A Time to Mourn a Time to Comfort

by Ron Wolfson

A guide to meeting the needs of those who mourn and those who seek to provide comfort in times of sadness. While this book is written from a laypersons point of view, it also includes the specifics for funeral preparations and practical guidance for preparing the home and family to sit shiva . Advice is given for attending a Jewish funeral, how to help during shiva, what to say to the mourners, and what to write in a condolence letter. Special sections deal with specific situations of modern life, including helping young children grieve and understand shiva, deaths from AIDS, and mourning the death of an infant or child.

Genres: Nonfiction, Judaism, Grief, Jewish

315 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1993

About the author

Dr. Ron Wolfson

Reviews

[Lee · Rating 4 out of 5]

For Jews who have experienced a loss, this is a very useful book. It includes the comments and inputs of various normal people. This is useful, providing a view into the variety of thought and experience of the community. Particularly valuable to me was the confessional of a dying person (the vidui), which I had not known existed, as well as discussion of shiva and shloshim, and many other topics as well.

[allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

fantastic book. please update and republish