Readings

Life is a day that lies between two nights. Death is a night that lies between two days…

The power to be silent at certain moments of life and of history is an important strength. It expresses the awareness that G-d is infinite, and cannot be encapsulated in our human conceptions of what should take place...

I am sure that there on the other side of the globe competent people are going about that grim task. We sit here and we watch them without seeing

While there are many things about the Jewish funeral service I could inquire about, I am curious about one thing in particular. Everyone was saying to each other, “Baruch dayan emet,” “Blessed is the True Judge.” I found that it was almost like a greeting of some sort.