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From Deep Grief, a Mission: Supporting Families Facing Infant Loss
Kimberly Novods world changed suddenly, unexpectedly and dramatically. Her son Saul arrived prematurely and died after 20 days in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in Louisiana. From her deep grief grew
A Film Director Explores Mortality, Grief … and Possibility
An oracle says you have three days to live. What choices do you make? What peace do you seek with others? How do you process grief for yourself and your aspirations? A provocative, award-winning new f
Moving Through the Loss
In her award-winning new book Fifty-seven Fridays: Losing our Daughter, Finding our Way Myra Sack writes about losing her young daughter, Havi, to Tay-Sachs disease and discovering essential truth
The Power of Forgiveness
Forgiveness is a powerful tool to preserve our emotional and physical selves, and also to redefine our relationships not only with the living but also the dead. Gayle Kirschenbaum is a creative whos
Journeying Through Grief
Grief often leads us into unmarked emotional territory. Navigating it mindfully can ensure a journey of perspective, growth and healing. After the death of her mother, Barri Leiner Grant committed her
Grief and Joy, the Balance
In her recently published book Breath Taking: A Memoir of Family, Dreams, and Broken Genes author Jessica Fein writes with eloquence, passion and universality about grief and joy and the search
The Grief of a Father
When his son Nadav died at the age of five, James G. Robinson was propelled into a journey of grief and a search for meaning that over time deepened his identity as a parent, his relationship to Jewis
On Life, Laughter and Loss
A grounded perspective on mortality and loss can be powerfully life affirming among the themes in Sprinkle Glitter on My Grave, a 2016 book by popular author, actor, humorist and consummate New York
Reflections of an Obituary Writer
Obituary writing is an art, capturing not only the facts of a life, but also an individuals singular essence and legacy. So how do we ensure an obituary is well informed and properly nuanced? Should
Plaza@25: Building, Honoring and Serving Community
When Plaza Jewish Community Chapel opened in 2001, it immediately began to elevate conversations on end-of-life issues and practices, and to create partnerships strengthening the fabric of Jewish life