My Shoshana: A Father's Journey through Loss

We all suffer the pain of loss when a loved one dies. We search for meaning in their lives and try to comprehend the unknowable.

For each of us, understanding is a journey of inestimable length.

Rafael Grossman was the successful rabbi of a prominent synagogue, the president of his state's rabbinical council, and the dean of a Hebrew Day School when his teenage daughter Shoshana became ill.

Shoshana, vibrant and energetic, a delight to her parents and everyone around her, died at the age of s...