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“May there never again be war.  Wasn’t war  lifetimes ago? Who wants war?” 
Plate of chocolate madeleines on a table with vintage photos, books, flowers, and dark chocolate pieces.
“Soft layers of quiet are my dowry…”
A chocolate bundt cake dusted with powdered sugar sits on a metal cooling rack.
This creative ritual can be done during a Yizkor service or other gatherings focused exploring on death, dying and legacy.
a family heirloom photo
A reading for passing the Torah through intergenerational family members.
A group of women in a temple gather for a ceremony, one holding a baby wrapped in a green blanket.
“This tallis I wrap, / wrapped and feeling warm…”
A person wearing a tallit reads from an open book while seated on a wooden bench.
“So, too, with / verbs we learned last week…”
A cup of coffee with a smiling face pattern formed by bubbles on a wooden surface.
” The painting is for grandparents, miles away, / who long for them…”
A watercolor painting of three smiling children sitting on autumn leaves near a lake.
“When my grandfather died, his body swelled again / fluid filled him, drowning him from inside.”
a pair of glasses sit on an open book
“One time, we tried to learn a line dance / where we linked arms in order of the generations…”
an elderly person's hand touches a baby's foot
“G-d forbid we eat grocery store drek.”
clawfoot bathtub

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