Join Amazon Prime and ship Two-Day for free and Overnight for $3.99. Already a member? Sign in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
by Alfred J. Kolatch
|
Saying Kaddish: How to Comfort the Dying, Bury the Dead, and Mourn as a Jew by Anita Diamant |
by Alfred J. Kolatch
|
by Alfred J. Kolatch
|
Jewish Book of Why - Boxed Set with The Jewish Book of Why and The Second Jewish book of Why by Alfred J. Kolatch |
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Highly recommended for all libraries." -- Library Journal
Product Description
Following the question-and-answer format of his best-selling Jewish Books of Why, the author explores the reasons behind the multitude of laws, observances, customs, and traditions that relate to Jewish death and mourning. The answers to the almost five hundred questions are concise, direct, and unbiased, reflecting the practices of Jews of all denominations.
See all Editorial Reviews
"Highly recommended for all libraries." -- Library Journal
Product Description
Following the question-and-answer format of his best-selling Jewish Books of Why, the author explores the reasons behind the multitude of laws, observances, customs, and traditions that relate to Jewish death and mourning. The answers to the almost five hundred questions are concise, direct, and unbiased, reflecting the practices of Jews of all denominations.
See all Editorial Reviews
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Judaism teaches us that we must "choose life" (Deuteronomy 30:19). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bet chodesh, peace bestow peace, malay rachamim, mourning restrictions, religious quorum, min kol, merited eternal life, memorial lamp, officiating rabbi, laundered clothing, talmudic times, talmudic principle, deceased lived, mourning rites, garments rent, full twelve months, grave visits, condolence call, synagogue service, memorial candle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yom Kippur, Code of Jewish Law, Burial Society, Bat Mitzva, Chevra Kadisha, Middle Ages, Rosh Hashana, Shemini Atzeret, Meal of Condolence, Book of Psalms, Moses Isserles, Full Kaddish, Book of Genesis, Garden of Eden, Holy Land, Joseph Caro, Pilgrim Festivals, Rabbi Shimon, Second Temple, Half Kaddish, Moses Maimonides, Priestly Benediction, Tisha B'Av, Angel of Death, Intermediate Days New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Judaism teaches us that we must "choose life" (Deuteronomy 30:19). Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bet chodesh, peace bestow peace, malay rachamim, mourning restrictions, religious quorum, min kol, merited eternal life, memorial lamp, officiating rabbi, laundered clothing, talmudic times, talmudic principle, deceased lived, mourning rites, garments rent, full twelve months, grave visits, condolence call, synagogue service, memorial candle Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Yom Kippur, Code of Jewish Law, Burial Society, Bat Mitzva, Chevra Kadisha, Middle Ages, Rosh Hashana, Shemini Atzeret, Meal of Condolence, Book of Psalms, Moses Isserles, Full Kaddish, Book of Genesis, Garden of Eden, Holy Land, Joseph Caro, Pilgrim Festivals, Rabbi Shimon, Second Temple, Half Kaddish, Moses Maimonides, Priestly Benediction, Tisha B'Av, Angel of Death, Intermediate Days New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 40
books:
See all 40 books this book cites
2
books
cite this book:
- Jewish Magic and Superstition: A Study in Folk Religion by Joshua Trachtenberg on 12 pages
- The Jewish Book of Why by Alfred J. Kolatch on 12 pages
- The Second Jewish Book of Why by Alfred J. Kolatch on 9 pages
- Theology in the Responsa by Louis Jacobs on 8 pages
- The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning (Revised and Expanded Edition) by Maurice Lamm on 7 pages
See all 40 books this book cites
- Grieving the Death of a Friend by Harold Ivan Smith on page 143
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words by Joyce Eisenberg in Back Matter
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?
 |
50% buy the item featured on this page: The Jewish Mourner's Book of Why $19.00 |
 |
20% buy The Jewish Book of Why $10.20 |
 |
11% buy The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning (Revised and Expanded Edition) $12.89 |
 |
10% buy Mourning & Mitzvah: A Guided Journal for Walking the Mourner's Path Through Grief to Healing $13.59 |
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search
No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
 |
Customer Discussions
Beta (What's this?)
New! See all customer communities, and bookmark your communities to keep track of them.
|
This product's forum
(0 discussions)
Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Active discussions in related forums
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Information from the Amapedia Community
Beta (What's this?)Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.
› See featured Amapedia.com articles
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
Look for Similar Items by Category
Everything to Maintain Your Landscape |
Best Books of 2008 |
Buy Three Books, Get a Fourth Free |
GearWrench Hand Tools |
|||||||
|
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
Continue shopping: Top Sellers
| ||||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
