Core Library Books About Jewish Aspects of Death and Dying
Goodman, Arnold M. – A Plain Pine Box
Return to simple Jewish funerals and eternal traditions. Essential for every Chevra. 1981, 2003 Ktav Publishing
Albom, Mitch – Tuesdays with Morrie
An old man, a young man, and life’s greatest lessons. 1997 Doubleday
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
Roberts, Darryl – Profits of Death
An insider exposes the death care industry. 1997 Five Star Publications
Lamm, Maurice – The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning
From the moment of death through the funeral service, the burial, and the various periods of mourning. Explores 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. 2000 Jonathon David
Kubler-Ross, Elisabeth – On Death and Dying
What the dying have to teach doctors, nurses clergy and their own families. 1969 MacMillan Publishing
Kelman, Stuart – Chesed Shel Emet – The Truest Act of Kindness
Guidelines for Taharah with transliteration. 2000 EKS 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
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.
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
Wolfson, Ron – A Time to Mourn, A Time to Comfort
A Guide to Jewish Bereavement and Comfort. 1993 Jewish Lights Publishing
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
Riemer, Jack – Jewish Reflections on Death
Remarkable essays by outstanding thinkers. 1974 Shocken Books
Riemer, Jack – Jewish Insights on Death and Mourning
Finding strength and meaning in times of loss. 1995 Shocken Books
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
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
Kushner, Harold S. – When Bad Things Happen to Good People
2001 Schocken
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