MiMishnas Lomdei HaChevrah

In this unique volume, seasoned author Mrs. Miriam Ribiat, together with clinical editor Mr. Glen Holman, LCSW, does an admirable job of exploring the grief journey and the many challenges parents might face after the loss of a child. Based on extensive interviews with bereaved parents and consultations with numerous professionals, the book explores the grieving process and related emotions; changing relationships; grief around the year; bereaved siblings and grandparents; practical suggestions; halachos and minhagim; and aliyas neshamah ideas. Includes a guide for family and friends and the moving 40+ page journal of a bereaved father. Recommended by Rav Sholom Kamenetsky, Rav Shmuel Fuerst, Rabbi Dr. Dovid Fox (Chai Lifeline); Dr. Norman Blumenthal (OHEL), Mrs. Chumi Friedman (ATIME/HUG).)

A children’s picture book about the benefits of performing mitzvos as a merit for the departed.

  By Bracha Goetz. Illustrated by Chani Judowitz. This beautiful volume helps children put the loss of a loved one in the proper perspective by showing how they can still connect to the one who has passed on by learning Torah and doing mitzvos for their benefit. Through this engaging book, children learn to transform their feelings into positive actions that will impact them and their departed loved ones.

A comprehensive anthology addressing the challenges Jewish caregivers face.   This anthology (including articles by Rabbi Eytan Feiner, Rabbi Paysach Krohn, Dr. Howard Leibowitz and others) takes a multi-pronged approach to the caregiving challenge: it includes the Torah perspective on caregiving; practical, hands-on suggestions regarding the medical, physical and emotional aspects of caregiving; personal accounts; advice and legal guidance; and a review of end-of-life challenges. Includes a detachable Home Health Aide’s Guide to Basic Jewish Laws and Customs, with the haskamah of Rabbi Yisroel Belsky, zt”l. The guide can be given to an aide and/or used by the caregiver when instructing others in caring for their loved one.