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Hazel Brief, at left, and Tali Drori pose together at a OneFamily retreat in early 2026. (Courtesy Drori via JTA)
April 1, 2026, 8:08 am
After meeting in the ICU, these bereaved mothers of IDF troops reunite via new initiative
Hazel Brief and Taly Drori met for the second time while on their way to a health retreat provided by OneFamily, a nonprofit that supports families of terror victims and fallen soldiers
By Deborah Danan
Masada Bochris, right, with her brother, Chen Bochris who was killed battling Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Nahal Oz on October 7, 2023. (Courtesy)
October 14, 2024, 11:44 pm
‘Overlooked’ grief: October 7 massacre left 2,185 bereft siblings, first study shows
Hebrew University researcher says there’s a ‘hierarchy of grief’; urges government to give mourning siblings the same benefits as widows, parents and children of terror victims
By Diana Bletter
Myra Sack and Matt Goldstein holding Havi Lev Goldstein. (Courtesy)
August 2, 2024, 4:22 pm
Their daughter’s death from Tay-Sachs at age 2 transformed this family’s view of grief
In her new memoir, ‘Fifty-Seven Fridays,’ Myra Sack chronicles how she and her husband continue to navigate the loss of their child, carrying her with them as they move forward
By Cathryn J. Prince
Filmmaker, influencer and widower Rob Mor in Israel while making a film about grief, in April 2024 (Courtesy)
May 20, 2024, 1:46 am
Jewish American widower channels post-Oct. 7 Israeli grief in new film
Influencer and producer Rob Mor reflects on loss, his Judaism and how to process death
By Jessica Steinberg
Rabbi Ilan Glazer (drums) and his band, featuring wife Sherri on vocals, perform at the 'Gam Ki Elech' album release show on January 14, 2024. (Maranda Kosten via Ilan Glazer/ via JTA)
February 19, 2024, 2:27 am
When Judaism didn’t offer rituals for a stillbirth, a grieving couple created their own
After losing their son 26 weeks into a long-sought pregnancy, Ilan and Sherri Glazer found no liturgy for their loss. They’re releasing a new album inspired by their experience
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Rabbi Avigdor Hayut, left, and Rabbi David Levy, right, both lost their sons during the Meron tragedy in Israel over the weekend. (Screenshot)
May 2, 2021, 5:50 pm
Shared grief: Two fathers who lost sons at Meron comfort each other
‘I did everything I could,’ sobs Avigdor Hayut, who accompanied his teenage son and his student to the Lag B’Omer festival where they were both killed
By ToI Staff
Varda Spiegel
June 10, 2018, 12:27 pm
Varda Spiegel
My neighbor was murdered in her home
My friends and relatives in the US were concerned for my safety, but I feel no sense of danger
Meir Charash
May 7, 2018, 3:57 pm
Meir Charash
Trauma therapy works — with no happy ending
My therapist helped me move forward, but I’ll carry the heavy burden of my son’s loss forever
Fay Rosenfeld
April 27, 2018, 3:31 pm
Fay Rosenfeld
Why my mother wouldn’t let Yiddish die
She needed poetry to pay tribute to her childhood memories of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the pain of their loss
Bracha Goldstein
February 23, 2018, 10:48 am
Bracha Goldstein
Life after death
We danced to the songs my sister had loved until we were sweaty, silly-looking, and full of an energy we didn’t recognize
A baby Gabrielle Birkner with her late father Larry Birkner c. 1980 (Courtesy)
February 17, 2018, 6:30 am
There is no guidebook for grief, say editors of new compilation, ‘Modern Loss’
Both orphaned too early, Gabrielle Birkner and Rebecca Soffer have moved their own experiences — and a community of grievers — from the web onto the page
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Itamar Ben-Gal (third from L), who was murdered by a Palestinian terrorist on February 5, 2018, pictured with his family celebrating Hannukah in 2017. (Courtesy)
February 6, 2018, 1:02 pm
One degree of separation
The loss of Itamar Ben-Gal rippled through schools across Israel, where his family members teach our children
By Ruth Ebenstein and Miriam Lottner
Naomi L. Baum
February 5, 2018, 1:22 pm
Naomi L. Baum
Life unexpected: Saying kaddish
Without Mom, I am adrift, missing the anchor I’d never realized was holding me and grounding me
James Oppenheim
December 26, 2017, 12:27 pm
James Oppenheim
Funny, silly, outrageous Naomi
She’s defying the odds for pancreatic cancer, but it will take gene-targeted therapy to give her a real chance
Shoshanna Solomon
December 18, 2017, 3:24 pm
Shoshanna Solomon
The clink of a teaspoon against a teacup
A tribute to my father’s love, served in a milky and sweet cup of hot tea
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