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*Technically almost a Rabbi* Dave Yedid, who will be ordained in May of 2022 joins us this week on the topic: Beware of the Vultures. We discuss how to maintain boundaries when processing loss to prevent burnout from having others use your pain to work through their own. Sound familiar? Have a listen.

“Boundaries are the distance at which I can love you and me simultaneously.”

― Prentis Hemphill

We discuss:

• Setting loving boundaries while grieving
• Why do people always bring up their dead dogs when speaking to new grievers (lol!)
• The pros and potential cons of Jewish mourning rituals
• Choreography to death before and after
• Sitting shiva, the mourner's kaddish
• Cultural starvation around grief
• When the griever is tasked with supporting other mourners
• Giving mourners permission to feel what they're feeling
• Releasing the expectation to "perform strength" while grieving
• Dave's oral Torah from the book of Job, the Psalms, and more on suffering, grief, and praise
• Dave's  magical grief knapsack: Community, Lavender Essential Oil, Pen & Paper

About Dave Yedid:
He is a Rabbinical Intern at Congregation Beit Simchat Torah and studies at The Jewish Theological Seminary.
Watch Dave's Senior Sermon at the Jewish Theological Seminary
Watch Dave's Sermon on Mushrooms and Grief at CBST

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