Ghosts and Ancestors
Rabbi Richard Hirsh writes about the hard work of turning our ghosts into ancestors who can walk with us. [Read more...]
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To Live a Thousand Years
In this meditation for Yom Kippur, Rabbi Stephen Karol discusses the Psalms, the brevity of humanity and the eternity of God. [Read more...]
Guest Blog Post: Yizkor – Remembering Our Ancestors in Pandemic Times
Reb Simcha Raphael links the observance of Yizkor in a time of public health lockdown with an effort to make a more solid spiritual connection. [Read more...]
The Gift of Memory: Remembering Jenni
Cantor Rhoda Harrison, Ph.D., from Congregation M'kor Shalom in Cherry Hill, NJ, recalls a childhood friend who died much too early, and the continuing gift her memory provides. [Read more...]
Dania’s Bench
Contributor Carole Leskin remembers her friend Dania, sitting on the bench that memorializes her. [Read more...]
The Third Yahrzeit Candle
Sharon Siegel confronts memory and meaning following the death of her father late last year. [Read more...]
Share what you treasure most
Rabbi David Levin discovers a legacy treasure while going through his father's belongings. [Read more...]
What Do We Tell Our Grandchildren?
As Baby Boomers I can imagine you had some of the experiences I had back in the 50s when walking into a room of our parents and grandparents, and other elders, and hearing [Read more...]
Memories Revisited – For My Father
My father, Herbert Lee Axel, died on May 4, 2005. He was 88 years old. The last 8 years of his life were robbed by Alzheimer’s and he did not recognize me when I visited. I [Read more...]
The Pr$ce of the Quality of Life?
I met an old lady with a gracious disposition and a lovely smile Who, sadly, lives inside her head Because she has no memory of anything Other than being born in Ireland and [Read more...]
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