The Tikkun v’Or Bereavement Support Group invites you to join us 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
Sundays March 8 and March 22, 4:00-5:30 pm
Mondays April 20 and May 4, 6:30- 8:00 pm
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.
Open to all. No prior text study required.
TVO Members: Free
Non-Members: $12 per class, or $36 for 4 classes if you register and pay before the first class.
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.
About the Teacher: 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.
For more information: <bereavementsupport@tikkunvor.org>
