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The Weight of Mourning

“One day, maybe, the Kaddish won’t scrape my throat raw…”
  • by Bonnie Birken
grief, kaddish, mourning, shiva
Willow tree with drooping branches, lush green leaves, and sunlight filtering through, casting shadows on the ground.

Remembering a Sibling for Mourner’s Kaddish or Yizkor

“The death of a sibling too is unique. It ignites our own vivid / sense of mortality.”
  • by Jeffrey Schein
family, grief, kaddish, loss, mortality, sibling
two brothers, one a child and one a toddler, hold hands and walk by a pond

Kaddish Yatom (Mourner’s Kaddish)

The Reconstructionist version of the Mourner’s Kaddish.
  • by Siddur Kol Haneshamah
death, God, kaddish, mourning, prayer, transcendent
A hand holding a siddur opened to the Kaddish

What If

“They will sing to you melodies of ascent…”
  • by james stone goodman
God, kaddish
lighthouse against a starry sky

The Soul on Friday

“Blessed be the soul / As it leaves the Temple of body…”
  • by james stone goodman
kaddish
pink flower against green leaves

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

Mourner’s Kaddish/So Often Now

Elliott batTzedek shares an original interpretation of the Kaddish.
kaddish
two hands reaching to the heavens

Redefining Jewish Ritual for the Deceased

Rabbi Marina Yergin shares a new ritual for mourning.
  • by Rabbi Marina Yergin
family, kaddish
Rabbi Yergin leans against her father.

Mourners’ Kaddish In A Time of War and Violence

  • by Rabbi Arthur Waskow
kaddish, peace, war
a person sits on a rock in the desert

Shiva

“We are in mourning; / our people are in mourning; / collectively we are sitting shiva.”
  • by Bonnie Friedman
grief, Israel, kaddish, war
a candle and red flowers

The Reconstructionist Network

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Havaya Summer Programs

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Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

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Honoring Loved Ones in Writing & Art

Now more than ever, we need the guidance of our ancestors, and creative expression provides a wonderful path for connection.

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Read & Rite

One-stop shop for progressive Jewish books and ritual objects

Placement Office

Placement resources for rabbis and congregations

Havaya Summer Programs

Overnight summer camp and teen Israel experience

Reconstructionist Educators of North America

Professional group for people leading schools in Reconstructionist congregations

Reconstructionist Rabbinical Association

Professional association of Reconstructionist rabbis