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Books 18Forty Recommends You Read About Loss

JL;DR SUMMARY 18Forty's Rivka Bennun Kay curates a poignant list of books that explore the theme of grief and loss from various perspectives. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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MemoirBereavementJewish PhilosophyTisha B'avGriefLossFaithHealingMourning RitualsEmotion

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"May this Tisha BAv be one of nechama"

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