Kaddish is a hymn of praises (doxology) about God found in Jewish prayer services. The term “Kaddish” is often used to refer specifically to “The Mourner’s Kaddish”, said as part of the mourning rituals in Judaism in all prayer services. Following the death of a child, spouse, or sibling it is customary to recite the Mourner’s Kaddish for thirty days, or for eleven months in the case of a parent, and then on every anniversary of the death.
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- Aug. 9, 2018 – 30 days after burying Papa
- Aug. 19, 2018 – On returning to Jerusalem after shiva
- Aug. 26, 2018 – Attending another person’s shiva (the rabbi’s daughter)
- Sept. 3, 2018 – Would Papa have wanted me to do this?
- Sept. 7, 2018 – Struggling with prayer and belief; kaddish with my daughter
- Sept. 14, 2018 – What authority does religion have?
- Sept. 18, 2018 – Reflection & Repentance
- Oct. 2, 2018 – My Babushka’s death; my Papa’s Judaism
- Oct. 5, 2018 – Mama’s perspective in contrast with mine
- Oct. 14, 2018 – Papa’s and my Jewish identities
- Oct. 21, 2018 – Theology of kaddish vis-à-vis Papa
- Oct. 25, 2018 – Relating rationally to Jewish religious beliefs
- Oct. 29, 2018 – Kaddish doesn’t make mention of death
- Nov. 6, 2018 – Women and kaddish
- Nov. 11, 2018 – On coming home for the funeral; Papa’s personal effects
- Nov. 18, 2018 – Gray fire
- Nov. 25, 2018 – Eschatology
- Dec. 3, 2018 – Religion versus religiosity
- Dec. 11, 2018 – The evolution of my grief
- Dec. 15, 2018 – Rav B. Lau’s prayer; keva versus kavanah
- Dec. 21, 2018 – Kaddish just one form of mourning; 11 versus 12 months
- Dec. 31, 2018 – Papa as a grandfather; my first cry
- Jan. 4, 2019 – Letter to Papa on his birthday
- Jan. 10, 2019 – Kaddish after Shabbat
- Jan. 12, 2019 – Struggling; who is the kaddish for?
- Jan. 16, 2019 – Being judgmental of Papa (and of myself)
- Jan. 18, 2019 – Forgetting Papa died; Blogging as a memoir
- Jan. 27, 2019 – We are all nefesh; ‘gathered unto his ancestors’
- Feb. 4, 2019 – Kaddish maggidim
- Feb. 11, 2019 – Bridge over the abyss of despair
- Feb. 17, 2019 – Ps. 119:1-8 (א); I am inclined towards tradition
- Feb. 24, 2019 – Ps. 119:89-96 (ל); A year of 13 months
- Mar. 3, 2019 – Ps. 119:81-88 (כ); Selfless love
- Mar. 10, 2019 – Ps. 119:113-120 (ס); Honest grieving
- Mar. 15, 2019 – Ps. 119:105-112 (נ); Death of a neighbor
- Mar. 20, 2019 – Ps. 119:25-32 (ד); Kaddish with my daughter
- Mar. 27, 2019 – Ps. 119:153-160 (ר); Too much prayer
- Apr. 2, 2019 – Ps. 119:9-16 (ב); Wandering
- Apr. 8, 2019 – Ps. 119:97-104 (מ); Immortality systems
- Apr. 15, 2019 – Ps. 119:161-168 (ש); Inherently meaningful?
- Apr. 22, 2019 – Ps. 119:33-40 (ה); Proud of my commentary
- May 1, 2019 – The Virtual Mourner’s Kaddish (Lab/Shul)
- May 13, 2019 – El Malei Rachamim prayer
- May 24, 2019 – Unveiling the tombstone
- May 30, 2019 – Completing 11 months of kaddish
- Jun. 11, 2019 – Helping make minyan; I missed one day of kaddish
- Jun. 23, 2019 – Humility
- Jul. 7, 2019 – Yahrzeit is approaching; dying on Shabbat
- Jul. 16, 2019 – Reflection upon parenting during mourning
- Aug. 5, 2019 – Yahrzeit kiddush
- Aug. 13, 2019 – Fin.