Tag: Prayers
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Feldmestn – Cemetery measuring by Morris Rosenfeld
A poem about cemetery measuring by Morris Rosenfeld, the “sweatshop bard” best known for his poems describing the hardships of Jewish immigrants in the US. The original Yiddish can be found here. Feld-mestn – Cemetery measuring Walking through the stones, old Mina, And behind her, Fesye-Tsveytl Mina cries and says the tkhine And Fesye lays the…
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Inviting the dead to our parties
In the summer of 2018, my little sister Viv got married. Our mother died when she was 2 and I was 4, and I was incredibly honoured when Viv asked me to take mum’s place under the khupe – the wedding canopy. It was only when we were all ready to walk her down the aisle that I suddenly…
Pulling at Threads 