"Those who were loved never truly leave. They only transition into another form of being and remain where we hold them in our hearts."
Maria Kaplan
Sacred Aramaic Voice
"Only finitude gives life its meaning — as silence first gives sound its significance."
Sometimes it does not need great explanations, but a space that holds. In my addresses and singing I carefully take up the personal tone and weave from it words and sound that carry. I speak of memories that are not lost but live on transformed.
Thus a moment arises in which you may open up, remember and perhaps even smile. Not because the pain disappears, but because love may breathe again. You may feel carried.
Dignity and Support
The funeral address holds the space so farewell can happen with dignity. Calm, clear and lovingly guided.
True to the Person
Memories are told so that a personal echo arises. True, close and unmistakable.
In Good Memory
Words and singing connect and comfort. Thus a farewell that stays arises. Still, supportive and light.
How I find the tone of a life
From memories, an address arises, carried by singing
In our conversation a picture of the person who has passed emerges. From memories, encounters and what resonates between the words. From this the inner core of the address takes shape — delivered freely, listening to the moment, carried by calm, closeness and dignity.
On request I accompany the funeral service with my Aramaic singing. The sound can gently support the transition and softly accompany the soul's path, so that letting go may become easier and peace may become palpable. The address is non-denominational and open to different life paths.
Loving words from the bereaved
"Maria made the funeral service for our father a precious, heart-held moment. Her words and her Aramaic singing placed something sacred in the room. We left with deep peace, gratitude and the feeling of being truly held. Her accompaniment resonates to this day."
Simone Leonard
Seeheim"Maria Kaplan accompanies with a rare gift: The combination of her singing and her deeply felt address gave our family healing and comfort. She found words that did not merely tell but felt. We thank her from the bottom of our hearts for her valuable work."
Stephan Leonhard
Cyprus"Maria Kaplan accompanied us with incredible love as we said goodbye to my father. Even before his death she gave me exactly the comfort I needed over the phone. At the funeral she created an atmosphere of heavenly comfort with her sacred Aramaic singing and her touching words."
Matthias Heilig
FreiburgFramework
Fees & Scope
Afterglow
Funeral Address
with and without singing
- • Includes an initial conversation
- • Delivering a funeral address
- • incl. VAT
- • Travel costs up to 50km from Darmstadt
- • For greater distances please contact me