Unfortunately, many parents are at a loss as to how to explain the end process of life to their children. Not all parents can really “speak” to their children during such traumatic times.

Beyond the Tears serves as a way for young people to pour out their feelings in a constructive, self-fulfilling manner. Using real-life examples, the author shows how others have coped with death.

Includes information on Jewish mourning practices, the answer to questions kids frequently ask about bereavement, and a Memory Book that helps bridge the past to the present and the future.

Rabbi Eugene I. Kwalwasser is a dedicated Jewish educator with almost four decades in the classroom and administration, including twenty-seven years as the Dean of Yavneh Academy, a large Yeshiva Day School in New Jersey.