The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning

by Maurice Lamm

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The caring of the dead and respect for the life that has left this earth. The funeral service and the eulogy. Burial in the earth and cremation.

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I think the topic is interesting but not my style of writing.
Explains the Jewish customs and rules regarding a death in a family
NO OF PAGES: 318 SUB CAT I: Death/Bereavement SUB CAT II: SUB CAT III: DESCRIPTION: For over thirty years Jews have turned to Rabbi Maurice Lamm's classic work for direction and consolation. Selected by The New York Times as one of the ten best religious books of the year when it was first published in 1969, The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning leads the family and friends of the deceased through the most difficult chapter of life-from the moment of death through the funeral service, the burial, and the various periods of mourning.
Now, in this thoroughly revised and expanded edition, Rabbi Lamm explores a wide range of new issues and questions that Jews of the twenty-first century must address. Special consideration is given to the show more subjects of organ donation, autopsy, the question of a woman's right to say Kaddish, mourning practices as they relate to the stillborn, the permissibility of converts to Judaism to mourn their Gentile parents, and the bereavement rights of individuals who by Jewish law are not required to mourn but who nonetheless wish to express their grief in accordance with Jewish tradition.

In addition to exploring the sensitive issues that the contemporary mourner must confront, The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning is remarkable in that it gently leads the mourner through the corridors of Jewish law and teaches the aching heart how to express its pain in love and respect so that it might begin on the road to eventual healing.NOTES: Purchased from Amazon.com. SUBTITLE: "Death is a Night-that lies between two days"
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Maurice Lamm is the author of many books. He is the founder and president of the National Institute for Jewish Hospice and professor at Yeshiva University's Rabbinical Seminary in New York, where he holds the chair in Professional Rabbinics. For many years he served as rabbi of Beth Jacob Congregation, Beverly Hills, CA

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Original publication date
1969

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Genres
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS
200ReligionThe Bible & ChristianityReligion
LCC
BM712 .L3Philosophy, Psychology and ReligionJudaismJudaismPractical JudaismRites and customs

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English
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