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mourner’s kaddish
‘There Are No Words’: Pittsburgh Paper Puts Hebrew Words of Mourning On Front Page
Letters to the editor: An L.A. light-rail, mourner’s Kaddish and encyclopedias
If Rob Eshman is “happy to see light-rail lines rising on the Westside,” he ought to be ecstatic about the light-rail line projected now for the 405 Corridor from Sylmar in the north San Fernando Valley to LAX (“Builders and Shakers,” Oct. 10).
Reflections on the first mourner’s daddish in honor of Memorial Day
Kaddish – The origins of this most famous Jewish prayer are shrouded in history. Most agree that it began with the central words, “Y’hei Sh’mei Rabbah Mevorach L’Olam u’l’Almei Almaya,” or “May God’s Name be praised now and forever.” One source suggests that the Kaddish was originally recited at the conclusion of a learning session in the study halls of ancient Israel. After engaging in the sacred task of study, these words were recited to show honor and reverence for the learning and to pay respect to the teacher.
Police: Women prohibited from saying Kaddish at Western Wall
Women will be prohibited from saying the Mourner\’s Kaddish and other prayers at the Western Wall, Jerusalem police told Women of the Wall.
The Meaning of Memory: A Yizkor Reflection
I grew up in a home filled with food and love and laughter and music and Yiddishkayt and stories. I was the youngest of four kids and we were part of a tribe in Boro Park, Brooklyn, with my uncle Nat’s family living on the floor above us, my uncle Ruby’s family living next door to us, and my grandparents living above them. Nobody ever knocked on the door and nobody ever needed a key, everybody was always barging into everybody else’s home.
Teenagers reveal why this service is different from all other services
Since the recent holiday of Passover was one of asking questions and thinking about transitioning from one state of being to another, it is an appropriate time to think of the bar and bat mitzvah in a similar context. These four questions — or more accurately one question and four answers — can be recited by 13-year-olds, but their explanations are particularly relevant for all of us.
On completing treatment …
I have finished my eight rounds of chemotherapy. I feel like someone coming to the end of a year of mourning, about to surrender the status of \”mourner\” and return to face the world without a label to describe my continuing internal struggle.