Irish poet and former priest, John O’Donahue, used the word “threshold” to describe a transition from one life moment to another. He wrote that “to acknowledge and cross a threshold is always a challenge…. this is one of the reasons that such vital crossings were always clothed in ritual.” A few weeks ago, my family… Read More from Transitions, rituals, and an unveiling
Blessing for the BrokenheartedBy Amy Leszman Grief, along with death, seem to have been constant companions for many of us these last few years. With coronavirus rampaging across the world and death tolls rising, we have become more familiar, or perhaps even more desensitized, to the overwhelming loss of life. Grief has been close to… Read More from Blessing for the Brokenhearted
I’m Afraid to Die.By Rabbi Amanda Schwartz I’m afraid to die. What will be my legacy after I’m no longer living? What should happen to my body after I’m no longer using it? These deeply human feelings and questions all come up for Abraham, one of the Jewish patriarchs, in the Torah reading assigned to… Read More from I’m Afraid to Die.
What is Yizkor? By Rabbi Amanda Schwartz If you’ve looked at our High Holiday services this year, you may be confused that Yizkor looks like it’s at 9:00AM (or at least that’s some feedback I received from my mom…). You may even be wondering, what is Yizkor?! The word “yizkor” comes from the Hebrew… Read More from What is Yizkor?
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