Yahrtzeit For My Daughter Sarah April 4, 2026 by Merle Heidi Molofsky

Today is the first Yahrzeit for my precious daughter Sarah, And I recited the mourner’s Kaddish for her. She died a year ago, a month before her 59th birthday. She knew she was dying, we knew she was dying, We celebrated her life with her at a gathering at her home. Celebrating her life was joyous, losing her was grievous.

Sarah, my precious child,
I knew you
in utero,
your elbows and knees,
a mix
of your kicks,
and treasured each,
cupping my hands
over your exuberant limbs
within me.

You were the youngest
of my three children,
and we cherished you
as you grew,
as you strived to be
like your sister and brother.
And though they babied you,
they loved to tease,
and you aimed to please.