Leann Shamash
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Leann Shamash
- 7 days ago
- 6 min
Through the Lens
Parshat Veyeitzei : Genesis 28:10-32:3 Dear Readers, This post is not poetry, but asking you to be the imaginary photographer in this...
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Leann Shamash
- Nov 15
- 2 min
A Rallying Cry
Before yesterday, November 14, 2023, becomes history, I wanted to write this post and present a (very imperfect and incomplete) set of...
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Leann Shamash
- Nov 4
- 3 min
A Prayer for the Severed Vav
This poem is for the Siyum of Masechet Kiddushin, which was completed yesterday in the Daf Yomi cycle. Today a new order was begun,...
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Leann Shamash
- Oct 31
- 3 min
Oh, Mothers
Parshat Vayera contains the stories of three women. The first is the story of Lot’s wife, who fled S'dom with her husband Lot, before...
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Leann Shamash
- Oct 25
- 2 min
On The Other Side of the Looking Glass
Parshat Lech Lecha is about journeys. The parsha starts out with a directive to Abram to leave that which was familiar to him, his...
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Leann Shamash
- Oct 12
- 2 min
Ayeka? Where Are You? אַיֶּֽכָּה
Usually Parshat Breisheet, the first parsha of the year, is a joy to write about. The wonder of new beginnings is where I ordinarily...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 20
- 3 min
From a Distance
At the very end of Parshat Ha'azinu, after Moshe's long song that plays like a long poetic threat, Moshe Rabeinu, our teacher and...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 12
- 3 min
I Want to Share a Song With You
I begin this week's post with a link. It doesn't deserve to be at the end because this week's post is about this song. As we approach...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 5
- 3 min
The Half Moon
The combined parshiyot of Nitzavim and Vayelech bring us almost to the close of the yearly reading cycle of Torah. In brief, these...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 29
- 3 min
First Fruits
#parshatkitavo Parshat Ki Tavo is known for its blessings and curses. Although the blessings and curses take up a good part of this...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 24
- 15 min
Tiny Tales of Kindness: Parshat Ki Teitzei
Blog posts on Words Have Wings usually take between two to five minutes to read. This post will take you longer to read, but I hope it...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 15
- 5 min
The World Was Upside Down: A Tale of Kindness
Parshat Shoftim is an important and relevant parsha, largely focusing on the the three pillars of leadership in the community, the king,...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 13
- 4 min
Mazal Tov. You are Divorced.
As it has been my custom since beginning to learn Daf Yomi more than three years ago, I deliver a poem when we finish a Masechet (a...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 4
- 4 min
The Sisterhood of The Moosewood Cookbooks
My copies of The Moosewood Cookbook and The Enchanted Broccoli Forest were gently put to rest this year after gracing kitchen after...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 1
- 3 min
The Storyteller
Parshat Eikev continues Moshe's speech to B'nai Yisrael as they prepare to cross the Jordan. Contained in Parshat Eikev there are a...
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Leann Shamash
- Jul 25
- 2 min
From the Center of the Flame and Nachamu, Nachamu Ami
Parshat Va'etchanan is always read after the nine days of mourning and the fast of Tisha B'Av, when we mourn the many tragic events in...
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Welcome to "Words Have Wings."
During the year following the death of a parent it is their children's responsibility to say the kaddish. This blog is a series of reflections while saying the kaddish for my late mother, Irma Gershkowitz.
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