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“It just became your life, your house always lit up like / Paris at night because you were afraid of the darkness splicing / time ever again”

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A memorial ritual to honor the first woman rabbi, Regina Jonas

First female rabbi Regina Jonas

A ritual to mark the first yahrzeit, anniversary of the death of a loved one

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

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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.

 
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A yizkor prayer, or prayer of remembrance, to be recited upon visiting the grave of a loved one
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Advice for coping with the devastating loss of a child
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Preparing to say Kaddish for an abusive parent on the occasion of their yahrzeit

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