Book Summary
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.
Book Details
| Book Name | A Guide To Jewish Practice: The Journey Of Mourning |
| Author | Richard Hirsh, R. Hirsh |
| Publisher | Reconstructionist Rabbinical College Press (Jan 2006) |
| ISBN | 9780938945109 |
| Pages | 92 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1585 |
