For a Parent
“Move to the front—of the line—a voice says…”
Memory of Joe and Others
A poem describing the ritual of removing the tzitzit from a dead person’s tallit and giving them to his or her beloveds prior to burial
Dirge Without Music
“I am not resigned to the shutting away of loving hearts in the hard ground./ So it is, and so it will be…”
Memorywork
“In the rising of the sun and in its going down, we remember them.”
Home
A poem describing the palpable absence of a dead mother
The Five Stages of Grief
A poem about the journey of grief
Memorial Service
Appropriate for burial, cremation, or marking periods of mourning
A Prayer of Trust
A prayer to be said on carrying out the request of a dying parent to remove life support
A Ceremony for a Woman in a Coma Near Death
A creative vidui to be recited at the bedside of a person near death
On Seeing a Change for the Worse and Death Is Near
Blessing a dying person with a safe departure and a welcoming presence in the world to come
