Thanks to his mother, we are all sitting shiva for Hersh Goldberg-Polin
For 330 days, Hersh became a brother, son and friend to us through the tireless advocacy of Rachel Goldberg-Polin
For 330 days, Hersh became a brother, son and friend to us through the tireless advocacy of Rachel Goldberg-Polin
For the first time in my life, I fear our communal grief has grown too great to bear
“There’s an aspect of death in Israel that is communal”
Bintel turns to Moses and King Solomon for guidance. But beneath this feud lies real grief
Where sitting shiva felt nurturing and clarifying, other grieving rituals had felt incomplete
We’re Jewish, but found strength in other's prayers — from Rama to rugby
The gulf between native-born Israelis and myself has been the most profound in the months since Oct. 7
Feelings aren’t linear — and some of our defenses against feeling too much actually help us