Today is ten years since my mother’s death, and the haunting is sweet. She is gathered into me like Jacob was gathered into his people. The ancestors are in us. We are ancestors too. What traits and traumas, what hope or despair, openness of heart or resilience of spirit, will be gathered from us into those who come after?
Written for My Jewish Learning’s “Recharge” blog. Read “Gathered to Our People” on the My Jewish Learning site by clicking on the button. Audio also available below.