yahrzeit
Keep Saying Their Names
It has been a little more than six months since my last Yizkor service—I missed it on Shemini Atzeret, but ...
And I Mourn
Today is my mom’s yahrzeit (anniversary of death). It has been nine years since she died from metastatic breast cancer. ...
In The Words of Chuck Selber, Part 3: In Memorial
Today marks 22 years since the passing of Charles Paul “Chuck” Selber.In honor of his yahrzeit, and to conclude our three ...
Yitzhak Rabin: Captain, O My Captain!
The yahrzeit for slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, passed with scant notice here a few days ago on the 12th of ...
For the Sake of Unification
Soon after learning my late grandmother’s family lived in Nachlaot, I accepted an invitation for Shabbat dinner from sweet friends, Mottle ...