Topic Tags: Holocaust

Latest Rituals

The Night That Never Ends

“We must never forget them”

Gravestone with Star of David, topped with small stones, in a cemetery setting.

Hear Me

“My father did not know how to pray”

Memorial messages on wooden plaques among rocks, with a focus on remembering and honoring victims.

Yom HaSho’ah Prayer

“the holy is broken / the broken is holy…”

Rows of lit votive candles in transparent holders against a dark gray wall, creating a serene ambiance.

Threefold Blessing

blessing, Holocaust

Person meditating in a desert, sitting cross-legged on sand, with a calm sky in the background.

God of the Desert

“We walk on cracked earth / forward on swollen feet…”

Holocaust, immigration, social justice

Silhouettes of two hikers helping each other on a mountain with a clear sky and rugged peaks in the background.

A Psalm of Hannah Arendt

“She walked to the outer limit / And in outrage, took out her pen”

Person with dark hair facing a vast lake and forest under a cloudy sky.

Finding Life: On Holocaust Trauma

“Let us grab hold of our present”

Holocaust, yizkor

A woman sitting outdoors with her head in her hands, surrounded by fallen leaves and greenery.

Memorial Ritual for Regina Jonas

A memorial ritual to honor the first woman rabbi, Regina Jonas

Holocaust, yahrzeit

First female rabbi Regina Jonas

Ritual for Getting a Tattoo

Acknowledging the complicated experience of getting a tattoo as a grandchild of Holocaust survivors

Holocaust, tattoo

Ya’arot Ha-Carmel

A prose poem describing an experience in the Carmel forest in Israel

Holocaust, Israel, Yom Ha'zikaron

green mountains and bright cloudy sky in northern israel