title: Bereaved Orthodox Jewish families and their community: a cross-cultural perspective.
abstract: This article examines the laws and customs of bereavement in Orthodox Jewish families and their community. It considers definitions of bereavement, the need for health care team members' cross-cultural understanding of bereavement, the community's role, and the role of the community health nurse and health care team with this particular group.
authors.affiliation: Marquette University School of Dentistry, Division of Public Health, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. lenorewein@aol.com
authors.forename: Lenore B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Weinstein
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D001293:Attitude to Death / Q000208:ethnology*; D001601:Bereavement; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D003256:Community Participation; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D005655:Funeral Rites / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007585:Jews / Q000208:ethnology*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D012944:Social Support; D016746:Transcultural Nursing / Q000379:methods