Topic Tags: death

Latest Rituals

Kaddish Yatom (Mourner’s Kaddish)

The Reconstructionist version of the Mourner’s Kaddish.

death, God, kaddish, mourning, prayer, transcendent

A hand holding a siddur opened to the Kaddish

An Unetaneh Tokef* for Today

The poet frames the loss of life in Israel and in Gaze with this powerful liturgy

death, Gaza, grief, Israel, war

man bringing flowers to grave in cemetery

Lights Out

“Time for your / soul to take flight, time for your soul / to light a new star.”

death, grief, mourning

blue and purple galaxy of stars

Once More to the Altar

Abraham, akedah, death

The desert reaches into the sky

Prayer for Shabbat Sukkot

“The quest for wisdom, / The struggle for justice”

interior of a sukkah with table covered in blue tablecloth and sunlight creating shadows on a white wall

Death Takes a Seat Before She Takes to Flight

“It’s a wonder / How comfort arrives: / From what source?”

death, loss, mourning, parent

Woman in a white dress walking along a sandy beach with gentle waves in the background.

Every Day a Little Death

“Death is my teacher”

death, Elul, mourning, yizkor, yom kippur

full moon over dark landscape

Soul Candles

A traditional pre-High Holiday ritual of making candles for one’s beloveds

ancestors, ashkenazi, candles, death, tekhine, women

dozens of lanterns illuminate a dark background