Lifecycles

A Kavanah for a Widowhood Journey | Prayer

By Karen Gluckstern-Reiss

A prayer for the year of mourning and the journey of widowhood

Excerpts from Walking Through the Valley of the Shadow: When a Jewish Child Dies | Article

By Mort Schrag

Advice for coping with the devastating loss of a child

Traveling the Mourner's Path | Complete Ceremony

Paula Jacobs

A ritual on concluding a year of saying kaddish.

Reclaiming the Mourner's Path | Article

By Anne Brener

An article about the power of traditional mourning practices for healing and an idea for a new ritual

The Five Stages of Grief | Poem

By Linda Pastan

A poem about the journey of grief

Home | Poem

Alexandra Grilikhes

A poem describing the palpable absence of a dead mother.

A Ritual For Letting Go | Complete Ceremony

By Rabbi Ariel Stone

A ritual for taking off a wedding ring.