For Your Time of Need

The death of someone we care about can be among the most difficult experiences of life. It is often much more challenging than we expect and others don't always understand.

We hope these articles, written by Dr. Bill Webster, will help you better understand grief and how we can help ourselves and others through the difficult process.


Understanding Grief


These resources will help you understand the grief you may be feeling and how you can cope when someone you care about dies.

Coping With Grief


These articles will help you understand the grief you may be feeling and how you can cope when someone you care about dies.

Books Available in the Feldman Library


​A Treasury of Comfort, by Rabbi Sidney Greenberg

Understanding Bereavement and Grief, by Norman Linzer

The Jewish Mourner’s Book of Why, by Alfred J. Kolatch

The Jewish Way in Death and Mourning, by Maurice Lamm

Jewish Insights on Death and Mourning, by Jack Riemer

Mourning & Mitzvah, by Anne Brenner

A Time to Mourn, a Time to Comfort, by Dr. Ron Wolfson

The Jewish Book of Why, by Alfred J. Kolatch

Death and Bereavement, by Rabbi Abner Weiss, Ph.D.

Tear Soup, by Taylor Bills

The Kaddish Minyan, by Rabbi Herbert A. Yoskowitz

L’Chaim A Zayde Adventure, by Tamra L. Dollin

Words That Hurt, Words That Heal, by Joseph Telushkin

Seasons of Grief, by Rida D. Carrier

Healing A Teen’s Grieving Heart, by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

Living with Loss, Healing with Hope, by Rabbi Earl A. Grollman

Saying Kaddish, by Anita Diamant

Making Loss Matter, by Rabbi David Wolpe

Embracing Life & Facing Death, by Rabbi Daniel S. Brenner, Rabbi Tsvi Blanchard, PH.D., Joseph J. Fins, M.D., F.A.C.P., Rabbi Bradley Hirschfield

Healing A Child’s Grieving Heart, by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

The Mourner’s Handbook, by Rabbi William Cutter

Healing Your Grieving for Teens, by Alan D. Wolfelt, Ph.D.

Where Do We Go from Here?, by Ernie Carwile

The Mourner’s Companion, by Rabbi Zalman Goldstein

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About Dr. Bill Webster

Dr. Bill is the founder and Executive Director of the Centre for the Grief Journey. He earned his doctorate at the University of Toronto in 1990 and has been awarded the prestigious Fellow in Thanatology by the Association of Death Education and Counseling (ADEC).

However, his intimate knowledge of grief comes through difficult personal experience. In 1983, Bill's young wife died of a heart attack, leaving Bill to navigate the shock and loss, but also with the job of raising their two young sons, then only 9 and 7.

Today, Dr. Bill has over 30 years of experience in grief support and counseling, and is a recognized author, international speaker and seminar leader.