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Gabrielle Birkner New York, NY www.facebook.com gabriellebirkner.contently.com co-founder/executive editor @modernloss; mom of 2; @northwesternu alum; book from @harpercollins out now; keeping it real, even in #hollywood. 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This episode is a breath of fresh air for those who have suffered deep loss this past year, or ever. View NBC The Covid-19 pandemic will be outlasted by the grief pandemic — and no one is preparing for it The "third wave" of coronavirus may very well be its emotional toll. In the absence of a comforter in chief, it’s up to all of us to fill the vacuum. View thecut.com I Think About This a Lot: Kris Jenner’s 30th-Birthday Music Video Here's the artifact that foretold the Kardashians’ celebrity. View The New York Times How to Speak Grief Loss is messy, melancholic and often darkly hilarious. It also lingers forever. Here’s a glossary that takes all that into account. View jta.org Poway, a California haven, learns it can happen here This affluent community of about 50,000, it turns out, is not immune to the gun violence that has made schools and cities across the country synonymous with bloodshed. It’s not immune to the recent wave of anti-Semitic hate. View Glamour New Year, Same Grief Even after we’re able to hug and to hold one another and to bear witness in three dimensions when the pandemic recedes, we can take with us new ways to remember loved ones, share our pain, and offer support. View whatsupmoms.com Parents, Your (Virtual) Holiday Concert Instructions SATIRE: Dear First Grade Parents: While we wish we could all gather onstage for Juniper Street Elementary’s annual holiday concert, we are excited to see your children shine on screen. Since most of the recital will be pre-recorded, we are asking you to film your child singing “Here Comes Santa Claus” (Zuma Sunset remix). Please complete the following QUICK and EASY steps no later than tomorrow. View jta.org Los Angeles fire races through the heart of a Jewish community The Woolsey Fire has killed at least two people, burned nearly 100,000 acres and ravaged hundreds of structures — including several touchstones of Jewish life in Los Angeles. View chalkbeat.org Umbrellas and anger dominate day 1 of the Los Angeles teachers strike “It’s raining, it’s pouring; the teachers are roaring,” was among the rallying cries Monday as educators — umbrellas in one hand and picket signs in the other — took to the streets to protest working and learning conditions in Los Angeles Unified School District. View The Wall Street Journal Home Births on the Rise for New York Families – WSJ.com A home birth in New York City—where neighbors live cheek-by-jowl, often in small walk-up apartments—poses unique challenges not faced in, say, rural Tennessee, where home-birth maven Ina May Gaskin started her practice. View The Wall Street Journal Parents Patrol Nannies Online – WSJ.com The proliferation of online forums for "bad nanny" postings has also created a quandary for those who witness something questionable: What warrants a listserv post versus a call to the police? When is it OK to do nothing at all? View jta.org Chabad of Poway turns first Shabbat after shooting into a celebration of life For many of those who filled the sanctuary, showing up was an act of faith, of solidarity, of defiance just six days after a gunman entered the synagogue, killing one and injuring three, including the rabbi. View jta.org Jewish Transgender Man Gives Birth and Embraces Life as a Single ‘Abba’ When Rafi Daugherty went to the hospital for the birth of his first child, he posted a sign on the delivery room door. “I am a single transgender man having my first baby,” it read. View The Jewish Daily Forward At a KinkyJews Seder, Pharoah Isn’t the Only One With the Whip Forget the bitter herbs. When about 100 Jews gather in Brooklyn on April 5 for a pre-Passover Seder, they will pay homage to their enslaved ancestors not with the traditional sinus-clearing horseradish, but by spanking each other with wands of chocolate licorice. View broadly.vice.com Searching for Traces of My Late Father Online My father was murdered years before the Internet existed as we know it. But I still search for traces of him there. This website uses cookies to improve your experience. By continuing without changing your cookie settings, we assume you agree to this. Privacy Policy Accept...