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Thursday, August 09, 2012

Mom's yahrtzeit

I mentioned earlier that there would be no music video tonight, and that's because I don't listen to music tonight and tomorrow. Tonight and tomorrow are the 7th yahrtzeit (anniversary of the death) of my mother a"h (may she rest in peace), Chana Rivka bas Leib David HaLevi. Mom is seen here holding Chezky, my youngest child, who was four months old at the time we visited Boston with the four youngest children. He's eight years old today and has no memory of my Mom (and very little memory of my Dad, who has not been here in four years, and who doesn't recognize me today).

Mom would have loved this blog. Even though she was incapable of voting for anyone who wasn't a Democrat (she and Dad even voted for McGovern in 1972 and Carter in 1980), she was very into politics and a hawk on Israel. (Both my parents were Scoop Jackson Democrats who weren't capable of leaving the party when it changed). I can only wonder what she would have thought of Obama (for whom she definitely would have voted in '08) and the Democratic party of today.

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Mom's yahrtzeit

I mentioned on Friday afternoon that there would not be an overnight music video on Saturday night. Saturday night and Sunday, the 21st day of the Jewish month of Av, are the yahrtzeit (anniversary of the death) of my mother, Chana Rivka bat Leib David HaLevi, a"h (may she rest in peace). The day on which one has yahrtzeit for a parent is treated like a day within the year after that parent's death, which means that we do not listen to music on that day. Since I can't listen to music, I cannot choose a video for you.

Mom would have loved this blog by the way. She was very 'into' Israel. She visited here more than ten times (and canceled a couple of other trips when she or Dad - he should live long and be well - were not able to travel).

The picture is Mom holding my youngest son in the summer of 2004. Unfortunately, he has no memory of my mother (and the brother above him doesn't really remember her either).

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