Dear family and friends,
Wednesday morning, after shacharit (morning prayers) and an amazing breakfast for those who attended prepared by my aunt Miriam (who tirelessly stepped in and up in managing the shiva house and providing all that goes with it), we observed a final shiva tradition—we got up, went outside and took a walk together. Along the way we came across another family out taking their little ones for a walk. Photo below.
That evening I returned to Denver and began observing the remainder of my shloshim (literally 30 referring to the 30 days from the date of burial) hopping from minyan to minyan (the gathering of ten, most traditionally, men though in more liberal Judaism men and women) so I could say kaddish. Nadav returned to Portland on Thursday, leaving Eama to have some down time.
Apart from determining how and when she would pack up and leave Boston to return to Milwaukee, Eama was also focused on choosing the date for Abba’s (z”l) memorial. With some coordination of various calendars we have landed on a date. The memorial will be the morning of Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Congregation Emanu-El B’ne Jeshrun (https://www.ceebj.org/). More details will follow.
For those observing a memorial on this Memorial Day holiday, I wish you peace and reflection.
Love,
Ariel