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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Sunday, September 30, 2012

Aleinu in 30 seconds or bust

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How long does it take to say the Aleinu prayer that precedes the Mourner's Kaddish? (An informative article about Aleinu appears at  htt...

Yizkor and Yom Kippur

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Yom Kippur was the third Yizkor I've recited for my mother. (For a broader view of Yizkor, I refer readers to the moving article in this...
Friday, September 28, 2012

Kaddish and Yom Kippur

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From my experience, when you are saying kaddish, all your synagogue experiences revolve around that basic fact. But Yom Kippur was different...
Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Kaddish D'rabbanan

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Today is Erev Yom Kippur, the eve of the Day of Atonement. The days leading up to this solemn holiday have been a time to take stock of our ...
Sunday, September 23, 2012

My chiuv (obligation): a love-hate relationship

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I've had a love-hate relationship with this kaddish business. On the one hand, it's given meaning to and provided an anchor for the ...
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