[Tere asar]: Trei Asar The Twelve Prophets a New Translation with a Commentary Anthologized from Talmudic, Midrashic, and Rabbinic Sources Book

While not a book that anyone would choose to read, this book has provided great comfort in the seven months since I lost my mother, especially by explaining the how and why of Jewish mourning customs. If you are unfortunate enough to suffer a bereavement, seek it out from your Synagogue library or order it to read. I'm so glad I did! We were initially lent a copy by Rabbi Michoel Rose in Cardiff and referred to it constantly in the run up to Mummy's funeral and the first night of Shiva. When we got back to London, our Shul only had one copy, so I ordered mine online from "Torah Treasures" in. Golders Green as they were cheaper than Amazon for this US import.