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A Sea of Names: Healing our Imperfect Relationships through Mourner’s Kaddish
New boats come each week as the familiar ones start to leave. You connect, once a week, to the lost soul...
Mourning to Dancing
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Interview with By Your Side
As we enter the month of Av, which includes the holiday of Tisha b'Av, a day of mourning for communal tragedy, we are reminded of the power of ritual to sustain us during times of loss.
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Jewish Grieving for a Non-Jewish Relative
I continued to wonder how a Jew-by-choice goes about honoring a dead loved one in a way that doesn’t offend non-Jewish relatives and honors my adopted Jewish traditions.
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Mourning Our Way: Adapting Jewish Mourning Customs for a Special Needs Family
Four months ago I was about to get
