Dania’s Bench
Contributor Carole Leskin remembers her friend Dania, sitting on the bench that memorializes her. [Read more...]
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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...]
Tissues in the Passover Aisle
by Sharon A. Siegel My local food store was quiet. I purposely went there at an odd hour that I knew doesn’t attract throngs of shoppers. I took a deep cleansing breath, [Read more...]
Honoring My Parents on Their Yahrtzeit
My parents died when they were 38 years old. In a car accident. A drunk driver hit us head-on. I lived. I was 16. I have always been plagued about why I survived. It’s not [Read more...]
Maintaining meaning when the past starts to fade: Guest commentary from Rabbi Mark Levin
Rabbi Mark Levin, a colleague and close friend of Rabbi Address, originally posted this commentary to Facebook, and we repost it here with his permission. [Read more...]
Guest Post from Rabbi John Rosove: As My Mother Disappears Before My Eyes
Editor’s Note: This blog post by Rabbi John Rosove is reposted from his blog with his permission. As my mother nears her 98th birthday in June, the dementia that has [Read more...]
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