Mourning & Bereavement

Traditional Jewish mourning and bereavement practices are designed to help us bear our grief. But sometimes we need something more: a poem that captures our imagination, a creative ritual that addresses the particularity of our grief, a song that speaks to our heart. May you find a measure of comfort in your time of need.

Latest Rituals

Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief: a ritual for mourning the death of those we do not know during the High Holidays

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

A guide to visiting mourners when the death is a suicide

A meditation on the value of a single life among so many murdered

A prayer and call to action while lighting candles

A poem on struggling with grief

A Kaddish poem memorializing a father who had left his family

Kaddish in memory of a victim of suicide

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