In Judaism, an unveiling is the ceremony that happens within a year of a loved one’s death to formally dedicate the headstone. Prior to today, your grave was marked with a sad little sign that stuck out of the ground with your name typed in Arial font. Today we will go the cemetery for the unveiling. It’s a beautiful day: clear blue skies, sixty-one degrees. I was living in Manhattan when the Twin Towers fell: that was a beautiful day. I got the call that you died last February: that was a beautiful day. We go to the cemetery to unveil your headstone: another beautiful day. Beautiful days
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