Last year, when the horror of what happened became known to all and when I came up for air…this was my first post after October 7th.I worked on this artwork to keep from braking.Mourners Kaddish.Throughout the year I have created a number of artworks based on Mourners Kaddish.As I mentioned on last Shabbat I’ve rarely gone to synagogue on Yom Kippur.My mom always said that as my parents are alive I should not say Yiskor.But this year I went and said a prayer for all who were murdered on and since October 7th, for all the young soldiers who lost their lives while defending Israel and our right to be who we are.To exist as Jews.The wonderful, very egalitarian congregation as people who came were born in Brazil, Israel, Canada, Turkey, child of Iranian refugees, Portugal, USA (and we were all of maybe 40-50 people…let that sink in).People talked about their loved ones.We all have a family member who we looked up to and we all lost people we loved.The reason why Jewish people are saying “may his/her memory be a blessing “ is because as long as you remember someone they are not fully gone.Their spirit, their essence is present as a blessing to comfort, to look over you, to support you…just as the whole person did.All Jewish families have family members who were murdered, died before their time. Today I want to remember them all!Those who were not as important or didn’t impact our lives as much; those who were ill and through no fault of their own wasn’t a full participant in a family life; those who have no family left, no one to mourn their loss, no one to remember them…Let’s remember them!Dear ones, we remember you today!Your lives were cut short but you weren’t just a speck of sand passing through eternity.You were part of us!You are part of us!And your memory IS a blessing to us all!