My Kaddish Year

Through this blog, written during my year of saying kaddish for my mother, Hilda Yael Kessler, may her memory be for a blessing, I attempted to reflect on and find meaning about the internal as well as ritualistic processes of mourning. I hope others may identify with and find some measure of comfort in its words.

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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Kaddish Minyan

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Yesterday evening I showed up at a minyan in White Plains to fulfill my Kaddish obligation and get my son to his orthodontist appointment.  ...
Sunday, January 29, 2012

9, then 10

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Needing to say Kaddish means never getting to sleep in. Because of delays I didn't get to my parents' home in Berkeley until 1:30 a....
Thursday, January 26, 2012

Missed Kaddish due to travel

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Kaddish and travel are a difficult pairing. Anytime you leave home, praying with a minyan becomes more challenging. This evening I'm fly...
Monday, January 23, 2012

The Power of Kaddish

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Today in shul two brothers came to say Kaddish.  It was the Yahrzeit of one of their parents.  I could tell they were not too familiar with ...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Why I am saying Kaddish?

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Why I am saying Kaddish for my mother?  Why I am waking up a half hour earlier than normal to get to shul to daven?  Why I am structuring my...
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