Collections of Thoughts and Poetry

#masechetzevachim #dafyomi #apageaday #talkingtalmud #siyum #sacrifice #daf56azevachim #whyiremember #memory #sharingplace #pastandpresent #storiesmyfathertoldus #holocaust #poland Occasionally in Words Have Wings I write two posts in one week instead of one. This occurs on weeks when we complete a tractate of the Talmud and mark it with a siyum. As I skate across the very wide sea of Daf Yomi, for each of the tractates that we complete I write one poem. The poem may just poi

This is another in a series of posts for each of the different Masechtot of the Talmud. Masechet Horayot is one of the shortest masechtot...

#dafyomi #avodazara #masechet #dafyomijourney #2020until2025 Hello Friends, This is a Daf Yomi post for Masechet Avoda Zara, but it is...

#masechetshevuot #shevuot #oaths #oathsandpromises #modernmidrash #language #talkingtalmud #wordshavewings #dafyomi #trust #parshatkorach...

#nazir #sotah #parshatnasso #seferbamidbar #bamidbar #hair #longhair #vows #vowsandpromises #wine #nowine #willpower #deprivation...

#sanhedrin #takingtalmud #dafyomi #masechetsanhedrin #mashiach #moshiach #rabbiakiva #rabbiakiba #sing #singeveryday Hello! This is the...

#sukkot Last night, in advance of Sukkot, I remembered something from Daf Yomi, Masechet Sukah. It was one of those strange discussions...

#fineprint #masechetbavametzia #talkingtalmud A poem for the Siyyum of Bava Metzia, a Masechet of details and law. This is the 22d...

#babakama #dafyomi לֹא יְגַדֵּל אָדָם אֶת הַכֶּלֶב אֶלָּא אִם כֵּן קָשׁוּר בְּשַׁלְשְׁלָאוֹת כּוּ׳. תָּנוּ רַבָּנַן: לֹא יְגַדֵּל אָדָם...

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...

In the continuing cycle of Daf Yomi, on Sunday we will will hold a siyum for Masechet Sotah. The initial focus and the title of this...

#words #nedarim #dafyomi #hadran #talkingtalmud #masechetnedarim #vows #promises #emptywords #justwords This is a poetry post for the...

#Iamawoman #eesha #masechetketubot #ketubot #dafyomi #talkingtalmud #hadran #women #marriage #contracts #dafyomiforwomen As is my...

#thedayafter #chalitza #yibum #yevamot #dafyomi #talkingtalmud #talmudpoetry The Daf Yomi cycle continues. A number of months ago we...

#mourning #joy #mourningandjoy When Masechet Moed Katan began, I understood it to be about the intermediate days of holidays, such as...

#lipstick #mom #irmag #makeup #talmud #masechetmoedkatan #moedkatan #growingold #dementia For those who haven't followed this blog for...

#masechetmegilla #masechetmegila #reishlakish #learning #studentsandlearning #learningstyles I continue to write a poem about each of the...

#abbahilkia #masechettaanit #bringingtherain #rain #dafyomi #wordshavewings #talkingtalmud #taanit In Ta'anit 23b, there is the story of...

#masechetroshhashannah #dafyomi #talkingtalmud #wordshavewings #talmudstudy #roshhashannah #calendars #mountaintops #waitingforthemoon...

#punctuation #thecomma #periodsandcommas #semicolons #masechetBeitzah #beitzah #DafYomi #talkingtalmud #wordshavewings #rules...