Reading Torah Through Grief
Parashat Emor: Teach Your Children Well
Parashat Emor focuses on the laws of the priesthood, sacred donations to the Temple and the calendar of sacred festivals. ...
Parashat Achrei Mot-Kedoshim: Space to Grieve
This week’s Torah reading is a double portion composed of Achrei Mot (“After the Death” ) and Kedoshim (“Holiness”). The ...
Parashat Tazria-Metzora: Healing From the Mysterious and Incomprehensible
The biblical practice of tzaarat offers insights into the grieving process.
Parashat Tzav: The Virtues of Thanksgiving
If you have had a loved one who died while in hospice care, you may have received the same little ...
Parashat Vayikra: Agents of Peace
The priests' ancient role provides insight on how we can navigate grief today.
Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei: Easing Grief’s Isolation
Sometimes in the act of giving, you end up receiving even more.
Parashat Tetzaveh: Carrying Our Loved Ones in Our Hearts
The priestly garments provide a guide on how we can remember.
Parashat Mishpatim: Finding the Ecstatic in the Everyday
This Torah portion reminds us to appreciate the mundane moments.
Parashat Yitro: Merged Memories
In Moses and Jethro, we can see a model of transformational relationships — and losses.
Parashat Beshalach: Their Past Is Always Present
Our loved ones may physically pass on, but like Joseph, their presence reverberates in us and in the generations to come.