Four Things
Sounding a note of optimism
Acceptance
A poem of release and acceptance
Yesh Kokhavim: There Are Stars
From the Jewish-Hungarian poet most widely known for “Eli, Eli”
A Tree of Memory
An article describing the custom of planting a tree in memory of a loved one
Kavod Ha’em – Honoring a Foremother
A ceremony which adapts traditional texts and facilitates an individualized ceremony to honor those whose memory we wish to perpetuate
Dignity in Life, Dignity in Death: One Perspective on the Chevra Kaddisha
A touching view of this uniquely Jewish ritual which accords profound respect to the individual between death and burial
Moving On: Yizkor and Life Lessons from the Book of Ruth
Reflections on the transformation of mourning to affirmation
El Maley Rakhamim: non-gender specific/ for a group of people
Traditional memorial prayer recited at funerals in which God is asked to gather up the soul of the departed for eternal life
Psalm 23- Reconstructionist Wording
This beautiful psalm is often read at funerals or memorial services
Closing the Apartment
Developing a ritual for the dissolution of a home
