From Mourning to Morning: A Comprehensive Guide to Mourning, Grieving, and Bereavement

A compassionate guide to navigating Jewish mourning traditions and finding comfort in times of loss.

Rabbi Simeon Schreiber, Senior Staff Chaplain at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, offers a comprehensive understanding of death, grieving, and bereavement within Judaism. From Mourning to Morning focuses on the Shiva call, providing illuminating suggestions on what to say and what not to say, what to do and what not to do.

This insightful guide helps you:

• Understand Jewish mourning practices and rituals
• Cope with grief and loss in a meaningful way
• Provide comfort and support to mourners
• Navigate the complexities of the Shiva period

From Mourning to Morning is an essential resource for individuals experiencing grief, those supporting mourners, and members of the Jewish community seeking to understand and honor their traditions. Rabbi Schreiber helps you develop the sensitivity and expertise needed when others need you most.

Rabbi Simeon Schreiber serves as Senior Staff Chaplain at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida, and is the first chaplain of the Bal Harbour Police Department in Florida. He is also the founder, director, and lead chaplain of Visiting Chaplain Services, Inc., a non-for-profit agency providing comfort and support to anyone in spiritual or emotional distress. He has written and lectured extensively on the guidelines and protocols for those who are sitting Shiva, the seven day period of mourning in Judaism. He is also the author of “A Caring Presence,” which contains an in-depth guide to the etiquette of visiting the sick.