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grief
Mourning Miriam
Moshe was one of a kind. \”None ever rose again like Moshe.\” At the same time, in very powerful ways, Moshe and Miriam were two of a kind. Their personalities and passions overlapped generously. And despite being separated over decades during Moshe\’s extended sojourn in Midian, their destinies and their souls remained intertwined. When one of them left this world, the other descended into grief-stricken crisis.
Turn Memory Into Blessing
Holidays bring up feelings and memories about people who have died. They also offer opportunities to address unresolved issues. The four Yizkor services and the themes of their days correspond to different tasks of mourning.
Sitting relationship shiva
In Judaism, we sit shiva after a death. We grieve, confront and try to accept. It\’s an ancient process, and it helps.
The great (non) depression
Depression is a word that has been cheapened. We forget that it is a diagnosis for a bona fide disease. It becomes a catch phrase for the weighty feelings we experience as we come to terms with life\’s challenges and honor the process of change.
Bittersweet symphonies: the Pearls struggle to find life after Daniel’s death
Music was Daniel Pearl\’s avocation, but journalism was his profession. In pursuit of a story on Al Qaeda\’s financial ties, the then-38-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was kidnapped in early 2002 in Pakistan and beheaded by Islamic extremists.
Disengagement Dashes, Spurs Dreams
For more than 30 years, the settlers\’ dream has choked the dream of free Israelis. The dream of the whole land of Israel and a messianic kingship drains daily the hope of being a people free to build a just society.
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