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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Thursday, August 30, 2012

A woman's complaint

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The kaddish wars are not over. Yesterday at davening there were two people saying kaddish, myself and a woman. After the service, I spoke to...
Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Mourning with my iPhone

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My iPhone has been a faithful companion during this year of saying kaddish. It has helped me find a minyan when I travelled. (see post  myka...
Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Visit to the cemetery

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I flew to California a few days ago to visit my father. It still feels strange to say "my father" rather than "my parents....
Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Turning off the music

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Do the halachic (Jewish legal) restrictions on a mourner reduce the mourner's joy or does the state of mourning naturally cause the mour...
Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Last kaddish in Israel

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My last kaddish in Israel was, appropriately, at the Ben Gurion airport. Our flight didn't leave until 10:30 a.m., so I thought I might ...
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