הַמָּקוֹם יְנַחֵם אֶתְכֶם בְּתוֹךְ שְׁאָר אֲבֵלֵי צִיּוֹן וִירוּשָׁלַיִם — “May G-d comfort you among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.” These are the traditional words spoken to mourners during Shiv’a. Rather than offering personal reassurance, the phrase places individual grief within the long arc of Jewish loss and communal healing, a reminder that no one mourns alone.
