<p><em>Beside Still Waters: A Journey of Comfort and Renewal&nbsp;</em>is a book for mourners, for those who will someday become mourners, and for those anticipating their own journey out of this life.&nbsp; It offers liturgy both classical and contemporary for different stages along the mourner&rsquo;s path, from prayers for healing (even when &ldquo;cure&rdquo; may be out of reach) and prayers to recite before dying, to prayers for every stage of mourning: from&nbsp;<em>aninut</em>&nbsp;(the time between death and burial), to&nbsp;<em>shiva</em>(the first week of mourning), to&nbsp;<em>shloshim</em>&nbsp;(the first month), the culmination of the first year,&nbsp;<em>yahrzeit</em>&nbsp;(death-anniversary) and&nbsp;<em>yizkor</em>&nbsp;(times of remembrance).</p><p>This volume features &nbsp;traditional words alongside renewed and renewing interpretations and variations.&nbsp; It contains complete liturgies for shiva&nbsp;accompanied by resonant new translations, evocative readings, and complete transliteration.&nbsp; It also contains prayers for a variety of spiritually difficult circumstances (miscarriage, stillbirth, suicide, when there is no grave to visit, mourning an abusive relationship, and more).</p><p>In the trans-denominational spirit of Jewish renewal, <em>Beside Still Waters</em> is for individuals and communities across the Jewish spiritual spectrum.</p>