[HANASHIR:16384] RE: HANASHIR digest 2106

[WINSTON WEILHEIMER <nusach...>]

dear ellen, may you be comforted amongst the mourners of Zion & Jerusalem



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>From: "Ellen Allard" <ellen (at) peterandellen(dot)com>
>Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: [HANASHIR:16381] RE: HANASHIR digest 2106
>Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 22:53:24 -0500
>
>Dear All,
>
>Thank you, all of you, for your very kind words and prayers. I sent
>them, on wings, to my mom as she lived her last days at the hospice in
>Florida, passing away this past Sunday, Dec. 28th. It is truly the
>saddest time in my life....I am heartbroken with her passing.
>
>My three sisters urged me to sing at the funeral, despite the difficulty
>they knew it presented. After five other family members spoke, I
>concluded the service by talking about mom's last days and the peace
>that seemed to come over her at the end of her life. I then asked
>everyone at the service to do something unconventional for a funeral. I
>asked them to think outside of the box, mostly because along with my
>sisters, I knew it would've been something my mom would've loved, having
>been surrounded by music her whole life. I asked everyone to sing a song
>as a final tribute to her. Though I trembled as we sang it, it was the
>most heartfelt and beautiful way for us to honor her and celebrate her
>life.
>
>We sat shivah in Florida, at one of my sister's houses. But when we
>returned to Worcester yesterday, my local friends reached out and asked
>if they could join us to sit shivah here in our home town. We will be
>sitting tomorrow at a friend's house from 5 - 8 PM. If anyone in the
>central Massachusetts area wants to join us, we would most welcome your
>company.
>
>I know this has fallen outside the usual purpose of this list, and I
>humbly ask for your indulgence. It is a tender time for me, and reaching
>out to my hanashir family has helped me. I traveled to Florida with
>printouts of the lovely messages you emailed to me, and it truly was a
>comfort. If you want to email me in response, please feel free to do so
>at my private email address ellen (at) peterandellen(dot)com(dot)
>
>With much thanks,
>Ellen Allard (and Peter, too)
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) 
>shamash(dot)org] On
>Behalf Of Jewish Songleading/Music
>Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 3:00 AM
>To: Jewish Songleading/Music
>Subject: HANASHIR digest 2106
>
>
>                           HANASHIR Digest 2106
>
>Topics covered in this issue include:
>
>   1)  Re: please say your prayers for my mom
>       by "Aura Lipski" <aura (at) jewishaustralia(dot)com>
>
>
>

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