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

“May we rise in peace, as different creatures…”
This guided meditation is designed to be part of a Yizkor service,
“May the love that fills our souls bring peace to our troubled minds.”
An important new ritual for this sensitive shiva experience.
“How do we know what will outlive us? / We all want to be remembered our lives to count for something…”
“May his/her dreams / be fulfilled / in every one of our breaths…”
“The death of a sibling too is unique. It ignites our own vivid / sense of mortality.”
“In the ruins of the towers / we walked through daily / you would have found letters…” and added them up to find meaning
This ritual is an opportunity for someone to meaningfully mark a threshold when they reach or pass the age at which someone who was important in their life died.
The Reconstructionist version of the Mourner’s Kaddish.

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