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Saying Kaddish helps mourners find their way through "the valley of the Shadow
of death" following the ancient path followed by Jews for centuries. A guide
through Jewish practices from the sickroom to the funeral to the week, month,
and year that follow, Saying Kaddish includes chapters about the traditional
Jewish funeral and the customs of shiva, the first week after death when
mourners are comforted and cared for by community, friends, and family.
Saying Kaddish also explains the protected status of Jewish mourners, who are
exempt from responsibilities of social, business, and religious life during
Shloshim, the first thirty days - permitting the bereaved to do the hard work of
mourning. The book provides detailed instructions for the rituals of Yizkor and
Yahrzeit, as well as chapters about caring for grieving children, mourning the
death of a child, neonatal loss, suicide, writing wills, and the death of non-Jewish
loved ones.
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