Chevra Kadisha News - Published by Kavod v'Nichum
Cheshvan 5764 - October 2003 - 658 subscribers
Why a Chevra Kadisha Study Tour to New York City, Prague and Israel? How else can you experience first hand the history of the Chevra Kadisha, hands on learning in Israel, with extensive networking? We're planning for a June 2005 trip. Let us know if you are interested. Please e-mail Lynn at lgreenhough@shaw.ca.
Tony Randall's Odd Gig promoting fun funerals for the National Funeral Directors Association.
Funeral Costs: No Laughing Matter - Funeral Consumers Alliance of Maryland is not laughing - they looked at 84 funeral homes and found that more than half had major violations of the Federal Trade Commission's "funeral rule"
The Reform Movement has excellent on-line resources on death and dying.
To Every Thing There is a Season - Congregational Funeral and Cemetery Policies and Practices – UAHC Department of Synagogue Management provides a wealth of guidance and numerous examples in a detailed appendix.
Taharat haMetim: A Personal Perspective by Simone Lotven Sofian and Final Touches by Nancy Kalikow Maxwell - two personal accounts of Taharot done by women in the Reform movement. The first is from 1991; the second a decade later from 2001.
Reclaiming the Mourner's Path – This piece by Anne Brener should whet your appetite for her book Mourning and Mitzvah.
The Attitude Toward Sickness, Dying and Death As Expressed in the Liturgical Works Maavor Yabok and Sefer Hahayiim – written by Rabbi Steven Moss in 1974. Rabbi Moss continues his work with Maavor Yabok as he translates the Hebrew and teaches the Maavor Yabok On-Line Study Group - (on the web) or subscribe to the listserve version at Maavor Yabok On-Line Study Group (list serve) - subscribe.
Changing Burial Patterns Among Reform Jews At The Dawn Of The 21st Century – Rabbi Jordan Parr's analysis of the changes.
Temple Sinai (Washington, DC) Cemetery Responsa - Rabbi Fred Reiner
It's not too late to sign up for the Bikur Cholim Conference, Transforming Ourselves & Our Communities through Bikur Cholim and the National Center for Jewish Healing's Conference, Seasons for Healing: Drawing Spiritual Resources from the Jewish Holidays - Sunday, Nov. 9th and Monday, Nov. 10th, 2003
San Francisco in December of 2003: Models of Cooperation - Reflections of the Jewish Healing Movement celebrates the 13th anniversary of the Jewish Healing Movement and honors its founders. December 14-16, 2003.
Association for Death Education and Counseling - Dying, Death & Bereavement: A Family Perspective April 21-25, 2004 in Pittsburgh, PA
What happens to foreign nationals when they die in Japan?
Wrestling with the Angel, A Plain Pine Box, Tahara Manual of Practices and other books are available for purchase from Kavod v'Nichum. For orders over $100, shipping is free and you will receive a bottle of Monsel's solution and a Chevra Kadisha Conference t-shirt. Go to the web site at www.Jewish-funerals.org and click on the link to books and other products.
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