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Mourning & Bereavement

Traditional Jewish mourning 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.

A Conversation With One in Mourning

Rabbi Deborah Glanzberg-Krainin, Ph.D. interviewed her friend and colleague Rabbi Vivie Mayer about ritual mourning following her father’s death. [more]

Found In: Mourning & Bereavement

A Beard-Shaving Ritual at the Conclusion of Shloshim

Focusing one's attention on the wildness of death reflected on the face of the mourner. [more]

Found In: Mourning & Bereavement

Tags: shloshim

Eyl Malei Rachamim for the Six Million (translation)

A fresh translation of the Eyl Malei Rachamim to remember the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust [more]

Found In: Mourning & Bereavement, Holocaust Remembrance Day

Tags: el maley rakhamim

When Will I Be Myself Again

A poem for shiva seeking comfort after a difficult loss [more]

Found In: Mourning & Bereavement

Tags: shiva, shloshim, yizkor

A Kever Avot/Yizkor Prayer

A yizkor prayer, or prayer of remembrance, to be recited upon visiting the grave of a loved one [more]

Found In: Mourning & Bereavement

Tags: yahrzeit, yizkor

HaKamat HaMatzevah: An Unveiling Ceremony

Based on the model of creation, this seven-part ritual focuses our intention and then consecrates the final resting place for our loved ones [more]

Found In: Mourning & Bereavement

Tags: el maley rakhamim, kaddish, Psalm 23, unveiling

Memorial Prayer for Transgender Day of Remembrance

We remember those whose lives were lost, and pray for a more tolerant and just future [more]

Found In: Mourning & Bereavement

Tags: LGBTIQ

Yizkor

A poem in preparation of saying a name for the first time [more]

Found In: Mourning & Bereavement

Tags: cancer, yizkor