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Light and Consolation �� A New Book
We are happy to announce the release of the new book Light and Consolation. This book deals with the nature and development of consolation customs in Jewish communities from biblical days to modern times. Jewish laws of comforting and mourning are a complex maze of customs based on Talmudic precedent or practices based on mystical background. While most Jewish books on death and mourning focus on the mourner, few adequately describe the role and behavior of the comforter. The present volume emphasizes that aspect. Tracing talmudic, legal and historical sources, Light and Consolation gives readers a comprehensive survey of Jewish practices for offering comfort and succor for mourners.
Shmuel Glick, is an Associate Professor and Director of the Schocken Institute for Jewish Research. He is teaching Rabbinic Literature and Jewish Education at the Schechter Institute for Jewish Studies. His publications include Or Le�Avel: The Development of Mourning Customs in Jewish Tradition; Or Ve-Nihumim: The Development of Jewish Customs of Consolation following Bereavement; Or Nagah Aleihem: Marriage and Mourning Customs in Jewish Tradition; Education in Light of Israeli Law and Halakhic Literature. He edited and revised the new edition of Mekorot le-Toldot ha-Hinukh be-Yisrael.
August 2004 , Hardcover, 328 PP, ISBN 965-456-040-2 Suggested retail price: $23 � (95 NIS in Israel)
The Schocken Institute for Jewish Research
of The Jewish Theological Seminary of America
Balfur 6, Jerusalem 92102
Tel. 02-5631288; Fax 02-5636857
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