shiva
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. However, for...
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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.
I woke up suddenly in the...
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Mourning Our Way: Adapting Jewish Mourning Customs for a Special Needs Family
Four months ago I was about to [no-glossary]get[/no-glossary] ready for bed when my cellphone rang. I ignored it because it was from an unknown caller. When I ignored it a second time, the...