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Rabbi Geela Rayzel Raphael wrote this prayer of comfort after Oct. 7, 2023.
A white rosebud covered in water droplets against a dark green blurred background.
This guided meditation is designed to be part of a Yizkor cservice,
Gentle ocean waves at sunset with orange and blue reflections on the water.
“One day, maybe, the Kaddish won’t scrape my throat raw…”
Willow tree with drooping branches, lush green leaves, and sunlight filtering through, casting shadows on the ground.
A powerful ritual for when you have lost an animal companion
A corgi wearing a small bow tie
“May his/her dreams / be fulfilled / in every one of our breaths…”
two people sit on a dock looking out over a lake
“May the souls so callously severed from their bodies find shelter, refuge, in the hidden space beneath Your wings.”
three autumn leaves
The Reconstructionist version of the Mourner’s Kaddish.
A hand holding a siddur opened to the Kaddish
“There are ashes sunken within us / in places that feel too deep to touch…”
a field with clouds waving across the sky above it
“I offer instead / my presence…”
sunbeams coming through the fog in the forest
An greeting for mourners orienting towards one another.
a person in shadow bent in grief

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