Book Review: Musings with the Angel of Death by Simcha Paull Raphael

Simcha Paull Raphael is *the* voice for where Judaism and Thanatology intersect. He wrote the famous book Jewish Views of the Afterlife (which just had an update for its 25th anniversary). All deathworkers should have that text, in my opinion.

Dr. Raphael has also written a number of smaller books as part of the Jewish Life, Death, and Transition Series. The newest addition to this series is called Musings with the Angel of Death' and features poems of love, life, and longing. I describe this as an open-hearted, richly-textured collection of poetry, a grounded meditation on life, love, and loss.

I first met Simcha in 2016/2017 and his work through his Da'at Institute has had a major impact on my work as a thanatologist. Another book in this series I reference regularly is The Grief Journey and the Afterlife.

These are several of the books in the series. Note my post its as I reference these texts quite a bit!