The Tikkun v’Or Bereavement Support Group invites you to join for a class series:
Between This World and the Next – Jewish Wisdom on Death and Mourning
Four Sessions with Rabbi Tziona Szajman, at Congregation Tikkun v’Or
Jewish tradition offers profound wisdom for navigating death, grief, and memory. Through text study, storytelling, and shared reflection, this four-part series explores how Jewish rituals honor the dead, support the living, and help us transform loss into meaning.
Class Dates:
Sundays March 8 and March 22, 4:-5:30 pm
Mondays April 20 and May 4, 6:30- 8 pm
Open to all. No prior text study required.
Come to one session, or come to all.
Session Topics:
1. The Final Act of Kindness: Jewish death, burial, and preparation as sacred acts of love, dignity, and community.
2. Sitting Together in the Brokenness: The power and wisdom of shiva—how Jewish mourning rituals comfort, protect, and connect us.
3. The Long Arc of Mourning: Walking the Jewish path through grief, from shiva to shloshim, the first year, yizkor, and beyond.
4. What Comes Next?: Jewish visions of the afterlife, including olam haba, resurrection, and the soul’s journey—and how these ideas shape how we live.
Rabbi Tziona Szajman is a Board-Certified Hospital Chaplain and ordained rabbi with a master’s degree in Jewish Education from the Jewish Theological Seminary of America. A member of the Tikkun v’Or community for over a decade, she teaches in our JLE and serves as both a congregational rabbi and hospital chaplain. Guided by deep listening, Rabbi Tziona’s teaching weaves Jewish text and tradition with lived experience, creating space for connection, compassion, and care.
Please register HERE
For more information: <bereavementsupport@tikkunvor.org>