Beneath the Sheltering Wings

About the Book

The death of a loved one is one of life’s most devastating events. BENEATH THE SHELTERING WINGS draws on the customs, practices, and liturgy of the Jewish tradition to guide the reader through the rituals, as well as the theological and psychological understandings of the mourning process.

About the Author

Steven J. Kaplan is the Dean of the Graduate Theological Institute in Margate, Florida. A State classifi ed Chaplain, holding a doctorate in psychology, he is additionally an ordained rabbi who has taught both Jewish studies and psychology at the college and university levels. Dr. Kaplan has been engaged in pastoral psychotherapy for thirty-fi ve years.