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An greeting for mourners orienting towards one another.
a person in shadow bent in grief
“We get to Kaddish, I just hit a wall…”
a person stands in a sunset, holding a candle
“A thousand funerals in / one day    a shortage of diggers / an excess of graves.”
headstone with hebrew writing and stones on top
“Once upon the time / last weekend, something changed the composition of my body, / my memories, / and the way that I breathe.”
candle in the darkness
“I pray for a swift end to this unwanted war.”
the night sky
“We are all mourners now / Needing, wanting, giving comfort / For ourselves…” For each other.”
people embrace in tears
“We are in mourning; / our people are in mourning; / collectively we are sitting shiva.”
a candle and red flowers
“what will ensure / that this will never happen again?”
a person holds their hands to their ears in distress
“Reasons mean nothing in the harsh light of consequence / Reasons are but shadows of war”
shadows-holding-hands-walking-on-dark-desert-road-toward-mountains
“and so I stumble / through my workday, / weeping in between meetings…”
close up of person's hands on their chest outdoors in sunlight

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