Celebrating Life

Tall in stature, soft in nature
supportive witty and kind
always easygoing and positive
with a twinkle in your piercing blue eyes

intense love for your family
proud of your great-grandson Yossi
fortunate to have met you, that's for sure
now my life's richer than before

As we live your life lessons,
we know you're watching us from heaven,
may your memory,
be for a blessing

these are my remarks from the funeral of my beloved zaidy binyomin michoel ben shmuel sholom.

 

in my father's words:
23 years ago i met my father for the first time. the joy was unmeasurable. at the first meeting there was an instant joining of our souls. the longer i knew him the more i realized his excellent qualities.  despite our lifestyle differences, there was never any friction between us.  he and his family made us feel as if we had never been apart.  he will be missed and remembered fondly. may is soul ascend to high places.

  

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Remember when it took forever
for things to work out?
time dragged on endlessly

then then day came and all fell into place
everything moved at a very fast pace
troubles disappearing into instant oblivion

it seemed like Yossi might never get healthy
as if we'd shuttle to and from the hospital for an eternity
and just when you are about to crack
suddenly you're looking back
a year of stability has passed

a friend who stayed close through the years
getting on with life ignoring her fears
single and searching but never alone
now she's building a home of her own

she found him at last
the wedding was a blast
and over in a flash
days pass before you can grasp

but now im waiting again for that wonder
that will replace the darkness and thunder
challenges anew each day
when is salvation on the way

in the pain of the moment its easy to forget,
how good it feels when things work out
when things are so frustrating we forget
the amazement we had at seeing Hashem's hand
involved in the minutest detail

hold on to that vision for a while
when the darkness seems to last for miles
the resolution will come soon
and it will feel like one short afternoon.