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Passover Kavannah (Intention), 5784

  • by Rabbi Maurice Harris
Gaza, grief, hostages, Israel, passover, peace
a red poppy flower in a field of baby's breath

Kaddish: Love Language

“Now, your breath is within me. / And Kaddish is like a love letter.” 
  • by Amy Pollack
grief, kaddish
a collage with the words of the Kaddish and pastel watercolors

Words for Shiva

“I offer instead / my presence…”
  • by Jacqueline Jules
grief, mourning, shiva
sunbeams coming through the fog in the forest

Beit Tikvah B’kol

“May the windows of our prayers / move us into the world of vision…”
  • by Tiferet Welch
God, grief, healing
a giant sunflower looms against the blue sky

In the Not-So-Quiet

A poem marking the 40th day of fighting after the attacks on October 7th.
  • by Suzanne Sabransky
grief, Israel, war
a thunderstorm in a dark sky

An Unetaneh Tokef* for Today

The poet frames the loss of life in Israel and in Gaze with this powerful liturgy
  • by Roberta Spivek
death, Gaza, grief, Israel, war
man bringing flowers to grave in cemetery

An Alternative Greeting for Mourners

An greeting for mourners orienting towards one another.
  • by Rabbi Max Zev Reynolds
grief, mourning
a person in shadow bent in grief

It’s Yizkor…And I’m Still Hurting

“We get to Kaddish, I just hit a wall…”
  • by Rabbi Jeremy Gimbel
grief
a person stands in a sunset, holding a candle

At Least This Time There’s a Grave

“A thousand funerals in / one day    a shortage of diggers / an excess of graves.”
  • by Sharon Bronstein
ancestors, grief, Israel, mourning
headstone with hebrew writing and stones on top

Once Upon A Time Last Weekend

“Once upon the time / last weekend, something changed the composition of my body, / my memories, / and the way that I breathe.”
  • by Rabbi Sonja K. Pilz, PhD
grief, Israel, war
candle in the darkness

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