About Us









Online Library








Site Map







      Sort results by:

Web Link

"ritualwell.org".
Synopsis: This link contains a collection of prayers for mourning a miscarriage or stillbirth.

www.ritualwell.org/lifecycles/pregnancyinfertility ...


"Chanasprayer.org".
Synopsis: In a community that places great focus on family life, the pain associated with difficulty in conception and childbearing are often profound and unique. This website provides private online discussion groups as well as reading resources on infertitlity and pregnancy loss.

chanasprayer.org/index.htm


Audio

Gurewitsch, Dr. Edith and Laura Shaw-Frank.
"Women's Experience of Bereavement," Gurewitsch, Dr. Edith and Laura Shaw-Frank.. JOFA / MERCAZ: Beth Tfiloh Baltimore Regional Conference.

Synopsis: When a woman chooses to say kaddish for a parent she may encounter resistance from rabbis and community members. When a woman experiences the loss of a baby in utero or shortly after birth she encounters a lack of Jewish ritual to help her deal with her grief. Through text study and discussion we will address these two aspects of women's experience with loss and mourning in the Orthodox community.

Click here to download a PDF order form for this item.
If you are having trouble opening this document,
click here to download Adobe Reader.



Book

Cardin, Nina Beth
Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope: A Jewish Spiritual Companion for Infertility and Pregnancy Loss. Cardin, Nina Beth. Jewish Lights, 1999.

Synopsis: This book enables those frustrated and pained in their attempts at parenthood to mourn the loss of a pregnancy or infertility through the prayers, rituals, and meditations of the Jewish tradition.

Click here to purchase this item.

Levy, Yamin
Confronting the Loss of a Baby: A Personal and Jewish Perspective. Levy, Yamin. Ktav, 1998.

Synopsis: Within personal experience and in the framework of Jewish law the author offers solace to parents who have lost a children. Both practical and spiritual advice to enable them to move through the initial trauma to eventual healing

Click here to purchase this item.




  New sources are continually being added to JOFA.org. Check back often!

If you have a submission you would like us to consider, send it to website@jofa.org.




ANY OF THE WORDS
EXACT PHRASE
Advanced Search for Online Library

Click here to sign up for JOFA's email updates.



Back to Home