Elohai n’Shamah shenatata bi, T’horah hi. You created me. You shaped me. You breathed me into life. I close my eyes. I hear her laugh, I hear her squeal. I hear her breath as she falls asleep in my arms as we float down the lazy river. I close my eyes. I hear her wisdom. I hear her kind words. I’ll miss you. I love you. You’re very sweet. I feel her love. She is old and growing frailer but her heart is only growing stronger. I close my eyes. I hear your voice as we reminisce our. I start a simple conversation. It grows and evolves. We share a moment. I close my eyes. I hear my voice. There are 27 others and to them I now say: “Elohai n’Shamah shenatata bi, T’horah hi. You created me. You shaped me. You breathed me into life.”

-Rani M.