Category Archives: Grief and Mourning

Kaddish with Rembrandt

Posted on November 6, 2014 by Judy Labensohn

Even I cried when I just read my last blog post about my late mother. It made me want to document the year of mourning, or at least the first three months. Here goes. After the shloshim I vowed to … Continue reading →

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Crossing the Jordan

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Judy Labensohn

My mother died the same day all the international airlines cancelled their flights to and from Israel. To get to the funeral in Cleveland, I imagined swimming across the Jordan River, hailing a cab to Amman, flying to Istanbul with … Continue reading →

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