Caresharing: A Reciprocal Approach to Caregiving and Care Receiving in the Complexities of Aging, Illness or Disability

Marty Richards

Shows how to move from independent toÊinterdependent caregiving, so that the "cared for" and the ÒcarerÓ share a deep sense of connection. Each has strengths and resources. Each can teach the other. Each can share in grief, hope, love and wisdom.

Celebrating Your New Jewish Daughter: Creating Jewish Ways to Welcome Baby Girls into the Covenant

Debra Nussbaum Cohen
Foreword by Rabbi Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

How can you welcome your new daughter in a truly Jewish way, and celebrate your joy with family and friends? This book gives families everything they need to plan a simchat bat (celebration of a daughter) ceremony for their new daughter.

The Creative Jewish Wedding Book, 2nd Ed.: A Hands-On Guide to New & Old Traditions, Ceremonies & Celebrations

Gabrielle Kaplan-Mayer
Foreword by Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky
Preface by Rabbi Sue Levi Elwell

Craft a joyous wedding celebration that reflects not only your personality but your values as well through creative use of Jewish traditions. Provides the tools you need to look at and think about ritual and tradition in new and innovative ways.

Divorce Is a Mitzvah: A Practical Guide to Finding Wholeness and Holiness When Your Marriage Dies

Rabbi Perry Netter
Afterword by Rabbi Laura Geller

Shows how wholeness can be found in the midst of separation and divorce. With a title drawn from the words of 11th-century biblical commentator Rashi, Divorce Is a Mitzvah provides practical wisdom, information and strength from a Jewish perspective.

Embracing the Covenant: Converts to Judaism Talk About Why & How

Edited & with Introductions by Rabbi Allan L. Berkowitz and Patti Moskovitz

A practical & inspirational companion to the conversion process for Jews-by-Choice and their families. Provides personal insights from over 50 people who have made this life-changing decision. Also helps non-Jewish family members understand the decision.

A Heart of Wisdom: Making the Jewish Journey from Midlife through the Elder Years

Edited by Susan Berrin
Foreword by Harold Kushner

Helps us understand & meet the challenges of our own agingÑ& the aging of those we care aboutÑfrom a Jewish perspective. Offers personal narratives, text studies, poems & ceremonies about aging, retiring, caring for elderly parents, living & dying.

Introducing My Faith and My Community: The Jewish Outreach Institute Guide for the Christian in a Jewish Interfaith Relationship

Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky

An introduction to both the basics & complexities of Judaism & Jewish life through the lens of interfaith relationship. Addresses topics that will encourage understanding & stimulate discussion between you & your Jewish partner, relative or friend.

The Jewish Pregnancy Book: A Resource for the Soul, Body & Mind during Pregnancy, Birth & the First Three Months

Sandy Falk, MD, and Rabbi Daniel Judson, with Steven A. Rapp

Nurtures the body, mind and soul of pregnant women with up-to-date medical information and spiritual nourishment. Groundbreaking yet accessible, this handbook guides you through the miraculous and challenging process of creation in a uniquely Jewish way.

Jewish Visions for Aging: A Professional Guide for Fostering Wholeness

Rabbi Dayle A. Friedman, MSW, MAJCS, BCC
Foreword by Thomas R. Cole, PhD
Preface by Dr. Eugene B. Borowitz

Accessible, practical and honest. Jewish and non-Jewish clergy, chaplains, elder- and healthcare professionals, volunteers and family members will find this guide invaluable as they seek to empower elders and their families in spiritual and communal life.

Living Jewish Life Cycle: How to Create Meaningful Jewish Rites of Passage at Every Stage of Life

Rabbi Goldie Milgram, Dmin

Spiritual tools for you to create and wholeheartedly enter into Jewish life cycle ceremonies and celebrations. Includes practices from the full spectrum of Jewish life to guide you in making Jewish rites come alive with meaning, beauty and lasting impact.

Making a Successful Jewish Interfaith Marriage: The Big Tent Judaism Guide to Opportunities, Challenges and Resources

Rabbi Kerry M. Olitzky with Joan Peterson Littman

An interfaith couple will have to confront tough questions, yet sometimes family, friends, clergy or counselors are unable or unwilling to help. From a Jewish perspective, this book offers support and guidance for all stages of an interfaith relationship.

The New Jewish Baby Book, 2nd Ed.: Names, Ceremonies & Customs—A Guide for Today's Families

Anita Diamant

The practical, inclusive, inspiring guide for all Jewish people expecting a baby. A complete resource to the traditions and rituals for welcoming a new child into the world and the Jewish community and for commemorating this joyous event in family life.

Parenting Jewish Teens: A Guide for the Perplexed

Joanne Doades

Draws upon wisdom that has sustained the Jewish people through the ages to guide you in navigating the unique challenges of raising Jewish teens. Also addresses special cases like interfaith homes, special needs teens and teens engaged in risky behaviors.

So That Your Values Live On: Ethical Wills and How to Prepare Them

Edited and annotated by Rabbi Jack Riemer and
Professor Nathaniel Stampfer

Ethical wills try to sum up what the writers have learned in life and what they want most for their loved ones. This unique resource shows how to prepare an ethical will and shares almost 100 ethical wills written by both famous and ordinary people.