From Mourning to Celebration

Tomorrow night we dance.

How do you actually make that turn — from mourning to celebrating?

How do you actually make that turn — from mourning to celebrating?

And is it healthy, or is it just something we do because we have to?

The question came up at a small gathering of women — a group a friend and I recently put together. The intention was simple: to pause, to reflect, and to make Yom HaZikaron a little more meaningful through thoughtful conversation.

Several questions were offered, but this one stayed with me.

Maybe because this is my first Yom HaZikaron in Israel.

Maybe because tomorrow is Yom Ha’atzmaut.

Or maybe because, as I sat with it, I realized — this isn’t new to........

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