To Comfort The Bereaved

A Guide for Mourners and Those Who Visit Them

This halachic guide contains all the traditions, customs and prayers pertaining to the mitzvah of Nichum Aveilim, comforting mourners. The author clearly demonstrates how Jewish laws and customs address themselves to the various steps and stages of the mourning process.

His scholarly research and personal experience enable him to write with rabbinic authority and wisdom in a compassionate, sensitive and empathetic manner.


By Rabbi Aaron Levine