Saying Kaddish How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew

Anita Diamant's knowledge, sensitivity, and clarity have made her one of the most respected writers of guides to Jewish life. InSaying Kaddish, she shows how to make Judaism's time-honored rituals into personal, meaningful sources of comfort. Diamant guides the reader through Jewish practices that attend the end of life, from the sickroom to the funeral to the week, month, and year that follow. There are chapters describing the traditional Jewish funeral and the customs ofShiva, the first week after death when mourners are comforted and cared for by community, friends, and family. She also explains the protected status of Jewish mourners, who are exempt from responsibilities of social, business, and religious life duringShloshim, the first thirty days. And she provides detailed instructions for the rituals ofYizkorandYahrzeit,as well as chapters about caring for grieving children, mourning the death of a child, neonatal loss, suicide, and the death of non-Jewish loved ones. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Anita Diamant's books include <b>Choosing a Jewish Life, The New Jewish Wedding, Living a Jewish Life</b>, and <b>The Red Tent</b>, a novel. She lives in Newton, Massachusetts.