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In the Corners of My Home: A Reflection on a Year of Kaddish
The holiday of Tisha B’Av, the 9th of Av, compels us to see boundaries differently—instead of separating out personal loss from communal loss ... we compact grief into one uniting experience
As...
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Synchronicity/Beshert: Meant to Be
Carl Jung explains a concept called synchronicity, which means that events can be “meaningful coincidences” if they are not causally related but seem to have a particular connection.
In the spring...
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Grief is Not a Learning Opportunity
When I have been in moments of grief and someone tells me, “You will learn so much from this,” I want to scream.
When I have been in moments of grief and someone tells me, “You will learn so much...
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Say Their Names: Kaddish for Black Lives and Terror Victims
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Exploring the Soul in New Podcast "Kaddish"
Here I was ... singing about the purity of souls with a room full of Reconstructionists: queers, gender outlaws, patrilineal Jews, and so many of us who are so used to being reminded that our souls...
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Interview with By Your Side
As we enter the month of Av, which includes the holiday of Tisha b'Av, a day of mourning for communal tragedy, we are reminded of the power of ritual to sustain us during times of loss. However, for...