A Guide to Jewish Practice: The Journey of Mourning
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0938945106
ISBN 13
9780938945109
Category
Death and Mourning
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Publication Year
2006
Pages
92
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Description
This book gathers the wisdom Jewish tradition provides for dealing with death and loss. Traditions and customs are presented and explained, and extensive commentaries illuminate the variety of ways Reconstructionist Judaism can guide us through times of loss.An extensive supplement includes rituals for getting up from shiva, lighting a yahrtzeit candle, unveiling/dedication of a memorial marker, and a ritual for closing a home following a death. Also included are the text, translation and transliteration of the mourner's kaddish. - from Amzon
Number of Copies
1
