Kaddish's farewell episode, recorded live at Kol Tzedek at the Calvary Center for Culture and Community on July 6 in Philadelphia, PA.

Featuring:

Evi Numen, thanatography.com

Christopher Bartlett, gayhistory.wikispaces.com

Poetry:

Noor Jaber, mapsforteeth.com/2016/12/31/noura-jaber

Music of:

Dan Blacksberg, danblacksberg.com

Dot Levine, evancorylevine.com

Rachel Winsberg

Following this recording, Kaddish will be on a hiatus. Our website, kaddishpodcast.com, will remain live and episodes can be revisited on iTunes + Soundcloud.

It is with deep gratitude we close this season. Thank you to our listeners, guests, makers and professionals behind the scenes. May the memory of those we remember be for a blessing.

In this episode of Kaddish, listeners share their stories of chosen family and grieving the losses of loved ones.

Where is there room in the Jewish tradition to honor the role that chosen family, logical family, plays in our lives? How have others mourned the losses of chosen family?

Featuring the voices of Rabbi Vivie Mayer, as well as Rebecca, Noga, Meryl, and Sarah.

Music and lyrics by Ariel Wolpe and

Mariangela Mihai: youtube.com/watch?v=b5FImxqdlRc

Full transcript available soon at kaddishpodcast.com

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Graham Garner of the Friends Southwestern Burial Ground and Namrata Kolla of Coeio join episode 6 of Kaddish to share stories of synchronicity and celebrating identity in burial.

Learn more about FSWBG at http://fswbg.org/

Learn more about Coeio at http://coeio.com/

Naomi Leapheart discusses queer reproductive loss in episode 5. Listen to the full episode here: https://soundcloud.com/user-544994582/episode-5-a-container-big-enough-to-hold-us

Also featuring some crucial listener feedback at the top of the show, and this article:

http://everydayfeminism.com/2015/11/trans-women-reproductive-justice/

If you want to share your story of reproductive loss with the Kaddish community, you can call 240-KAD-DISH and for a listener episode.

We’re fundraising!! Kaddishpodcast.com or bit.ly/kaddishpodcast to go there directly. Offering tinctures to ease grief, stickers, benshcers (zines) and our eternal gratitude!

Thank you so much to:

Naomi Christine Leapheart

Tiny Victor, for the music

Chelsea Noriega

Cyd Weissman

The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford

Naomi Leapheart and Christa Craven discuss queer reproductive loss in episode 5. They weave the body and spirit into our imaginings of what reproductive loss is- something that happens to queer bodies, and in queer families.

If you want to share your story of reproductive loss with the Kaddish community, you can call 240-KAD-DISH and for a listener episode.

We’re fundraising!! Kaddishpodcast.com or bit.ly/kaddishpodcast to go there directly. Offering tinctures to ease grief, stickers, benshcers (zines) and our eternal gratitude!

Thank you so much to:

Naomi Christine Leapheart

Crista Craven

Carrie Preston

Jei-Jei Tan

Tiny Victor, for the music

Chelsea Noriega

Cyd Weissman

The Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford

Produced by Alex Stern

Jacqui Morton shares her story of reproductive loss, and the founding of Holding Our Space (holdingourspace.tumblr.com)

Follow along with the transcript: kaddishpodcast.com/blog

If you have a story of reproductive loss that you wish to share with the Kaddish community, call (240)KAD-DISH for a listener episode.

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In this episode of Kaddish, guests Dr. Joy Ladin and Noach Dzmura discuss transgender taharah, the ritual washing of the dead before burial.

"It takes some strength of soul and not just individual strength but collective understanding to avoid the void. And to stand up demanding to be seen and heard." Adrienne Rich

November 15 is Trans Day of Resilience: tdor.co

November 20 is Trans Day of Rememberence: tdor.info

What is it about the taharah ritual that can transition a person from this world to the next? And why does it necessitate gallons of water? Rabbi Linda Holtzman, founder of the Reconstructionist Chevra Kadisha of Philadelphia joins Kaddish to talk about the origins of the local progressive community that washes and prepares the dead for burial. David Zinner, Executive Director of Kavod v'Nichum and the Gamliel Institute shares historical and contemporary context of the ritual.

Learn more (and find a full transcript forthcoming) at kaddishpodcast.com

Bonus episode this month.

A conversation with Deidre Scherer, textile artist that often focuses on the faces of the elderly, they dying, and the deceased.

Content warning: storytelling includes audio of air raid sirens.

Follow Deidre's work: http://dscherer.com/

Kaddish Podcast: kaddishpodcast.com

Thanks to Moment Magazine for covering Kaddish this month:

http://www.momentmag.com/top-ten-jewish-podcasts-reader-edition/

Email Ariana with thoughts, questions, concerns, suggestions:

ariana AT kaddishpodcast DOT com

This episode features the health, teaching, and sickness of Megan Andelloux, sex educator and hospice volunteer. This episode explores dementia, hospice, and advance directives.

More at kaddishpodcast.com

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