Erica Brown (1) (1966–)
Author of Inspired Jewish Leadership: Practical Approaches to Building Strong Communities
For other authors named Erica Brown, see the disambiguation page.
Works by Erica Brown
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- Birthdate
- 1966-09-07
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
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While I do not generally like this sort of daily inspiration work, I will admit that The Thee Weeks is one of the few times in any religious tradition in which an entire people deliberately descends into a sort of artificial depression long enough to potentially understand what those who are struggling with clinical major depression go through, thus building not only compassion and sympathy but also the empathy to see where that person really is.
While I do not generally like this sort of daily inspiration work, I will admit that The Thee Weeks is one of the few times in any religious tradition in which an entire people deliberately descends into a sort of artificial depression long enough to potentially understand what those who are struggling with clinical major depression go through, thus building not only compassion and sympathy but also the empathy to see where that person really is.
Excellent book on the topic of death. Erica Brown explores what makes a "good death". She talks about everything from the nitty gritty paperwork left to the survivors to last words and ethical wills. The author is Jewish and so has more to say about that religion's rituals than any other. She is a good storyteller which lightens the topic some. She does have good ideas on how to approach death and grieving. I am so grateful that I was given a copy of this by First Reads on Goodreads.com. I will want to go back to it again and again.… (more)
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I'm thinking I'm going to teach a course next year using this book, perhaps during Elul or during the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It will be great to process the t'shuva work we intend to do in the Fall.… (more)