Leann Shamash
The Poem
#thepoem #haazinu #devarim #seferdevarim #parshathaazinu #endings #beginnings #poetry #parshapoetry "Put this song in their mouths," it...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 29
- 3 min
If You Could See Us Now
#ifyoucouldseeusnow #vayelech #parshatvayelech Parshat Vayelech finds Moshe completing the writing of a Sefer Torah. On the final day of...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 23
- 11 min
Penpals and A New Look at an Old Prayer by Rabbi Jack Riemer
#penpals #shabbatshuvah One never knows how connections between people begin. A few months ago Rabbi Jack Riemer was on the Kehillath...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 20
- 3 min
The Final Act
#thefinalact #parshatnitzavim #theater #torah #fivebooks #theending #endingsandbeginnings Parshat Nitzavim, a short parsha found at the...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 19
- 5 min
Why I Garden
#whyigarden #gardening #gardenseason #endofthesummer #fallgardening #summergardening #wordshavewings #whywedowhatwedo The gardening...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 13
- 2 min
Messages Carved in Stone
#remember #parshatkitavo #kitavo #messagescarvedinstone #stonememorials #messages This is one of two poems this week on Parshat Ki...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 7
- 2 min
Ikh Vel Nisht Fargesn-I Will Not Forget
#Iwillnotforget #fathersstory #fargesn #iwillremember This week as I danced with my dance class I listened to a piece of music and heard...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 6
- 2 min
If We Could Just Remember
#remember #memory #whatweremember #whatweforget #cards וְזָכַרְתָּ֗ כִּ֣י עֶ֤בֶד הָיִ֙יתָ֙ בְּמִצְרַ֔יִם Parshat Ki Teitzei is a parsha...
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Leann Shamash
- Sep 2
- 1 min
Green Yarn
#green #yarn #greenyarn #summer #laborday #schoolisstarting #endofsummer #asummerpoem #falliscoming The ball of green yarn which is...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 30
- 4 min
The Colors of Justice: Tzedek, Tzedek Tirdof
#tzedek #parshatmishpatim #mishpatim #justice #youshallpursuejustice #pursue #tzedektzedek Parshat Shoftim is about justice and how to...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 25
- 1 min
When She Dances
#whenshedances #dance #thepowerofdance When she dances she glides like Fred Astaire. She swings like Ginger Rogers. She struts like...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 16
- 3 min
Let It Rain!
#letitrain #geshem #letitrain #mayitrain #thirst #drought #easterlywinds #harachaman #whenitrains Parshat Eikev contains the warning...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 15
- 1 min
Morning Glory
#morningglories #morningglory #skyblue #blueflowers #asblueasthesky A morning glory came to visit me today. She appeared as a piece of...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 5
- 2 min
Your Torah
#torah #yourtorah #parshastdevarim #parashatdevarim #devarim #fivebooks One of the most important things that I learned from Parshat...
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Leann Shamash
- Aug 1
- 3 min
To Be a Giant
#og #devarim #parshatdevarim #giants #tobeagiant #qualities #devarim Og, Melech Bashan, or Og, the King of Bashan, has a special place at...
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Leann Shamash
- Jul 27
- 4 min
When It Is Five Minutes to Midnight
#fiveminutestilmidngiht #theendoftheline #almostfinished Parshat Matot/Masei is the conclusion of the Book of Numbers. In this double...
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Leann Shamash
- Jul 19
- 3 min
Serach Bat Asher: The Memory Keeper
#serachbatasher #parshatpinchas #serach #ageless #oldwomen #wheniamold #olderwomen #ancientwomen Parshat Pinchas presents us with...
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Leann Shamash
- Jul 12
- 3 min
In the World of Talking Donkeys
#talkingdonkeys #parshatbalak #balaam #balak #parshapoetry Parshat Balak highlights the idea of prophets and prophecy in a most unusual...
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Leann Shamash
- Jul 10
- 2 min
Joan's Garden
#joansgarden #gardeningasapasttime #gardeningtocheer Joan's Garden Here is part two of showcasing gardeners and why they garden on Words...
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Leann Shamash
- Jul 8
- 3 min
The Day After
#thedayafter #chalitza #yibum #yevamot #dafyomi #talkingtalmud #talmudpoetry The Daf Yomi cycle continues. A number of months ago we...
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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.