Mornings and Mourning: A Kaddish Journal

by E.M. Broner

A Jewish women recounts her experiences performing the exclusively male eleven-month ritual of mourning called the "kaddish," after the death of her father

Genres: Nonfiction, Jewish

240 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1994

About the author

Esther M. Broner, best known as E.M. Broner, Ph.D., Professor Emerita was a Jewish American feminist author.

Broner was the author of ten books, including The Women's Haggadah; Weave of Women; The Telling: The Story of a Group of Jewish Women Who Journey to Spirituality through Community and Ceremony; and Mornings and Mourning: A Kaddish Journal. Broner had also written radio scripts for National Public Radio and plays. Her musical, “Higginson: An American Life,” premiered June 17, 2005, by the Michigan Opera Theatre (Broner, book & lyrics; Mort Zieve, music). Broner led the original Women's Seder for 30 years and was proclaimed a Wonder Woman by the Wonder Woman Foundation for her work in feminist Jewish ritual. She was married to the printmaker/painter Robert Broner, and they have four grown children.

Reviews

[elissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

wonderful and engaging book on the death of the author's father and her desire to say kaddish for him during the mourning period. Includes so much more than this, and a great an humorous look at the people and problems she encounters during this journey.