To Begin Again: A Journey Toward Comfort, Strength, and Faith in Difficult Times.
by Rabbi Naomi Levy
From Booklist , August 19, 1998

Following in the tradition of books such as Harold Kushner's When Bad Things Happen to Good People (1981), another rabbi, Naomi Levy, helps readers navigate life's rocky shores with compassion, understanding, and excellent advice. Levy's own world was shattered when her father was murdered when she was 15 years old. She recounts her struggle to comes to terms with that tragedy, as well as describing the adversity that many of her friends and congregants have had to overcome. Naturally, some of this makes for difficult reading, but Levy's ability to find strength, even beauty, in life's sufferings will provide genuine.

Making Loss Matter
by Rabbi David Wolpe
From Booklist, August 19, 1999

Rabbi Wolpe quotes the Bible, the Talmud, the Midrash, and illustrious rabbis, scholars, and philosophers in examining different kinds of losses: love, home, youth, life, and more. He tells readers how to find faith, hope, and a purpose in life to help endure and survive difficult times. He writes about the importance of our homes and home life, of our dreams (from youth to old age), of our selves and self-discovery, of love, and of faith. He combines personal experiences with religious exegeses to advance his beliefs. Wolpe, author of four other books, addresses the reader with a keen sense of compassion and understanding. George Cohen Copyright© 1999, American Library Association. All rights reserved.

Grief in Our Seasons
by Kerry M. Olitzky
From Jewish tradition: Strength for the first year of mourning.

Jewish tradition encourages us to study as a way of honoring the memory of those we love who are no longer among us. The study of sacred texts helps us to forge a link in the chain of tradition, shalshelet hakabalah, that reaches into the past and forges a connection with the future.This wise and inspiring book provides a carefully ordered selection of sacred Jewish literature for mourners to read each day, to help hold the memory of their loved ones in their hearts.

Videos:

Plain Pine Box
Description of the Chevra Kadisha.
Follows the steps in preparing the body for burial. Includes the humanizing aspects of Judaism in its respect fro the living and the deceased.

From Life to Life: Death and Mourning in the Jewish Tradition
Includes all rituals for burial, sitting shiva, need for a tombstone. Rabbi Rokeach and Rabbi Chait.

Jewish Death and Mourning
Experience, wisdom and dignity of Rabbi Maurice Lamm are presented in this unique video about death.

The Street
Moving story of the death of the writer, Mordechai Richler's, grandmother. Award winning animated documentary about how children and families respond to death.