Topic Tags: loss of a child

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Excerpts from Walking Through the Valley of the Shadow: When a Jewish Child Dies

Advice for coping with the devastating loss of a child

loss of a child, yahrzeit

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Baby Brother’s Gone to Heaven

Description by a mother of her six-year-old son’s response to the death of his stillborn brother

loss of a child, miscarriage, stillbirth

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I Lost a Child But Did Not Mourn Her

A personal account describing the author’s experience of losing a baby before rituals were developed to encourage mourning

loss of a child, miscarriage, stillbirth

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Memorial Service for Our Babies and a Reawakening of Hope

A mourning ceremony for twins who died before birth

loss of a child, stillbirth

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