Tag: death

In this collection of poems, Ben Notis closely examines the effects of war, where violence and tenderness exist uneasily side by side.

The death of Nadav and Avihu is difficult to explain, perhaps even impossible to approach through the medium of language. In a composition crossing the boundaries of original drashah, Breslov thought, poetry, visual art, and historical fiction, Akiva Weisinger renders the tragedy of Nadav and Avihu as a reflection of the Vacated Space beyond human language.

In this story, Devorah Talia Gordon writes about a young woman seeking to reclaim her inheritance after experiencing the loss of a loved one.

In this poem, Richard Rosengarten reflects on the process of burying a grandparent

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

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

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.

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

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