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There wasn't a Jewish grief group in Boston for young adults, so this rabbi started one

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Jackson Mercer founded a unique grief support group for young Jewish adults in Cambridge, Massachusetts, addressing a gap in bereavement resources. 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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BereavementCommunity SupportJewish TextsYoung Jewish AdultsGrief SupportCambridgeRabbi Jackson MercerTherapeutic DiscussionBase BostonBereavement Resources

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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"There is something of Brod in the Worst Club Ever, the group Rabbi Jackson Mercer founded this summer in Cambridge, Massachusetts, dedicated to helping young Jewish adults process the many and often unexpected ways that grief interrupts everyday life."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"And Bostons existing support groups plainly could not meet the needs of younger, grieving Jews."
London, United Kingdom
"Noah is a Forward intern who recently completed a masters in journalism at City St Georges, University of London and previously worked as an Education Associate at Harvard Hillel, where he organized educational trips; taught seminars to undergraduates on a range of Jewish subjects; oversaw Hillels social media; and ran its social justice and equity programming."

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