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Kaddish Yatom (Mourner’s Kaddish)

The Reconstructionist version of the Mourner’s Kaddish.
  • by Siddur Kol Haneshamah
death, God, kaddish, mourning, prayer, transcendent
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Ashes: A Poem for Tisha B’Av

“There are ashes sunken within us / in places that feel too deep to touch…”
  • by Ahava Lilith evershYne (she/her)
community, grief, mourning, tisha b'av
a field with clouds waving across the sky above it

Words for Shiva

“I offer instead / my presence…”
  • by Jacqueline Jules
grief, mourning, shiva
sunbeams coming through the fog in the forest

An Alternative Greeting for Mourners

An greeting for mourners orienting towards one another.
  • by Rabbi Max Zev Reynolds
grief, mourning
a person in shadow bent in grief

At Least This Time There’s a Grave

“A thousand funerals in / one day    a shortage of diggers / an excess of graves.”
  • by Sharon Bronstein
ancestors, grief, Israel, mourning
headstone with hebrew writing and stones on top

We Are All Mourners Now

“We are all mourners now / Needing, wanting, giving comfort / For ourselves…” For each other.”
  • by Rabbi Tsurah August
grief, Israel, mourning
people embrace in tears

Counting: Remembering Victims of Hate

“But today, there are not enough words in the Psalm / to cover the number of victims of this hate.” 
  • by Brasha Smith
Israel, mourning, peace, terrorism
clouds in a bright blue sky

Lights Out

“Time for your / soul to take flight, time for your soul / to light a new star.”
  • by Elizabeth Tragash
death, grief, mourning
blue and purple galaxy of stars

God Will Gather Us In

Imagine that the whole world is God’s sukkah, and that we are all sheltered there.
  • by Rabbi Rachel Barenblat
audio, grief, loss, mourning, psalm 27, reflection, sukkah, writing
a baby penguin stands at the feet of its parent

A Psalm for Mourning

“I cannot tear it all down, / rip out the broken heart of it, / and be done with it.”
  • by Terry Boyle
grief, mourning, psalm
A person stands on the rocks, overlooking the ocean on a dark day

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