Returning to Springville to Recite Kiddish at my Mother’s Grave: How I Chose to Celebrate my 80th Birthday Honoring Jewish Heritage - Serve Daily

Returning to Springville to Recite Kiddish at my Mother’s Grave: How I Chose to Celebrate my 80th Birthday Honoring Jewish Heritage - Serve Daily

Most people celebrate their 80th birthday with a party. I’m celebrating mine by taking my children and grandchildren on a pilgrimage to Springville, where I will stand at my mother’s grave in Evergreen Cemetery and recite Kaddish, the traditional Jewish prayer for the dead. Springville produced a woman who remained deeply connected to her hometown […]Read more at Serve Daily