yahrzeit

September 18, 2018 1

The Third Yahrzeit Candle

Sharon Siegel confronts memory and meaning following the death of her father late last year. [Read more...]

Passover Table 2, by April Killingsworth, from Flickr.com under Creative Commons 2.0 license.

April 30, 2016 0

The End of Passover

Rabbi Mark H. Levin D.H.L, D.D., founding rabbi, Congregation Beth Torah, Overland Park, KS Tonight is the seventh night of Pesah, and for Israelis and Reform Jews, the final [Read more...]

Adam Greene 18 years old, grandson; Marvin Greene 38 years old, grandfather; Mike Greene 22 years old, grandson. Marvin died in 1962. Adam and Mike were Photoshopped into the picture in 2008, 46 years after Marvin died!

October 2, 2015 0

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...]