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Book Title The Jewish Mourner's Companion
By Zalman Goldstein

Shiva - The First Seven Days


The Shiva Home
"Sitting" Shiva... Where to Sit Shiva... Preparing the Shiva Home... Daily Prayer Services in the Shiva Home... Psalm 49... Studying Mishnayot
The Laws of Shiva
Sitting on a Low Stool... Greeting People... Working or Conducting Business... Washing and Grooming... Haircutting and Shaving... Clothing and Dress... Intimate Relations... Torah Study... Reading and Entertainment... Joyous Celebrations... Leaving the Shiva Home... Laws Pedrtaining to Shabbat and Jewish Holidays...
Comforting the Mourners
The Mitzvah to Comfort a Mourner... Visiting the Mourners... How to Comfort: Some Basic Guidelines... The Condolence Declaration... The Meaning of the Declaration...
The Last Day of Shiva
"The Living Should Take to Heart" ... Formally Ending the Shiva... Various Customs... Erecting the Tombstone and Visiting the Cemetery...

The Jewish Mourner's Companion
Expand Following the Passing
 Following the Passing
The Jewish Funeral
Expand At the Cemetery
 At the Cemetery
Expand The Shiva
 The Shiva
Expand The Mourner's Kaddish
 The Mourner's Kaddish
Expand First 12 Months, Yahrtzeit & Yizkor
 First 12 Months, Yahrtzeit & Yizkor
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Mourner's Companion
  A source of comfort and practical guidance for family and friends, this book will guide you through the difficult times of illness and death, presenting Jewish tradition in a way that is both sensitive and instructive.

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