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    Guarding the Dead

    During my first shift sitting shmira with a body awaiting burial, I felt sad, guilty, anxious—and grateful

    byElizabeth Savage
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    Mourning Glory

    When a mother succumbs to cancer in old age, and a father faces his own mortality, a son is reminded of the blessings of a good shiva

    byAlter Yisrael Shimon Feuerman
  • The author and his father during a 1985 ski trip.(All photos courtesy of the author.)
    The author and his father during a 1985 ski trip.(All photos courtesy of the author.)
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    Skating Backward

    Marking the first anniversary of his father’s death, a son reflects on the deceased’s once-powerful frame and how its legacy and memory continue to give him strength

    bySamuel G. Freedman
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