The heartbreaking loneliness of mourning during a pandemic
BY JORDANA HORN –This story originally appeared on Kveller. On Friday morning, my father-in-law died. He was a lucky man in general: He lived to 92, he got…
Shiva
First I sat shiva for my mom. Then I ran a marathon.
By Andrea Stagg (Kveller via JTA) – When a Jewish person dies, the traditional way to grieve includes sitting shiva, a seven-day mourning period when…
How to make a Shiva Call after a tragedy
By Amanda Bradley (Kveller via JTA) — Every shiva is hard, but some are harder than others. Recently I went to the latter: a shiva for our friend who was…