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I Am Stirring the Chicken Soup in Circles and Thinking

A new poem by Hannah Butcher-Stell, on love and loss.

Learning To Let Go

A new poem by Janet Kirchheimer, on losing a father.

The Forgotten Mourners

What is the halakhic status of those mourning the loss of their parents-in-law? Aaron Ross, inspired by his personal experience, grapples with the lack of formal aveilut rituals for non-biological relatives.

Dear Rabbi, Due Too Soon

In her debut poem, Sophia Katz mourns the loss of a local rabbi.

The Nazir and the Priest

Yoni Nouriel examines an episode in the Talmud where Shimon Ha-Tzadik describes his encounter with an impure Nazir.