Candles and Memories

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I recently heard a piece on NPR about the little jars that hold yarhzeit memorial candles, and how some people repurpose these glasses to hold juice or to use as cookie cutters. It was an interesting look at how death is treated as a part of life in the Jewish tradition. That concept is very beautifully conveyed by the two picture books we'll be talking about in this episode. My guests are Alison Goldberg, author of The Remembering Candle, and Richard Ho, author of A Flame Burns On. 

SHOW NOTES:

• Alison Goldberg's website and Instagram
• Richard Ho's website and Instagram
• Buy The Remembering Candle | Eighteen Flowers for Grandma
• Buy A Flame Burns On | Two New Years
• Suggested read-alikes: Goodbye: A First Conversation About Grief, Something Sweet: A Sitting Shiva Story, I Wish That You Knew
• Tikkun olam suggestion: support Food Research & Action Center, frac.org
• NPR story on yahrzeit candles
• Bonus content on Substack

CREDITS:

• Produced by Feldman Children's Library at Congregation B'nai Israel
• Co-sponsored by the Association of Jewish Libraries
• Sister podcast: Nice Jewish Books
• Theme Music: The Freilachmakers Klezmer String Band
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