Books on Death and Mourning

Author Title Comments Date Publisher
Address, Richard A Time to Prepare   2002 UAHC
Aiken, Lisa Why me, God? A Jewish Guide for Coping with Suffering Traditional Jewish perspectives about suffering and practical advice for coping. 1997 Jason Aronson
Albom, Mitch Tuesdays with Morrie An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lessons. 1997 Doubleday
Alpert, Rebecca Confronting Mortality and Facing Grief: Jewish Perspectives on Death and Mourning: An Advanced Guide for Adult Study 1997 Reconstructionist Rabbinical College
Anderson, Gary A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance   1991 Pennsylvania State University
Angel, Marc D. The Orphaned Adult A compassionate discussion of how adults confront the death of their parents 1987 Jason Aronson
Brener, Anne Mourning & Mitzvah - A Guided Journal Walking the Mourner's Path Through Grief to Healing 1993 Jewish Lights Publishing
Brinner, William M An Elegant Composition Concerning Relief After Adversity A collection of talmudic and midrashic tales to help relieve the mourner. 1977 Jason Aronson
Broner, E.M. Mornings and Mourning Finding solace and respite in the quiet period of shloshim and strength in her daily battle to say the Kaddish. 1998 Harper San Francisco
Caplan, Sandi and Lang, Gordon Grief’s Courageous Journey: A workbook   1995 New Harbinger Publications
Cardin, Nina Beth Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope: A Jewish Spiritual Companion for Infertility and Pregnancy Loss   1999 Jewish Lights Publishing
Carlson, Lisa Caring for the Dead: Your Final Act of Love A practical handbook with consumer rights for every state in the U.S. 1998 Upper Access Books
Chelst, Kenneth Kaddish the Unanswered Cry   1987  
Chiel, Sameul For Thou Art With Me - The Healing Power of Psalms   2000 St. Martins
Cohen, Hershel and Solomon, Victor Nahalat Shafra A Book of Eulogettes   1990 Ktav Publishing
Cutter, William The Jewish Mourners Handbook   1996 Behrman House
Deitsch, Mintz. Light and Wachtel From This World to the Next - Jewish Approaches to Illness Death and the Afterlife   1999 Jewish Theological Seminary
Diamant, Anita Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew How to make Judaism's time-honored rituals into personal, meaningful sources of comfort. 1998 Schocken Books
Dorff, Elliot Matters of Life and Death - A Jewish Approach to Modern Medical Ethics   1998 Jewish Publication Society
Drucker, Reuven The Mourners Companion   1997  
Epstein, Mosha Tahara Manual of Practices   1995,  2001  
Feifel, Herman The Meaning of Death   1959 McGraw-Hill
Feifel, Herman New Meanings of Death   1977 McGraw-Hill
Fein, Leonard Against the Dying of the Light   2001 Jewish Lights Publishing
Freeman, David Illness and Health in the Jewish Tradition   1999 Jewish Publication Society
Gillman, Neil The Death of Death: Resurrection and Immortality in Jewish Thought Evolution of Jewish thought about bodily resurrection and spiritual immortality 1997 Jewish Lights Publishing
Glasser, Dale To Everything There is a Season - Congregational Funeral and Cemetery Practices   2001 UAHC
Goldberg, Chaim Binyamin Mourning in Halachah-the Laws and Customs of the Year of Mourning. A scholarly and halachic work and a practical handbook. 1991 Mesorah Publications Ltd.
Goldberg, Sylvie Ann Crossing the Jabbok - Illness and Death in Ashkenzai Judaism in Sixteenth through Nineteenth Century Prague   1989 University of California Press
Goldberger, Moshe To Comfort the Living   1986 Tennenbaum Foundation
Goodman, Arnold M. A Plain Pine Box Return to simple Jewish funerals and eternal traditions. Essential for every Chevra. 1981, 2003 Ktav Publishing
Gordon, Harvey Questions and Answers about Jewish Tradition and the Issues of Assisted Death   1998 UAHC
Greenberg, Sidney A Minyan of Comfort- Worship, Study and Reflection for the House of Morning   1990  
Grollman, Earl How to Explain Death to Children   1979 Jewish Funeral Directors of America
Grollman, Earl Talking About Death: A Dialogue Between parent and Child   1990 Beacon Press
Grollman, Earl Bereaved Children and Teens: A Support Guide for Parents and Professionals   1995 Beacon Press
Hallote, Rachel S. Death, Burial, and Afterlife in the Biblical World   2001 Ivan R. Dee
Handler, Jane Give Me Your Hand - Traditional and Practical Guidance on Visiting the Sick Traditional and modern guidance for visiting those who are ill. 1997 EKS Publishing
Hirsh, Richard A Journey of Mourning: A Reconstructionist Guide   2001 Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association
Huntley, Theresa Helping Children Grieve: When Someone They Love Dies   1991 Augsburg Fortress
Isaacs, Ronald H. Every Person's Guide to Death and Dying in the Jewish Tradition   1999 Jason Aronson
Isaacs, Ronald H. and Olitzky A Jewish Mourner’s Handbook   1991 Ktav Publishing
Kamin, Ben The Path of the Soul: Making Peace with Mortality   1999 Penguin Putnam
Kaplan , Kalman J.  Jewish Approaches to Suicide, Martyrdom, and Euthanasia An anthology of scholarly papers dealing with the subjects of suicide, martyrdom, and euthanasia.   Jason Aronson
Kay, Alan A. A Jewish Book of Comfort Over 175 inspirational readings to comfort the mourner. Explains traditions and rituals of mourning 1993 Jason Aronson
Kelman, Stuart Chesed Shel Emet - The Truest Act of Kindness Guidelines for Taharah with transliteration 2000 EKS Publishing
Kelman, Stuart K'vod Hamet - A Guide for the Bereaved   2002 EKS Publishing
Klein, Isaac A Time to Be Born, A Time to Die   1976 United Synagogue
Kolatch, Alfred J. The Jewish Mourner's Book of Why   1993 Jonathon David
Kraemer, David The Meanings of Death in Rabbinic Judaism   2000 Routledge
Krauss, Pesach and Goldfischer, Morrie Why Me? Coping with Grief, Loss and Change   1988 Bantam Books
Kroen, William C. Helping Children Cope with the Loss of a Loved One: A Guide for Grownups   1996 Free Spirit Publishing
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth On Death and Dying What the dying have to teach doctors, nurses clergy and their own families 1969 MacMillan Publishing
Kushner, Harold S. When Bad Things Happen to Good People   2001 Schocken
Lamm, Maurice The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning From death through the funeral, the burial, and mourning; organ donation, autopsy, Kaddish, stillborn, converts. 2000 Jonathon David
Levine, Aaron To Comfort the Bereaved: A Guide for Mourners and Those Who Visit Them   1994 Jason Aronson
Levine, Sidney To Everything There is a Season - A Guide to Jewish Funeral & Mourning Practices   1975 King David Memorial Garden
Levine, Stephen A Year to Live: How to Live This Year as if it Were Your Last   1997 Bell Tower
Levy, Alexander The Orphaned Adult   1999 Perseus Books
Liss-Levinson, Nechama When a Grandparent Dies: A Kid's Own Remembering Workbook for Dealing with Shiva and theYear Beyond   1999 Jewish Lights Publishing
Longaker, Christine Facing Death and Finding Hope: A Guide to the Emotional and Spiritual Care of the Dying   1997 Doubleday
Mackler, Aaron Life & Death Responsibilities in Jewish Biomedical Ethics   2000 JTS
Marcus, Jacob Communal Sick-Care in the German Ghetto   1947 Hebrew Union College Press
Maslin, Simeon J. Gates of Mitzvah   1979 Central Conference of American Rabbis
Mehren, Elisabeth After the Darkest Hour, The Sun will Shine Again   1997 Simon and Schuster
Miller, Avis Books to Comfort and Instruct the Bereaved   1991 Moment Magazine
Olitzky, Kerry Grief in Our Seasons: A Mourner’s Kaddish Companion   1998 Jewish Lights Publishing
Ozarowski, Joseph To Walk in God's Ways - Jewish Pastoral Perspectives on Illness and Bereavement   1995 Jason Aronson
Pachino, Marvin Towards an Understanding of Jewish Funeral and Mourning Practices     Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
Pinson, DuBer Reincarnation Reincarnation as it appears in the works of the kabbalistic masters. Answers the questions: What is reincarnation? Why does it occur? How does it affect us personally? 2002 Jason Aronson
Polish, Daniel Bringing the Psalms to Life   2000 Jewish Lights Publishing
Press, Chaim Concern for the Living: A Compendium of Laws, Traditions and Customs on Mourning, Their Origin and Rationale   1990 Targum Press
Rabinowicz, Tzvi A Guide to Life: Jewish Laws and Customs of Mourning Covers all Jewish mourning rituals, including visiting the sick, the period of mourning, the yahrzeit, and words of comfort. 1989 Jason Aronson
Raphael, Simcha Paull Jewish Views of the Afterlife A thorough exploration of Jewish thought and speculation on the afterlife. 1994 Jason Aronson
Riemer, Jack Jewish Reflections on Death Remarkable essays by outstanding thinkers. 1974 Shocken Books
Riemer, Jack So That Your Values Live On – Ethical Wills and How to Prepare Them   1991 Jewish Lights Publishing
Riemer, Jack Jewish Insights on Death and Mourning (formerly Wrestling with the Angel) Finding strength and meaning in times of loss. 1995 Shocken Books
Roberts, Darryl Profits of Death An insider exposes the death care industry. 1997 Five Star Publications
Rosner, Fred Moses Moses Maimonides: Physician, Scientist, and Philosopher A collection of papers by twenty-one of the leading Maimonides scholars throughout the world. 1993 Jason Aronson
Rosner, Fred Moses Maimonides' Treatise on Resurrection An extended discussion of the mysteries of the Messianic Age, resurrection, the immortality of the soul, and the World to Come. 1997 Jason Aronson
Rozwaski, Chaim Z Jewish Meditations on the Meaning of Death A series of eulogies that draw upon traditional Jewish sources, and a concise presentation of the Jewish view of death and mourning. 1994 Jason Aronson
Schur, Tsvi Illness and Crisis, Coping the Jewish Way   1987 Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
Silverman, William When Mourning Comes, a book of Comfort for the Grieving Recommended for mourners and for professionals who work with mourners, this book is full of insights and suggestions. 1990 Jason Aronson
Soncino, Rifat and Syme, Daniel What Happens After I Die? This book addresses a spectrum of Jewish responses to the question of life after death. 1990 Jason Aronson
Spiro, Jack A Time To Mourn   1985 Bloch Publishing
Swirsky, Michael At the Threshold: Jewish Meditations on Death Traditional Jewish sources speak to the one who is dying and wishes to make the most of the time that remains 1996 Jason Aronson
Tendler, Moshe Responsa of Rav Moshe Feinstein - Care of the Critically Ill   1996 KTAV
Tendler, Shmuel The Laws of Mourning   2000  
Teutsch, David and Hirsh, Richard Prayers for a House of Mourning and The Journey of Mourning: A Reconstructionist Guide   2001 Reconstructionist Press
Teutsch, David Ed. Bechoref Hayamim - In the Winter of Life - A Values-based Jewish Guide for Decision Making at the End of Life   2002 Reconstructionist Rabinical College Press
Wagschal, S. Halochos of Aveilus - Laws for the Mourner   1999 Feldheim
Weiss, Abner Death and Bereavement – A Halakhic Guide   1991  2000 Ktav Publishers,  Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations
Wexelman, David M. The Jewish Concept of Reincarnation and Creation: Based on the Writings of Rabbi Chaim Vital Translation by Rabbi David Wexelman based on Vital's important work, "The Gate to Reincarnation." Part II of the book draws from other works of Vital. 1999 Jason Aronson
Wieseltier, Leon Kaddish   1998 Alfred A. Knopf
Wolfson, Ron A Time to Mourn, A Time to Comfort A Guide to Jewish Bereavement and Comfort 1993 Jewish Lights Publishing
Wolpe, David Making Loss Matter: Creating Meaning in Difficult Times   1999 Penguin Putnam
Worden, J. William Grief Counseling & Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Practitioner   1993 Springer Publishing
Zlotnick, Dov The Tractate "Mourning" - Semachot - Regulations Relating to Death, Burial and Mourning   1966 Yale University Press
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