Stages of Mourning
		The Stages of Jewish Mourning by Lori Palatnik How to cope with the emotional and spiritual issues a person faces at this difficult time.

The Jewish Way of Mourning by Rabbi Maurice Lamm In this wisely conceived, graduated process of mourning, Judaism raises up the mourner from the abyss of despair to the normalcy of daily life.

Comforting the Mourner
		May "The Place" Comfort You by Rabbi Yisrael Rutman How the traditional Jewish words in comforting a mourner can go to the deepest place.

If There's Anything I Can Do by Rebecca Bram Feldbaum Practical ideas on how to help those who have suffered loss.

Sensitivity Training by Rebbetzin Feige Twerski How to give other's comfort in their time of need.

Comforting the Pained by Liba Pearson What is the right thing to say to someone who is in deep pain? Jewish tradition offers insight into comforting those who need it most.

15 Lessons From Shiva by Rabbi Aryeh Markman Practical ideas for helping to ease someone through the mourning process.

Life After Death
		Journey to the Next World by Lori Palatnik What happens when you die? And how can the way you're living now affect that eternal reality?

The Next Dimension by Rabbi David Aaron What happens in the afterlife? The Kabbalah says that what we will experience after we die depends on how we defined this life.

Personal Perspectives
		Of Angels and Poinsettias by Sara Yoheved Rigler Angels can be created by human beings. My father taught me how.

Suffering and Consolation: A Father's Perspective by Rabbi Asher Resnick My daughter's battle with leukemia taught me how to find consolation even in the midst of terrible pain.

Taharah: A Personal Look at the Jewish Way of Death and Burial by Varda Branfman The mysteries of life and death provide one woman an unusual gateway into the meaning and beauty of traditional Judaism.

Light From Eden by Barbara Sofer Three days after Adam was buried, Shoshana and her husband, Dov, decided to try to have another baby.

The Day My Brother Died by Deborah Ten years after her brother was killed in an auto accident, a young woman reflects back on what she learned.

Stages of Mourning and Their Customs (excerpted from The Stages of Jewish Mourning by Lori Palatnik) Shiva a. The Basics b. What Not To Say and Understanding Those Who Say It Anyway Yizkor Yahrtzheit Shloshim First Year The Unveiling

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