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The Mystery of Kaddish is an in-depth and Kabbalistic exploration into the Mourner's Kaddish Prayer. Throughout Jewish history, there have been many rites and rituals associated with loss and mourning, yet none have prevailed quite like the Mourner's Kaddish Prayer - which has become the definitive ritual of mourning. The Mystery of Kaddish explores the source of this prayer and deconstructs the meaning to better understand the grieving process and how the Kaddish prayer supports and uplifts the bereaved through their own personal journey to healing.
The Mystery of the Kaddish by Leon H. Charney,Shaʼul Maizlish Pdf
Set Against a background of Jewish history from biblical times to the Crusades, and from World War II to the present, The Mystery of the Kaddish traces the history of the Kaddish and how it has evolved. The Kaddish prayer does not speak of death. The prayer proclaims, without equivocation, acceptance of the power of God and the Divine decree. Given this, why is the Kaddish recited after the death of a close relative, in many instances three times a day for eleven months? The authors reveal that the rabbis of the Dark Ages created the Kaddish to alleviate the tremendous grief thrust upon them by massive slaughter and random killings. Following massacres, rabbis were compelled to create a prayer for the dead loved ones to memorialize the victims. Rabbis combined Talmudic passages with Christian ritual to create a prayer that Jews used to commemorate their horrific losses. The Mystery of the Kaddish traces the origin, history, and growth of the Kaddish, now a mainstay in all segments of Judaic practice. It also features a comprehensive glossary of Jewish history. Book jacket.
Mystery of the Kaddish by Leon H. Charney,Shaʼul Maizlish Pdf
A mourner's prayer, recited by the offspring of a deceased parent, the Kaddish is recited in Lublin and Prague, in New York and London, in Moscow and in Tripoli – in fact, wherever there is a Jewish community. Even people who ordinarily never set foot in a synagogue will recite the Kaddish when a parent passes away and on the anniversary of their parent’s death. But what is it that makes this prayer so deeply moving and relevant? In this endlessly fascinating book, the authors set out on an around-the-world journey to unravel its powerful mystery. Their fascinating text explores changes in interpretation across communities and cultures, its part in Medieval times as a vehicle to make sense of persecution, Christian influences, the musical and tonal complexities of recitation, concepts of death, as well as the prayer's rich and complex history. Including stories, memories, travelogue and input from scholars and rabbis, The Mystery of the Kaddish is a beautiful voyage of discovery about a prayer which does not actually speak of death, yet has been moving the hearts and spirit of communities for centuries. Leon Charney is a graduate of Yeshiva University and of Brooklyn Law School. A former US Presidential advisor he has published three books. Saul Mayzlish is a graduate of Yeshiva Nahlim and Bar Ilan University. A well known Israeli broadcaster and journalist, his many books include Judaism in Practice co-written with the Chief Rabbi of Israel.
A National Jewish Book Award-winning autobiography that's "an astonishing fusion of learning and psychic intensity; its poignance and lucidity should be an authentic benefit to readers, Jewish and gentile" (The New York Times Book Review). Children have obligations to their parents: the Talmud says "one must honor him in life and one must honor him in death." Beside his father’s grave, a diligent but doubting son begins the mourner’s kaddish and realizes he needs to know more about the prayer issuing from his lips. So begins Leon Wieseltier’s National Jewish Book Award–winning autobiography, Kaddish, the spiritual journal of a man commanded by Jewish law to recite a prayer three times daily for a year and driven, by ardor of inquiry, to explore its origins. Here is one man’s urgent exploration of Jewish liturgy and law, from the 10th-century legend of a wayward ghost to the speculations of medieval scholars on the grief of God to the perplexities of a modern rabbi in the Kovno ghetto. Here too is a mourner’s unmannered response to the questions of fate, freedom, and faith stirred in death’s wake. Lyric, learned, and deeply moving, Wieseltier’s Kaddish is a narrative suffused with love: a son’s embracing the tradition bequeathed to him by his father, a scholar’s savoring they beauty he was taught to uncover, and a writer’s revealing it, proudly, unadorned, to the reader.
From beloved New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist—the definitive guide to Judaism’s end-of-life rituals, revised and updated for Jews of all backgrounds and beliefs. From caring for the dying to honoring the dead, Anita Diamant explains the Jewish practices that make mourning a loved one an opportunity to experience the full range of emotions—grief, anger, fear, guilt, relief—and take comfort in the idea that the memory of the deceased is bound up in our lives and actions. In Saying Kaddish you will find suggestions for conducting a funeral and for observing the shiva week, the shloshim month, the year of Kaddish, the annual yahrzeit, and the Yizkor service. There are also chapters on coping with particular losses—such as the death of a child and suicide—and on children as mourners, mourning non-Jewish loved ones, and the bereavement that accompanies miscarriage. Diamant also offers advice on how to apply traditional views of the sacredness of life to hospice and palliative care. Reflecting the ways that ancient rituals and customs have been adapted in light of contemporary wisdom and needs, she includes updated sections on taharah (preparation of the body for burial) and on using ritual immersion in a mikveh to mark the stages of bereavement. And, celebrating a Judaism that has become inclusive and welcoming. Diamant highlights rituals, prayers, and customs that will be meaningful to Jews-by-choice, Jews of color, and LGBTQ Jews. Concluding chapters discuss Jewish perspectives on writing a will, creating healthcare directives, making final arrangements, and composing an ethical will.
Mystery of the Kaddish by Dr Albert Ellis, PhD,Leon Charney Pdf
The first book that applies the insights of rational-emotive therapy to the recovery from problem drinking. Teaching readers to recognise when they have a drinking problem, to eliminate denial and to understand why they drink too much, When AA Doesn' Work is a crucial addition to literature on addiction and of particular relevance given that popular recovery programs do not work for everyone.
When his father dies, it falls to Larry—the secular son in a family of Orthodox Brooklyn Jews—to recite the Kaddish, the Jewish prayer for the dead, every day for eleven months. But to the horror and dismay of his sister, Larry refuses, imperiling the fate of his father’s soul. To appease her, he hires a stranger through a website called kaddish.com to say the prayer instead—a decision that will have profound, and very personal, repercussions. Irreverent, hilarious, and wholly irresistible, Nathan Englander’s tale of a son who makes a diabolical compromise brilliantly captures the tensions between tradition and modernity.
The body on the beach was that of a young man. he had been shot in the head at close range. Professionally. In the third of the Inspector Minogue series, a body washed up on a beach is the son of a prominent Irish family - but there is a catch: 'He's one of our own all right, but a Jew nonetheless.' Paul Fine was the son of a prominent judge whose family had lived in Dublin for generations and who had played a key role in the city's small, complex Jewish community. The evidence seems to point to a Palestinian-linked organization, but dogged and fascinating detective work, and an unexpected second murder, lead the Murder Squad in a wholly new direction. Minogue has uncovered an extremist sect, one which has political ambitions and, just as ominous, police and government connections. As he unravels the enigma of these murders, Minogue finds himself understanding something of the Jews of Dublin, people who feel bound to Ireland and yet remain outsiders. 'Matt Minogue, the magnetic centre of this superb series... and Brady's tone of battered lyricism are the music which keep drawing us back to this haunting series.' - New York Times
Finding Hope and Faith in the Face of Death by Stephen A. Karol Pdf
This book is about giving people hope and faith, comfort and inspiration when a death occurs. It is based on my experiences throughout my forty-year career as a rabbi in helping my congregants deal with the emotions and thoughts that occur when a loved one dies. I have grown to understand, and have taught about, the importance of community when we are mourners, and of the absolute emotional and spiritual power of prayer. The book includes lessons that I have learned personally and professionally, lessons that are relevant to the very real issues brought on by sorrow and regret. My messages not only educate those who read them but also convey a sense of faith and hope that can positively affect our transition from mourning to living our lives. And, they are valid for Jews and non-Jews alike--those who attend services, and those who don't.
Teaching Tefilah by Behrman House,Bruce Kadden,Barbara Binder Kadden Pdf
Parts I through IV of Teaching Tefilah contain fifteen chapters, each dealing with a section of the worship service or a topic related to prayer. Part V, new in this expanded revised edition, contains six new essays reflecting on recent trends in Jewish worship.
Confront murder, mayhem—and your own mysteries of being. From a corporate giant's kidnapping of a rabbi, to the disappearance of the clarinetist in a klezmer band, to four rabbis' use of their text interpretation skills to help a detective solve a murder that one of them has committed, this unique collection of mysteries will enlighten you at the same time it intrigues and entertains. While featuring enough death and deception to keep the detective protagonists on their toes, each story presents the uncertainties that are a part of contemporary Jewish identity—inviting us all to confront our own mysteries of being. Throughout the stories' tangled puzzles and suspenseful adventures, the characters solve not only the "whodunit"-type mysteries, but also struggle to solve the mystery of their spiritual lives. Mystery Midrash will be a lasting delight for mystery buffs of all faith traditions.
Death and Religion in a Changing World by Kathleen Garces-Foley Pdf
This comprehensive study of the intersection of death and religion offers a unique look at how religious people approach death in the twenty-first century. Previous scholarship has largely focused on traditional beliefs and paid little attention to how religious traditions evolve in relation to their changing social context. Employing a sociological approach, "Death and Religion in a Changing World" describes how people from a wide variety of faiths draw on and adapt traditional beliefs and practices as they deal with death in modern societies. The book includes coverage of newly emerging social and religious phenomena that are only just beginning to be analyzed by religion scholars, such as public shrines, the role of the media, spiritual bereavement groups, and the use of the Internet in death practices.
Kaddish in Dublin : a Matt Minogue Mystery by John Brady Pdf
A body which washes up on a beach in the Dublin suburbs leads Minogue into the wider realm of political conspiracy. Paul Fine was the son of a prominent judge whose family had lived in Dublin for generations and who had played a key role in the city's small, complex Jewish community. When Paul Fine is found dead, the evidence seems to point to a PLO-linked organization. Fascinating detective work and an unexpected second murder lead Minogue and the Squad in a wholly new direction.Soon he discovers that he has uncovered another extremist sect, one which has political ambitions and, just as ominous, police and government connections. As Minogue unravels the enigma of these murders, he finds himself understanding something of the Jews of Dublin, people who feel bound to Ireland and yet remain outsiders.
In this profoundly honest and revealing memoir, psychologist Dr. Naomi L. Baum invites us to journey with her as she says Kaddish, the traditional Jewish mourner's prayer, in the year following her mother's death. When experiencing loss, we are often without words to describe how we are feeling. Finding a place to rest the pain, this book travels through the seasons of grief and will resonate with anyone who has lost someone dear.Dr. Baum, an international consultant on trauma and resilience, draws on both her personal and professional experience to navigate this uncharted territory, as she takes a new look at tradition and discovers both emotional and spiritual sources of comfort in unexpected places."The mystery of the power of Kaddish is indescribable, yet Dr. Naomi Baum, with her sensitive and precise words, takes us on a journey to the farthest places in the mind, the soul, and the universe. She successfully weaves the wisdom of generations to her personal journey as a daughter, a woman, a psychologist, and a Jew. Perceptive and insightful!"Rachelle Sprecher FraenkelDirector of Matan's Advanced Halakha Program