Stages of Mourning
		ABCs of Death & Mourning by Lori Palatnik Coping with the emotional and spiritual issues of this difficult time.

Shiva & Mourning by Rabbi Maurice Lamm The Jewish stages of mourning raises one from the abyss of despair to the normalcy of daily life.

Comforting the Mourner
		May "The Place" Comfort You by Rabbi Yisrael Rutman 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 in deep pain? Jewish insights 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? How can your way of life affect the eternal reality?

Life after Death by Rabbi Benjamin Blech What matters most is maximizing our life before death.

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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