Jewish Meditations on the Meaning of Death
When we lose a loved one, the grief can be overwhelming. We question the meaning of life and death and often struggle with our faith in God. After the initial numbness of our loss subsides, we begin to seek solace from friends and family. Imagine, as a mourner, being able to seek comfort from the words of an inspiring rabbi whenever necessary, or as a rabbi, being able to find just the right message of consolation for a particular situation. In Jewish Meditations on the Meaning of Death,...
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When we lose a loved one, the grief can be overwhelming. We question the meaning of life and death and often struggle with our faith in God. After the initial numbness of our loss subsides, we begin to seek solace from friends and family. Imagine, as a mourner, being able to seek comfort from the words of an inspiring rabbi whenever necessary, or as a rabbi, being able to find just the right message of consolation for a particular situation. In Jewish Meditations on the Meaning of Death, Rabbi Chaim Z. Rozwaski provides that much-needed opportunity. A collection of fifty-seven eulogies, this book addresses the death and bereavement of children, parents, siblings, and spouses under various circumstances. Rabbi Rozwaski draws upon his own experience, as well as the lives of the chasidic masters, the teachings of the Talmud and Midrash, literature, philosophy, and contemporary psychological studies of death and mourning to provide messages of inspiration and strength. Through its exploration of traditional sources, this volume becomes not only a sensitive book of solace and comfort but also a concise presentation of the Jewish view of death and mourning. A valuable source book, Jewish Meditations on the Meaning of Death deals with the concerns of people who are seeking understanding and meaning in their lives. Within these messages of comfort, the eulogies offer guidelines for living with faith and inspiration to make the most out of life.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction1Wherever His Words Are, There He Is12The Way to Heaven33In Their Place in Heaven, No One Else Can Stand74The Lesson of a Funeral115The Holy Master126Remember with Joy227Bound in the Bond of Eternal Life268The Way to Die309In His Presence3710"Rabbi Meir, Why Weren't You Rabbi Meir?"3911The Beauty of Creation4112Sandcastles4313The Peacemakers4514Enough for a Grave4715The Body Language of the Dying5016How Great Is Man!5617A Mother5818To Be Judged as One6119He Fulfilled What Is Written6420Happiness Awaits Him6621Welcome in Peace6922The Treasured Tears7223The Lost Pearl7724The Dead Who Are Alive7925The Captain of the Ship8126The Topsy-Turvy World8327When Is It Good to Die?8628Why Do the Righteous Die?8829The Loneliest Death9030Who Stands on the Holy Place?9331On the Loss of a Wife9532On the Loss of a Child9733The New Dwelling9934The Dissolved Partnership10235We Will Be There Before You10436The Absolute Truth10637The Conquest of Death!10838Weep Sore11139The Wedding and the Funeral11440Start Living!11741The Wife of Your Youth12142The Shortened Steps in Life12343The Gift of Comfort12544Life: The Passing Shadow12745The Loss of the Temple13046Knocking at the Door13247Man's Companions13648Bend Your Head13949A Good Name14150He Took Nothing14351Praise Them!14552All Gifts Must Be Returned14953Blessed Shalt Thou Be15254In the Fullness of Life15455Choose Life!15656The Comforting of Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai16057The Lessons from Bereavement180Bibliography205Index209
