Death & Mourning Stories

Why I Never Visit My Father’s Grave

Numbers are a big deal in Judaism. Hebrew is an ancient language, but numerology is hidden in every letter of...

Death & Mourning, Death & Mourning Stories, Parenting Stories

The First Time I Sat Shiva–With My Baby

By Anne Goodman

Little Jack and Mommom (Uncle Jack’s sister) visiting Jack’s grave Sam and I have been together...

Death & Mourning, Death & Mourning Stories, Parenting Stories, Shiva

Listening to Christian Spirituals at the Jewish Cemetery

By Jessie Boatright

On my mom’s birthday last week, I left the house to go to the cemetery first thing. Being there, walking in...

Death & Mourning, Death & Mourning Stories, Mourning, Parenting

Mourning, Friendship and the Future

Baby Helen meets Liz I was in the seventh grade when my father died. I had already been asked to leave an Orthodox...

Babies, Death & Mourning, Death & Mourning Stories, Parenting Stories, Young Kids

Why I Officiated My Grandfather’s Funeral (Even Though I’m Not a Rabbi)

By Jared David Berezin

Sometimes it’s nice to have others make minor decisions for me. I’m happy when my wife decides what we’re...

Death & Mourning, Death & Mourning Stories, Family, Funeral, Grandparents, Jewish Mourning Rituals

The Unwritten Rule of Pregnancy and Cemeteries

By Jessie Boatright

The night that my mother died, no one in my family wanted to go to sleep. Hours after we lost her, we sat on...

Death & Mourning, Death & Mourning Stories, Pregnancy

A Walk in the Woods, A Conversation About Life and Death, A Moment of Connection

A nurse log in the Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska. I have a talkative family. Mostly, our everyday...

Death, Death & Mourning Stories, Parenting Stories

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