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Title: WRESTLING WITH THE ANGEL : Jewish Insights on Death and Mourning by Jack Riemer ISBN: 0-8052-4129-9 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 10 July, 1995 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00

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Summary: Important perspectives on death and mourning in Judaism
Comment: Nachamu, nachamu Ami, yomar Elokaichem. Give comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God.

Rabbi Jack Riemer (a wonderful speaker, I've heard, though I've never heard him myself) edits this fine collection of essays and other works on modern Jewish attitudes towards death (most perspectives are from Conservative or Reform, incidently)

Contains sections on (among others) illness, death, and the mourning and burial rituals of Judaism, from Chevra Kadisha to burial to shiva to Kaddish.

The discussions are highly relevant for today. From beginning a Chevra Kadisha in an area of California with few Jews, to memories of saying Kaddish with other mourners, this gives contemporary perspectives on this normal and inescapable part of life.

The book contains explanations of the mourning rituals that should benefit someone who needs a quick understanding of them due to tragedy, or impending tragedy. But there are any number of guides to death and mourning in Judaism. By adding the essays and perspectives, the book offers both learning and comfort.