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A Life, A Year

A poem to mark moments in a year of mourning.
  • by Pearl Adler Saban
kaddish, shiva, shloshim, yahrzeit
hourglass and calendar

Humanistic Shiva Service

Shiva service with humanist language

  • by Martin Hasan
Humanist, shiva
Humanistic Shiva Service

Virtual Memory Circle: For Those Who Cannot Gather for a Funeral or Shiva

  • by Heather Paul
grief, shiva
Virtual Memory Circle: For Those Who Cannot Gather for a Funeral or Shiva

Shedding a New Light: A Service for Lighting the Shiva Candle

“May the lingering glow of our loved one’s soul guide us…”

  • by Rabbi Lewis John Eron, PhD
grief, shiva
Shedding a New Light: A Service for Lighting the Shiva Candle

Mourning to Dancing

A poem on transforming mourning into dancing

  • by Devon Spier
shiva
Mourning to Dancing

Jewish Mourning Rituals: Caring for the Body

Caring for the body before a Jewish funeral

  • by BimBam (formerly G-dcast)
Hevra Kaddishah, kaddish, shiva
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Psalm 23: I Do Not Fear in the Valley of Death

A reflection on Psalm 23

  • by BimBam (formerly G-dcast)
kaddish, loss of a child, shiva, shloshim, stillbirth, suicide, unveiling, vidui, widow, yahrzeit, yizkor
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A Jewish Guide to Helping Your Friend in Mourning

Watch the video to learn more about specific Jewish mourning practices and how to be there for your friends and family.

  • by BimBam (formerly G-dcast)
shiva, yahrzeit
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Remember Me

A poem for a yizkor or memorial service. When we remember our loved ones, we inscribe them upon the pages of our memory and they live on in us.

 
  • by Elizabeth Tragash
shiva, shloshim, yahrzeit, yizkor
printed-photos-ready-to-be-added-to-scrapbook

When Will I Be Myself Again

A poem for shiva seeking comfort after a difficult loss
  • by Rabbi Lewis John Eron
shiva, shloshim, yizkor
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