Necessary Mourning: Healing the Loss of a Parent through Jewish Ritual

Necessary Mourning is written in an eloquent account of the traditional customs that are put into practice when a Jewish person dies providing a moving chronicle of the loss of Abraham-Klein's own father. This unique narrative crosses the boundary between psychology, spirituality and traditional Jewish ritual. Not only describing but also explaining the psychological significance behind Jewish practices and traditions, as Abraham-Klein moves through the five stages of mourning where at each stage it opens the door to a wider world and a broader understanding of life thorugh touching death. The richly informative personal account deepens our understanding of the customs and traditions that inform the Jewish psychological response to death.

About the Author
Abraham-Klein, Dahlia: - Dahlia Abraham- Klein is a published cookbook author, "Silk Road Vegetarian: Vegan, Vegetarian and Gluten Free Recipes for the Mindful Cook" (Tuttle, 2014) and "Spiritual Kneading through the Jewish Months: Building the Sacred though Challah" (Shamashi, 2015). She has been conducting Spiritual Kneading Rosh Chodesh challah classes privately and at synagogues of all denominations, teens and adults in her Long Island, NY community since 2010.