Every organized religion has processes to guide people through the extremely personal feelings that swoop down when they lose a loved one. Yad b’Yad provides a Jewish perspective on the traditions of grieving and mourning during the first year following a death. Remembering my good friend Earl Oller, who was the inspiration for this book, and his flowers that so beautifully grace the cover.
—Dewey Robbins, Stephen Minister Leader, Kennewick First Lutheran Church, Kennewick, Washington
As a rabbi I walk the journey of grief with my congregants. Those first few hours and days after a loss are filled with so many decisions and new information and ritual for family members to digest. This book is a must-have for new mourners as the path of grief from a ritual standpoint is clearly articulated and accessible in a way that doesn’t add to the overwhelm of grief.
—Rabbi Eve Posen, Associate Rabbi, Congregation Neveh Shalom, Chair, Oregon Board of Rabbis, Portland, Oregon