mandell was just thirteen-years-old on May 8, 2001, when he and his friend Yosef cut school to go hiking. Their bodies were found the next day. The boys had been brutally stoned to death in a cave in the heart of the Judean desert. The extreme cruelty of this act of terror shocked the world. How does a family cope with the loss of a child through such horror?
     

  • Confronting the Loss of a Baby by Yamin Levy
    Rabbi Levy, himself the father of a stillborn baby, expresses a contemporary view of the need for healing the loss of a baby.
     

  • Consolation: The Spiritual Journey Beyond Grief by Maurice Lamm
    A comprehensive, erudite, sensitive, multi-faceted, and practical  book on the subject of grief . A brilliant source of up-to-date psychological advice to mourners of all faiths and to all who bring comfort to the bereaved.
     

  • Goodbye, Mom: A Memoir of Prayer, Jewish Mourning, and Healing by Arnie Singer
    Goodbye,Mom: A Memoir of Prayer, Jewish Mourning and Healing, is a practical and spiritual guide embedded within the true story of son's struggle to deal with his mother's passing. It is a moving story of hope and prayer, love and respect, mourning and grieving, and healing.
     

  • Grief in Our Seasons: A Mourner's Kaddish Companion by Kerry M. Olitzky (Paperback)
    From Jewish tradition: Strength for the first year of mourning.Jewish tradition encourages us to study as a way of honoring the memory of those we love who are no longer among us.
     

  • Help Me Say Goodbye by Janis Silverman
    An art therapy and activity book for children coping with the death of someone they love. Sensitive exercises address all the questions children may have during this emotional and troubling crisis. Children are encouraged to express in pictures what they are often incapable of expressing in words.
     

  • Jewish Insights on Death and Mourning by Jack Riemer (Editor) (Paperback)
    Jewish Insights On Death And Mourning is a superb collection of writings exploring how Jewish insights on death and mourning rituals can teach the living and comfort the bereaved.
     

  • The Jewish Mourner's Book of Why by Alfred J. Kolatch (Paperback)
    Comprehensive volume on Jewish death and mourning. Question-and-answer format explores the laws, observances and customs that relate to Jewish mourning. Includes a special inspirational section and readings for the bereaved.
     

  • The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning by Maurice Lamm (Paperback)
    This classic work presents all of the fundamental laws and traditions pertaining to Jewish death and mourning. A best-seller since its publication in 1969, The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning has been praised by scholars and laymen alike for its presentation of the traditional point of view in modern psychological terms.
     

  • Kaddish by Leon Wieseltier, Dawidowicz
    Leon Wieseltier's Kaddish is a completely new kind of book. It is not quite philosophy, autobiography, history, or Midrash, but it blends all of these genres into a narrative of Wieseltier's grief during the year following his father's death.
     

  • Living a Year of Kaddish by Ari L. Goldman
    The best-selling author of The Search for God at Harvard continues his spiritual quest in this heartfelt and poignant account of the year he spent saying kaddish for his father.
     

  • Mourning & Mitzvah: A Guided Journal for Walking the Mourner's Path Through Grief to Healing by Anne Brener (Paperback)
    While it follows the Jewish mourning process and tradition, this book is not just for Jews, but for all people who would gain strength to heal and insight from the Bible and teachings of Jewish tradition.
     

  • Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn As a Jew by Anita Diamant (Paperback)
    Anita Diamant's knowledge, sensitivity, and clarity have made her one of the most respected writers of guides to Jewish life. In Saying Kaddish, she shows how to make Judaism's time-honored rituals into personal, meaningful sources of comfort.
     

  • Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope by Nina Beth Cardin
    Many people who endure the emotional suffering of infertility, pregnancy loss, or stillbirth bear this sorrow alone. The sorrow of the emptiness felt from a loss that is without a face, a name, or a grave. At last, there is a source that acknowledges and encourages expressions of their grief, and offers comfort in the moments of their pain.
     

  • When a Baby Dies by Nancy Kohner, Alix Henley
    Using letters from and interviews with many bereaved parents, Nancy Kohner and Alix Henley have written a book which offers understanding of what it means to lose a baby and the grief that follows.
     

 

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Recommended Reading:

 


~ The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning
by Maurice Lamm (Paperback)


~ Consolation: The Spiritual Journey Beyond Grief
by Maurice Lamm
 

The Blessing of a Broken Heart by Sherri Mandell


~ Living a Year of Kaddish
by Ari L. Goldman


~ Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn As a Jew
by Anita Diamant (Paperback)


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Goodbye, Mom: A Memoir of Prayer, Jewish Mourning, and Healing by Arnie Singer

 

~ Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope by Nina Beth Cardin


~ A Time to Mourn a Time to Comfort (Art of Jewish Living Series)
by Ron Dr. Wolfson, Joel Lurie Grishaver (Editor) (Paperback)


~ Grief in Our Seasons: A Mourner's Kaddish Companion
by Kerry M. Olitzky (Paperback)


~ The Jewish Mourner's Book of Why
by Alfred J. Kolatch (Paperback)


~ Mourning & Mitzvah: A Guided Journal for Walking the Mourner's Path Through Grief to Healing
by Anne Brener (Paperback)


~ Jewish Insights on Death and Mourning
by Jack Riemer (Editor) (Paperback)