Living a Year of Kaddish

A Memoir

Ari Goldman

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Schocken Books
15 August 2006

Biography: general; Jewish studies

This exploration of the emotional and spiritual aspects of spending a year in mourning will resonate with anyone who has lost a loved one-from the author of The Search for God at Harvard.

""His candid, searching book ... breaks our heart.""-The New York Times Book Review

Ari Goldman describes how his year in mourning for his father affected him as a son, husband, father, and member of

his community. Through the daily recitation of kaddish, Goldman discovered that he

could connect with and honor his father and his mother in a way that he could not

always do during their lifetimes. And in his daily synagogue attendance, he found

his fellow worshipers to be an unexpected source of strength, wisdom, and comfort.

By: Ari Goldman
Imprint: Schocken Books
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 283g
ISBN: 9780805211313
ISBN 10: 0805211314
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 15 August 2006
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

ARI L. GOLDMAN is a professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism and was a reporter for The New York Times from 1973 to 1993. He lives in New York City with his wife and children.

Reviews for Living a Year of Kaddish: A Memoir

""This jewel of a memoir explores the paradox of mourning for an observant Jew. It is a time of piercing aloneness and yet of fortifying community, the community of fellow worshippers saying ""kaddish. With tenderness and honesty, Ari Goldman brings the reader, too, inside that circle of loss and resilience."" --Samuel G. Freedman, author of Jew vs. Jew ""Ari Goldman has written a loving tribute to the faith he shared with his father and to its power to heal the wound of bereavement."" --Rabbi Harold S. Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People ""A brave and comforting book about losing your parents and finding yourself and your community. Goldman's chronicle of his year of kaddish is a fine companion while recovering from loss."" --Stephen Fried, author of The New Rabbi: A Congregation Searches for Its Leader ""From the Hardcover edition.