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OH GOLLY, WE FORGOT TO COUNT THE OMER!
Hello Everyone, First and foremost, I wish all of you a Moadim L'simcha , a happy semi-holiday, pressed between the first days of...
Leann Shamash
Apr 164 min read
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Passover Jumbles
#paassover #pesach #memories #seder #passoverseder #wordshavewings #family #passoversedermemories Hello Everyone, This post is a blessing...
Leann Shamash
Apr 111 min read
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The Match: A Tiny Chanukah Story
The match lives for but three seconds. It lies sleeping for months, maybe years, in a sealed and dry box, deep in a kitchen junk drawer,...
Leann Shamash
Dec 30, 20241 min read
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Oh, Build Me a Sukkah!
#sukkot Last night, in advance of Sukkot, I remembered something from Daf Yomi, Masechet Sukah. It was one of those strange discussions...
Leann Shamash
Oct 15, 20245 min read
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I'll Meet You at 50
Parshat Emor includes a list of the holy days of the year. Included in the terse description of the biblical holy days are detailed...
Leann Shamash
May 14, 20243 min read
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In 49 Days
#sefirathaomer #theomer #49days I'd like to close out the 49 days of counting the Omer with a few thoughts. I have tried to write...
Leann Shamash
May 25, 20232 min read
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Postscripts
#postscripts #passover #sefira #seder #prep #work For those out there that do prep for Passover; whether it is for a month, a day or an...
Leann Shamash
Apr 14, 20231 min read
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49 Days of Counting the Omer: 49 Days of Gratitude
#omer #sefirathaomer #countingtheomer Dear Readers, On the second night of Passover, Thursday evening, we begin to count the omer until...
Leann Shamash
Apr 5, 20233 min read
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Elijah's Visit (re-post)
#elijahtheprophet #eliyahuhanavi #passoverseder #passovervisit #cupofwine #elijahscup #cupofelijah #childrenssstories...
Leann Shamash
Apr 2, 20235 min read
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I am a Tree, too, My Friend
A poem for the upcoming holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the new year for the trees. Written with gratitude to our silent, rooted companions, who...
Leann Shamash
Feb 2, 20232 min read
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A Thousand Questions
#fourquestions #mahnishtana #passoverseder #askingquestions #onequestionisnotenough #keepaskingquestions Today was the Siyum for Masechet...
Leann Shamash
Mar 21, 20213 min read
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Meditations for the Eight Nights of Chanukah in 2020
#ablessingfortheeightnights #unity #tolerance #eyesopen #gratitude #creativity #innovation #resilience #family #generosity #community...
Leann Shamash
Dec 12, 20202 min read
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Celebrating Lentils
#lentils #redlentils #brownlentils #greenlentils #eisav #jacob #iamhungry #lentilsoup #lentilsoup Once when Jacob was cooking a stew,...
Leann Shamash
Nov 16, 20203 min read
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Sukkot: It's a Balancing Act
#zman #zmansimchateynu #sukkot #timeofourjoy #thetimeofyourlife #booths #theholidayofbooths #theholidayofjoy #holidayofhappiness As I...
Leann Shamash
Sep 30, 20202 min read
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The New Year: Always an Opportunity For Something New
#roshhashannah #jewishnewyear #tishrei #roshhashanna #igettheurgeforcooking #tomrush #andigettheurgeforgoing #brisket #honeycake...
Leann Shamash
Sep 24, 20204 min read
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Preparing for a Spiritual Marathon
#Kiteitzeh #parshatkiteitzeh #mercy #showingmercy #empathy #showingempathy #training #trainingforthemarathon #spiritualtraining...
Leann Shamash
Aug 28, 20203 min read
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A Playlist for Tisha B'Av
#danceandmovement How do you put a day of mourning and reflection into movement? We tried this yesterday at my movement class. It was...
Leann Shamash
Jul 30, 20201 min read
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Tisha B'Av
#tishaBav #consolation #destruction #9days #av #mourning #wordsusedforbuilding #buildingwithwords #memory #donotrepeathistory #warnings...
Leann Shamash
Jul 30, 20203 min read
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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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