sometimes
when
i have no
words
to pray
i just start
saying people’s
names
and
between each
pause i curl up
against
i swear
i hear
g-d’s delighted
“yes!”
exclaim
Preserve the memory of your loved one with a plaque on our Yahrzeit(Yiddish) The anniversary of a death, usually marked by the lighting of a 24-hour yahrzeit candle and the recitation of Kaddish, the memorial prayer. For U.S. Jews, the unveiling of the headstone usually takes place on or around the first yahrzeit. Wall. Learn More ->
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