Remembering Together: A Touchpoint to Yizkor
with Yael Flusberg
We are eager to come back together with Yael Flusberg for another opportunity to remember those we love together in community. Yael’s “homage” to Yizkor last year was so poignant, so powerful, so beautiful. We are grateful to her for coming back to lead us through this again.
These past 18 months, every one of us has experienced loss, has grieved the certainty of a world we thought we knew how to live in.
Yizkor seems made for these times. For a thousand years, Jews have included the powerful memorial service as part of our High Holiday prayers. Jewish teachings hold that when Yizkor is recited, the veil between the living and the dead is lifted; our loved ones are close and listening.
There is a deeper meaning to Yizkor, one that teaches that the living have a role to play in elevating the souls and the memory of the departed.
Spend an evening with us as we widen the circle of care, remembering and engaging in what matters most, for both the living and the lost. We’ll use guided meditation, writing and discussion to deepen the intentionality that Yizkor holds. Expect an experiential-rich evening together, and know that you will not need to share, unless you choose to do so. Bring a candle and your favorite pen and paper.
Yael is a “soul-holder” – let’s be together with her and remember those people we hold close in our hearts.
Join us Sunday evening 9/12 as Yael walks us through some of the core elements of Jewish loss. Yael will invite us to connect with our loved ones, elevating their souls as we go.
*This gathering is appropriate for anyone who has someone they are remembering. No familiarity with formal prayer necessary.
Come. Bring your person. We look forward to being together.
*As always, SVIVAH welcomes anyone who wants to be included in a circle of Jewish women*. If you want to be here, we want you to be here - and welcome.
This gathering is intended for anyone who has lost anyone dear to them. Anyone. No previous experience with formal prayer service or knowledge of Hebrew required. This will be accessible to all.
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Questions about this gathering or about ZOOM? Email connect@svivah.org
Yael Flusberg’s meditation journey began as a small child attending yeshiva, mesmerized with the rich storytelling and re-imagining that goes into every single sentence in the Bible. She gravitated toward practices like kavanah, which translates as “intention” and is about both the mindset one should be in when engaged in learning and rituals (“with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your might”) as well as training yourself to see past the literal into the underlying layers of reality. In her 20s while working as a community organizer and social justice advocate for immigrant and refugee communities, she pursued studies in a range of mindfulness technologies, ranging from Kabbalah to Q’ero Andean to Terevada to Tibetan Buddhism to Yoga. These days, Yael is a sought-after yoga therapist, writer and coach who helps people find resiliency and relief in the midst of transition and loss, and in the aftermath of trauma.
Find her at www.yaelflusberg.com