A Time to Mourn, a Time to Comfort: A Guide to Jewish Bereavement (The Art of Jewish Living)

Helped my 4 year old process his uncle’s death

I generally enjoy Ron Wolfson's works and this is no exception. It's a useful resource to those who wish to be of support to others during their sorrowful times. Great as a pastoral care resource for Jewish clergy, and also for the layman. Sensitively written, insightful and accessible to all readers.

|TITLE| “A Time to Mourn, A Time to Comfort: A Guide to Jewish Bereavement”|AUTHOR| American Jewish University Professor Ron Wolfson, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.|REVIEWER| Josh Grossman, Colonel {r} U.S. Army Medical Corps, M.D., FACP|BOOK FORMAT| Quality Paperback|BOOK PAGES| 342 pages|BOOK COPYRIGHT| 1996, 2005, 2011 {2nd Edition, Third printing}|BOOK PUBLISHER|• Jewish Lights Publishing for all faiths• Woodstock, Vermont• [...]|BOOK ISBN – 13|978-1-58023-253-1|FORWARD BY| Rabbi David J. Wolpe• As I am a Cancer Survivor myself, I know the value of, “Respecting Silence, and Sitting Down,” at the bedside of my fellow cancer survivors!. {Grossman, Joshua B. “How surviving cancer changed my life and my practice” American College of Physicians OBSERVER page 02 October 1999}• As I recall physicians (medical colleagues) avoiding me when I was myself newly diagnosed with my own personal cancer.• Now if only my medical colleagues had read this outstanding text that quote, The Wisdom of Ben Sira: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops thus, “Fear not death. We are all destined to die!” If only they knew how to, “Respect Silence and moreover most importantly to sit down when visiting me.• As I tell my students preparing for their United States Medical Licensure Examination Step III; “You simply must sit down with your patients to whom you must give their diagnosis of cancer.• All Hospice-Based Clergy of all faiths will benefit from this text.• All of our Synagogues and all of our Jewish Community Centers and all of our Hillel Centers of University Jewish Life should have a copy of this outstanding text!• I plan to keep my copy handy on my desk for ready reference in my teaching students for their United States Medical Licensure Examination Step III as well as in my personal {IKAR} my personal learning journey!

While we all will likely no lo longer be roaming the earth (at least not in our current form); losing a mother is a very difficult experience. This book provided some broad guidelines on customs and traditions that should be considered when a Jewish) person passes.