On grace
A grieving mother reflects on the gifts of life
A couple of weeks ago, a 40-year-old Orthodox Jewish woman from New York, Rebecca, got in touch with me. She had read my interview with the pilot Joseph Emerson and said it brought her some relief from the pain of losing her son. I later interviewed her and was deeply moved by her perspective on grief, faith, and meaning.
Rebecca’s son was Ariel, a 20-ye…
