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After the Attack on Israel … Dealing with our Shock, Grief and Loss
As we absorb the atrocities and losses coming out of the unspeakable terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7th, how do we deal with our tremendous individual and community shock, trauma and grief a
Bonus Episode! For Persons with Visual Impairment, Access to Jewish Life
For those living with blindness, low vision or print disability, JBI International offers a free library of Jewish interest books and publications, including liturgical texts, enabling connection to t
A Poet’s Loss, and Grief
After his son Gabriel died in 2011 at age 22, acclaimed poet Edward Hirsch navigated grief by writing Gabriel: A Poem, a slim-book-length elegy that The New Yorker called a masterpiece of sorrow. Pu
Mourning, A Roadmap
Through beautifully curated poetry, ritual, music and textual wisdom, Rabbi Lisa D. Grant, PhD and Cantor Lisa B. Segal offer us a guided roadmap through the first year of loss in The Year of Mourning
9/11: Finding Meaning Through Magical Thinking
In the days after 9/11, Micki Pagano noticed a cloud above the World Trade Center site, and it made her wonder that maybe it wasnt acloud at all, but the collective souls of those who lost their liv
Leaning In to Loss, and Life
In her widely acclaimed debut book Heartwood, The Art of Living with the End in Mind author Barbara Becker tells stories of loss and leads readers into an enlightened perspective on death and co
The Grief Puzzle
Grief is generated from many types of loss takes a variety of forms and manifests in myriad ways. But as individuals and a society, we rarely talk about it. As National Grief Awareness Day approac
Confronting Grief With the Stories We Tell
When he discovered a trove of images taken by his father, a well-known photographer who died in 2000 from AIDS-related illnesses, Zander Masser embarked on an unexpected journey that led him to finall
Can Death be Funny? A Conversation with Nick Kroll
Comedy can soften the short and long term sting of death and grief and can be a salve as we process, adapt and seek some sense and relief during one of lifes most profound challenges. Nick Kroll is
Living, and Dying …with Pride
Its LGBTQ+ Pride Month and were talking about how respecting and honoring the sexual and gender identities of LGBTQ+ individuals is as important after death, as it is in life. Dubbs Weinblatt is a