Grief in Our Seasons: A Mourner's Kaddish Companion [Paperback]

Kerry M. Olitzky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1998

From Jewish tradition: Strength for the first year of mourning.Jewish tradition encourages us to study as a way of honoring the memory of those we love who are no longer among us. The study of sacred texts helps us to forge a link in the chain of tradition, shalshelet hakabalah, that reaches into the past and forges a connection with the future.This wise and inspiring book provides a carefully ordered selection of sacred Jewish literature for mourners to read each day, to help hold the memory of their loved ones in their hearts. It offers a comforting, step-by-step link to the Jewish tradition of Kaddish (the memorial prayer recited for the year following the death), and a means to secure the memory of the person mourned, for an eternity.A placemarker flap, outlining the steps of each daily sequence, is an additional aid to mourners as Grief in Our Seasons guides them through the year of Kaddish-to healing, comfort, and remembrance through Jewish tradition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

A meaningful guide for those seeking comfort and spiritual sustenance during the difficult days following a loss. An indispensable manual for mourners. -- Dr. Ron Wolfson, author, A Time to Mourn, A Time to Comfort

Remarkable . . . a hopeful, compassionate guide along the journey from grief to rebirth, from mourning to a new morning. (Rabbi Levi Meier, Ph.D., (Orthodox) Chaplain, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles; author, Moses--The Prince, the Prophet) -- Rabbi Levi Meier, Ph.D.

About the Author

Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky, D.H.L., is National Dean of Adult Jewish Learning and Living for Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion. He is the author of many books on Jewish spirituality, healing, and Jewish religious practices.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Jewish Lights Publishing; 1st edition (March 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1879045559
• ISBN-13: 978-1879045552
• Product Dimensions: 6.4 x 4.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #136,332 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #91 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Judaism > Jewish Life

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book helped me work through my grief after my mom died, December 20, 2000

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This review is from: Grief in Our Seasons: A Mourner's Kaddish Companion (Paperback)

I am so thankful that I came across this book soon after my mother died. The book presents a daily reading for the one-year mourning period, with an insightful reading for the week. It also has space on each page to record personal thoughts. I followed the divisions in the book, reading a selection each day. The readings truly helped me deal with, and work through, my grief. And I occasionally recorded my thoughts when the readings really struck a chord in my heart. I don't know if I could have dealt with my mother's death without having had this "Mourner's Kaddish Companion" to gently guide me.

5.0 out of 5 stars Grief in Our Seasons: A Mourner's Kaddish Companion, April 13, 2008

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This review is from: Grief in Our Seasons: A Mourner's Kaddish Companion (Paperback)

This is a great book to ease your way through Shiva, Shloshim, and a year of mourning. Unfortunately, when we ordered it at Amazon, it showed two copies remaining, but after we ordered them, it was then listed as backordered. Even more unfortunate was that Amazon did not notify us of this. So, it was three weeks before we got these books that have daily reflections. Amazon was kind enough to waive shipping after I called them asking where the books were(especially since I had paid extra to have them shipped as soon as possible), but our experience with Amazon was very disappointing this time around. In the future, I would order the book again, but somewhere else.