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A Thousandfold

  • by Seraphina Ferraro
Israel, Palestine, peace, Shabbat, war, yahrzeit
rows of lit candles shining in the ddark

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

The Story That Could Heal

“All that remains to me / of my family’s life in Ukraine… / are four silver kiddush cups…”
  • by Janice Steinberg
immigration, Russia, Ukraine, yahrzeit, Yiddish
The Story That Could Heal

The Pandemic Yizkor

“This is the yahrzeit of the Life we lived before”
  • by Carol L. Skolnick
pandemic, yahrzeit, yizkor
young man in black t-shirt and pants shown from behind standing at curtained window, parting the curtain and looking outside. Curtain is a gauzy white and there is a black area to the right, creating a stark white and black effect to the scene.

Let It Burn

“Blessed burning of yahrzeit candle’
  • by Tiferet Welch
grief, suicide, yahrzeit
lit candle, thick and white, next to white petal on wood table against black background

Yahrzeit for My Father

“I found a pair of dress shoes I had long forgotten / caked with mud / hidden away in the back of my closet”

  • by Sara Stock Mayo
family, mourning, yahrzeit
Yahrzeit for My Father

Yahrzeit Light Prayer

“The yarzeit light shines with the light of their souls”

  • by Barbara Rothstein, PhD
yahrzeit
Yahrzeit Light Prayer

Memorial Prayer for Miscarriage, Stillbirth & Baby Loss

“Shekhinah – Divine Presence, may You comfort us”

  • by Kohenet Yael Tischler
kaddish, loss of a child, miscarriage, mourning, yahrzeit
Memorial Prayer for Miscarriage, Stillbirth & Baby Loss

Remembering the Organ Donor

  • by Rabbi Morton Levine
healing, yahrzeit
Remembering the Organ Donor

Shema to Comfort Mourners

“To remember these words / not only / when we lie down in slumber”

  • by Devon Spier
grief, shema, yahrzeit
folded white fabric in shadows

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Light the World: A Nia Dance Party for Hanukkah

Welcome Hanukkah through the Nia movement practice. We’ll kindle our unique candles to music by Jewish singers, followed by prompts for reflection and writing. Nia is adaptable to individual needs and abilities. Move with us on December 7, 2023.

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