The Jewish Book of Living and Dying - by Lewis D Solomon (Hardcover)

About the Book

Death and the Afterlife comprise the latest frontier of human knowledge and awareness. Rabbi Solomon addresses the Jewish perspective on the soul's afterlife journey. As a work of practical spirituality, The Jewish Book of Living and Dying applies traditional Jewish concepts t...

Book Synopsis

Death and the Afterlife comprise the latest frontier of human knowledge and awareness. Rabbi Solomon addresses the Jewish perspective on the soul's afterlife journey. As a work of practical spirituality, The Jewish Book of Living and Dying applies traditional Jewish concepts to help us meet the difficult times we all face.

Review Quotes

"The Jewish Book of Living and Dying is a wonderful contribution to the growing body of Jewish literature on dying and death. It is a much-needed contemporary Jewish death manual. As you travel your own journey in wrestling with the human encounter with death, savor the wisdom this book provides for living a conscious spiritual life." --Simcha Paull Raphael, Ph.D.

The Jewish Book of Living and Dying is a wonderful contribution to the growing body of Jewish literature on dying and death. It is a much-needed contemporary Jewish death manual. As you travel your own journey in wrestling with the human encounter with death, savor the wisdom this book provides for living a conscious spiritual life.

About the Author

Lewis D. Solomon, an ordained rabbi, is the Theodore Rinehart Professor of Business Law at The George Washington University Law School. He holds a B.A. from Cornell University, and a J.D. from Yale Law School, and is a member of the Bar of the State of New York. Rabbi Solomon received his ordination from the Rabbinical Studies Department of The New Seminary. He is a member of the Rabbinical Fellowship of America and has authored over thirty books. Rabbi Solomon has taught courses on Jewish Views of the Afterlife and Basic Judaism. He resides in Washington, D.C. with his wife Jane Stern Solomon. They have one son, Michael.