On Being Imperfect
This week’s Torah portion is called “The Life of Sarah.” Yet it contains nothing about Sarah’s life; instead, it tells …
Category Archives: death and mourning
The Jews’ Message
I don’t have to look at a calendar to know that it’s seven weeks to Rosh Hashanah. I know this …
The Power of Tears
I used to cry easily. Like my dad, a good sappy TV commercial could do me in. I would cry …
Grief
Miriam’s death in the Torah is sudden and unexplained. Only five Hebrew words tell us that she died and was …
Do Not Despair: There Are Stars
The number of deadly and terrifying tragedies in our world today is beyond belief… except we have to believe, because …
A Death Unnoticed. A Life Remembered.
Miriam’s death in the Torah is sudden and unexplained. Only five Hebrew words tell us that she died and was …
A Candle Burns in the Dark
Something beautiful happens at the beginning of this week’s Torah portion. Aaron is instructed to mount lamps at the entrance …
Something Greater Than Ourselves
I have a friend who is a Presbyterian minister, who asked me this week if I could tell him about …
When a Child Dies
“No one escapes this life unscathed.” I sat up in my chair. The TV was on but I was concentrating …
Who Comforts the Rabbi?
I was asked today, Who comforts the rabbi when a congregant dies? It’s a good question. Most of a rabbi’s …
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