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The Home of the Imperfect
#parshatemor #thehomeoftheimperfect #wordshavewings #imperfections A few reflections: Parshat Emor speaks at length about the special...
Leann Shamash
Apr 26, 20213 min read
Holiness
#parshatkedoshim #feet #hands #thepowerinourfeet #thepowerinourhands #glimpsesofthedivine #clouds #partingclouds #sunpeekingthrough...
Leann Shamash
Apr 19, 20213 min read
In and Out
#tazriametzora #parsha #parshattazriametzora Parshiyot Tazria/Metzora are usually combined. They speak largely of a skin affliction and...
Leann Shamash
Apr 12, 20213 min read
The Circular Road
#calendar #counting #omer This is a poem about calendars, about noticing things as we travel on that road, which is road of life....
Leann Shamash
Apr 6, 20212 min read
A Moment of Pause
#quiet #inthespaceofamoment #apause #grace #brokenhearts #aaronssons For the first eleven chapters of VaYikra, the third book of Torah,...
Leann Shamash
Apr 5, 20212 min read
You Count
#youcount #counting #minyan #countingtheomer #keepingtrack #wordshavewings #passover #shavuot Yesterday my niece moved to New York City....
Leann Shamash
Apr 2, 20214 min read
Arise, My Friend
#shirhashirim #thespring #springishere #kumi Passover is a holiday that celebrates many things. Freedom is at the forefront, as we mark...
Leann Shamash
Mar 30, 20213 min read
Sacrifice
#sacrifice #isaac #bindingofisaac #vayikra #korban #mincha This Shabbat we read Parshat Tzav in the book of Vayikra. Parshat Tzav speaks...
Leann Shamash
Mar 23, 20212 min read
A Thousand Questions
#fourquestions #mahnishtana #passoverseder #askingquestions #onequestionisnotenough #keepaskingquestions Today was the Siyum for Masechet...
Leann Shamash
Mar 21, 20213 min read
B'chol Dor VaDor-In Every Generation
#bcholdorvador #passover #redemption #freedom #ineverygeneration #haggadah #music #wordshavewings #leavingegypt #seder #passoverseder I...
Leann Shamash
Mar 17, 20212 min read
The Grand Old Table
#tables #diningroomtable #diningroom #shabbat #wordshavewings #parshatvayikra #vayikra #leviticus #sacrifice #alter Hello. We have just...
Leann Shamash
Mar 14, 20213 min read
We Were Like People in a Dream
#anniversary #shirlamaalot #wewereasthoughinadream #covid19 #oneyearaftertheshutdown #movingthroughadream It's an anniversary today. Not...
Leann Shamash
Mar 11, 20214 min read
Little Things That Shape Our Lives
#itsthelittlethings #parshapoetry #pekudei #vaayakhel #wordshavewings #cylinders #gears #screws The double Parshiyot of VeYakhel and...
Leann Shamash
Mar 8, 20213 min read
The Gift
#thegift #shabbat #vshamru #shabbatmemories #whatshabbatmeanstome Dear Friends, Next Shabbat, for Parshat Ki Tisa, we are privileged to...
Leann Shamash
Mar 1, 20213 min read
We are Transformed
#ourclothing #wearetransformed #tetzaveh #parsha #masks #purim #covid #wordshavewings I knew there was another poem here..... This is a...
Leann Shamash
Feb 23, 20213 min read
Of Golden Spaces
#thespacebetween #angels #cherubim #goldenlight #goldenleaves #goldfinch #goldenlight #shabbatcandles #lightingcandles...
Leann Shamash
Feb 16, 20213 min read
This You Can Do!
#yesyoucan #changehappens #change #justice #mishpatim #parsha #poetry #wordshavewings #thebelloffreedom #ringthebelloffreedom Parshat...
Leann Shamash
Feb 8, 20213 min read
Help Me
#helpme #mothers #pamdemic תִּבֹּ֔ל גַּם־אַתָּ֕ה גַּם־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עִמָּ֑ךְ כִּֽי־כָבֵ֤ד מִמְּךָ֙ הַדָּבָ֔ר לֹא־תוּכַ֥ל...
Leann Shamash
Feb 7, 20212 min read
Every Day is an Opportunity to Celebrate
#shallwedance #dancing #joy #release #stress #dance I've been thinking lately, now that we are almost a year into our quarantine, about...
Leann Shamash
Feb 4, 20214 min read
As God's Mountain Trembled
#MtSinai #tencommandments #sinai #andthemountaintrembled #witnessatsinai #revelation Parshat Yitro documents the giving of the ten...
Leann Shamash
Feb 1, 20213 min read
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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