by Maya K. | Jul 26, 2023 | Blog
Yiskor for Herzl, Bas-Relief by Prof. Boris Schatz of Bezalel. Early 20th century. Coming into this project, I had (and admittedly still have) a very beginner-level knowledge of Jewish end-of-life practices. But hey, what better time to learn than now? If we’re being...
by Maya K. | Jul 15, 2023 | Blog
Image credit: The Jewish Cemetery of Victoria, British Columbia I thought of cemeteries as dead. The times I’ve gone have been marked by sadness, which tends to bleed out into the rest of my memories until every vision I have of these spaces is rainy. The day of my...