When a Jew Dies
Subtitle: The Ethnography of a Bereaved Son
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: November 4, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9780520236783
Subjects: Customs; Death & dying; Jewish studies; Social Science; Religion - Judaism; Religion; International Relations - General; Judaism - General; Sociology - General; Social Science / Jewish Studies
First sentence: He was unable to speak, so those who were with him recited the Shema on his behalf when they saw death was no longer to be denied.