The Jewish Way In Death And Mourning
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few books have served as so indispensable a guide to one of life's most universal experiences — grief — as Maurice Lamm's landmark work on Jewish bereavement. Drawing on centuries of halachic tradition and rabbinic wisdom, it details every dimension of Jewish mourning practice, from the moment of death through burial, shiva, sheloshim, and the year of mourning, providing both the bereaved and those who comfort them with clear, compassionate instruction grounded in religious law and human sensitivity. Lamm writes with the authority of a practicing rabbi and the warmth of a pastor, transforming potentially arcane ritual into a living, breathing framework for navigating loss with dignity and meaning. The book argues that Jewish mourning customs are not arbitrary formalities but are, in fact, a profound psychological and spiritual technology — one refined over millennia to honour the dead while sustaining the living. For anyone seeking to understand why Judaism approaches death the way it does, or simply how to act in the face of loss, this remains the definitive text.
Author: Maurice Lamm
Format: Paperback
Genre: Religion
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few books have served as so indispensable a guide to one of life's most universal experiences — grief — as Maurice Lamm's landmark work on Jewish bereavement. Drawing on centuries of halachic tradition and rabbinic wisdom, it details every dimension of Jewish mourning practice, from the moment of death through burial, shiva, sheloshim, and the year of mourning, providing both the bereaved and those who comfort them with clear, compassionate instruction grounded in religious law and human sensitivity. Lamm writes with the authority of a practicing rabbi and the warmth of a pastor, transforming potentially arcane ritual into a living, breathing framework for navigating loss with dignity and meaning. The book argues that Jewish mourning customs are not arbitrary formalities but are, in fact, a profound psychological and spiritual technology — one refined over millennia to honour the dead while sustaining the living. For anyone seeking to understand why Judaism approaches death the way it does, or simply how to act in the face of loss, this remains the definitive text.