Description
Book SynopsisAn account of the traditional customs that are put into practice when a Jewish person dies. It provides both an informative anthropological perspective on Jewish rites of mourning and a chronicle of the loss of the author's father.
Trade Review"A work filled with textured descriptions of Jewish practice."-New York Jewish Week "Insightfully examines a traumatic time in all our lives."-Booklist
Table of ContentsIntroduction Gosess and Petira: Near Death and the End of Life Onen: Freshly Bereaved Tahara: Purifying the Dead Leveiya: The Funeral and Its Accompaniment Shivah: Seven Days of Mourning Shloshim and Kaddish: The First Month and After The Twelve Months and Yahrzeit: Anniversary Beit Olam and Yizkor: Forever Final Thoughts Notes Glossary Index
