Topic Tags: grief

“help me find the courage / to make each breath a blessing…”

“Still, somewhere beneath the sorrow / that has settled on me, something fragile / dreams of flight.”

A complete mikvah ritual designed with great sensitivity

“My viscera / cannot distinguish / between the extinguishing / of one life in particular…”

“God please guide this great and loving family / To see them / Through this night.”

“We who grieved this year and celebrated this year are whole.”

A beautiful prayer written in memory of the author’s mother

“Soon I will rise / to bear witness to you / once more in these ancient words…”

“When grief and uncertainty and fear are all we know /Still, we sing”