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In our blog, we share resources and information that families in our community can use to cope with their loss or better understand their grief. We also write about ways we have been involved in the community. Check out our latest posts below.
Ways to memorialize your loved one around the holidays
Posted on December 10, 2020 by Houston Jewish Funerals | Leave a comment
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The holiday season tends to heighten the loss of losing a loved one. This year things are very different, but the pain of losing a loved one is still there. It is good to lean on family members and friends for support no matter what stage of grief you are experiencing. You can and will […]
Continue ReadingGrief in the time of COVID: Coping Strategies to Aid Your Journey
Posted on November 2, 2020 by Houston Jewish Funerals | Leave a comment
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Our lives have changed unimaginably during these unprecedented times. Each news announcement was met with disbelief, anger, sorrow, and a sense that life as we know it was being chipped away a little at a time. Some people may feel like an island, straining to stay in contact during isolation. Others may feel like they’re […]
Continue ReadingThe Art of Empathy: Sharing the Darkness of Death
Posted on October 2, 2020 by Houston Jewish Funerals | Leave a comment
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Death and tragedy take new people for their own every day. Hopes and dreams are left smashed, and families and friends are left to attempt to pull these fragments back together into some semblance of “normal”. In order to understand how we as outsiders can relate to those suffering from a loss, we must consider […]
Continue ReadingAn Ordinary Kid in Extraordinary Times
Posted on September 14, 2020 by Houston Jewish Funerals | Leave a comment
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An Ordinary Kid in Extraordinary Times by Roz Liberman follows a young girl’s struggle with the unusual changes and uncertainties attached to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reader is taken through this confusing period of time and learns about the virus itself, the changes it’s created, and the many ways it has altered the lives of […]
Continue ReadingGrieving the End of Summer
Posted on August 24, 2020 by Houston Jewish Funerals | Leave a comment
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The end of summer always brings a mix of emotions. It seems like vacations, the weather, ice cream, and lazy Saturdays are all a bit sweeter in the summer. Letting go of this and embracing what’s to come is often hard any year, but especially during a pandemic. For parents and children, the first day […]
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