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.

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“Sometimes there is not /  enough space / to contain all of the grief.”
“Time for your / soul to take flight, time for your soul / to light a new star.”
Imagine that the whole world is God’s sukkah, and that we are all sheltered there.
“I cannot tear it all down, / rip out the broken heart of it, / and be done with it.”
A complete ritual for releasing frustration and anger in nature.
A poem on the inconsistency of time passing.
A poem to mark moments in a year of mourning.
A poem about early moments of grief
“All that remains to me / of my family’s life in Ukraine… / are four silver kiddush cups…”

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