2026 will mark the seventh anniversary since my brother, Jeff, unexpectedly passed away. In some respects, it feels like it wasn't that long ago, and yet the weight of his absence seems so much more than the years themselves. In Buddhism, the seventh year after death carries special meaning. This Buddhist tradition pays respect to past ancestors at a number of auspicious dates, called nenki, and the observances are nenkihoyo (年忌法要). These are ceremonies or rites of posthu