Saying Kaddish
How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew
- Paperback
256 pages
- Release Date
15 October 1999
Summary
From beloved New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist—the definitive guide to Judaism’s end-of-life rituals, revised and updated for Jews of all backgrounds and beliefs.
From caring for the dying to honoring the dead, Anita Diamant explains the Jewish practices that make mourning a loved one an opportunity to experience the full range of emotions—grief, anger, fear, guilt, relief—and take comfort in the idea that the memory of the deceased is bound up in our live…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780805210880 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0805210881 |
| Author: | Anita Diamant |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Random House Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 1999 |
| Weight: | 210g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 133mm x 18mm |
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Critics Review
“Does a wonderful job of showing how Jewish ritual can help mourners heal and how friends and community members can be an important part of that healing.” –Jewish Family and Life Online
“Does a wonderful job of showing how Jewish ritual can help mourners heal and how friends and community members can be an important part of that healing.”
– Jewish Family and Life Online
About The Author
Anita Diamant
ANITA DIAMANT’s guides to contemporary Jewish practices include How to Raise a Jewish Child, Choosing a Jewish Life, and The Jewish Wedding Now. She is the founding president of Mayyim Hayyim Living Waters Community Mikveh and the Paula Brody & Family Education Center in Newton, Massachusetts.
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