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Oral Histories: Abstracts: Ofsowitz Interview: Ofsowitz Books Books To learn more about Jewish practices and customs relating to death, the following books are suggested: Diamant, Anita. Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew. New York: Schocken Books, 1998, $13.00. This book is very useful and clearly explains how Jewish ritual can help us heal and how friends and community can be important to the healing process. The book guides the reader through various Jewish practices for care of the dying, honoring the dead, and the consolations of memory. A chapter on caring for grieving children is very useful ,and a glossary of Jewish terms is helpful for the non-Jew. Weiss, Rabbi Abner. Death and Bereavement: A Halakhic Guide. Hoboken, N.J.: Ktav Publishing House, Inc., 1991. Why do we need a new book on mourning? This is the first book to provide an anthology of texts with commentary to help survivors apply the lessons of Judaism to their understanding of the life of the deceased and to help them use prayers for comfort. The book layout with shaded checklists is a good utilitarian guide to move through the steps of death and internment as well as providing summaries of the laws and customs governing death and bereavements. This book can be helpful to persons of any religion as they move through the stages of grieving. Rabinowics, Rabbi J. A Guide to Life: Jewish Laws and Customs of Mourning. London: Jewish Chronicle Publications, 1964. Over the centuries the Rabbis have evolved a pattern of practices and rites which are concerned with every aspect of death, but little has been published on the topic in English. This book is an elementary guide for the layman in matters relating to death and mourning within the Jewish faith. Lamm, Maurice. The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning . New York: Jonathan David Publishers, 1969. This book addresses the same topic and might be more accessible. Details to assist the layman from the moment of death to the funeral service, the funeral service and the interment, mourning observances, year-long mourning observances, and post-mourning practices and procedures are all provided in detail. http://www.jewish-funerals.org/index.htm While books on this topic are difficult to find ,the above Web site provides much information on Jewish funerals, burial, and mourning. The Web site is produced by the Jewish Funeral Practices Committee of Greater Washington, a 23-year-old federation of synagogues, and contains a wealth of information including origins of Jewish practices about death and more information about preparing the body after death by the Chevra Kaddisha.
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