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Tag: yahrtzeit

guest kaddish: Gudrun Fossum Vang (16 June 1905–3 April 1972)

Posted on 9 April 2012 by erin

Dad wrote this remembrance of his mother on her Yahrtzeit in an email to the family last week, and he agreed with my suggestion to post it here.

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daily kaddish: Ruth Leavitt Kadish on her Yahrtzeit

Posted on 18 September 201121 September 2011 by erin

Today, we gathered in Mira’s garden with Lori’s family and friends to say a final Kaddish together. Lori organized a simple remembrance, with each of us reading a short piece, Mira reciting Kaddish while I played Kogan’s “Kaddish,” and ultimately all of us reading the Kaddish together.

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daily kaddish: on the eve of Tina’s yahrtzeit

Posted on 4 September 20117 September 2011 by erin

On the eve of Tina Wuelfing Cargile’s yahrtzeit, I remember my late collaborator.

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daily kaddish: what a difference a collaborator makes

Posted on 17 July 201120 July 2011 by erin

I whined to Mira, “Oh, shit, I have to make a Kaddish, what a bummer.” She looked at me in horror and said, “Well, then you don’t get to do it.”

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daily kaddish: for r’ schmeerson

Posted on 6 July 20116 July 2011 by erin

Well, you just have to read Mira’s post about it. How could the shikse resist?

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yahrtzeit for the moshiach

Posted on 5 July 20115 July 2011 by mira

So.  The moshiach died on this day.  He actually died on June 12, 1994 — but that’s the wrong calendar.  On the Jewish calendar, it was 3 Tammuz, 5754. Which this year works out to July 5th — today.  I got an invite from Chabad of the East Bay to come to their Farbrengen and…

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daily kaddish: for Lev Kogan on his Yahrtzeit

Posted on 7 June 20119 February 2016 by erin

The “kaddish in two-part harmony” project takes Lev Kogan’s “Kaddish” for solo horn as its musical focal point. Kogan died on this day in 2007.

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daily kaddish: for nanc on her yahrtzeit

Posted on 15 May 2011 by erin

Today is Nancy Ring’s Yahrtzeit. She died at home after a long struggle with ovarian cancer.

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daily kaddish: nose surgery, percocet, and pants

Posted on 30 March 2011 by erin

Today is Candy Pants’ Yahrtzeit, but we’re going to have to mark that tomorrow—I’m in too much pain from nose surgery today, which is oddly fitting.

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recent “kaddish” recordings

Posted on 18 December 201023 March 2011 by erin

Recent recordings have included Kaddishim for Elizabeth Edwards, Mark de Lemos, human rights, lost innocence, Terry Dobson, Bob LaBrie and microtonal, jazz, and lullaby interpretations.

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