The Gift of Mourning & Tisha B’Av — By Ben
It’s Wednesday and I’m attending the funeral of my friend Jason’s father. It’s a bright clear sunny day at the Mount Sinai Memorial Park and Mortuary in the Hollywood Hills, […]
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Good Mourning — By Ben
In every Shemona Esrei there’s a section for refuah shlema, healing. Within that prayer, there is a place to insert the names of specific people who are sick and so […]
The Power Of Sitting – By Marc
For Shlomo…Shiva means seven. When someone passes away… and we sit shiva for a parent, sibling, child or spouse… the mourners return home or to the home of the deceased […]
Mourning Words: What Judaism Teaches Us About Dealing With Death – By Marc
I go out of my way to make this blog apolitical… but too often in today’s world there are things that come up in politics that need to be addressed. […]
Learning, loss, and love. Happy Birthday Mom — By Ben
It was about a year and a half ago that my mom’s sister was diagnosed with a brain tumor. My experience with my extended family has always been limited, but my Aunt […]
Tishah B’Av, The worst bad day. — By Ben
Shakespearian actors and Jews have few things in common. 1) Both groups feel at home in New York. 2) Both groups pour over their source material, analyzing every letter, as if […]
Six Degrees Of Kosher Bacon 