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The Other End of the Rainbow
#rainbows #therainbow #theendoftherainbow #omer #sefirathaomer #49poems #fortynine Dear Readers, I hope that all of you had meaningful...
Leann Shamash
Apr 10, 20231 min read
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To Be or Not to Be
#nazir #masechetnazir #pesach #passover #passoverseder #seder #trash #garbage #outwiththetrash Hello Everyone, For those of you who are...
Leann Shamash
Mar 30, 20233 min read
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The Morning After
#themorningafter #pesach #passover #seder #parshattzav #tzav #cohanim #removingtheashes Parshat Tzav, the second parsha of Sefer Vayikra,...
Leann Shamash
Mar 28, 20233 min read
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Salt
#salt #vayikra #parshatvayikra #challah #tables #shabbattable Parshat Vayikra speaks about the different types of sacrifices that Hebrews...
Leann Shamash
Mar 22, 20232 min read
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Someone Dreamed
Before we finish the book of Exodus in the combined parshiyot of Vayakhel and Pekudei and we leave behind the many chapters devoted to...
Leann Shamash
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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White Linen, Turquoise Threads
#women Tucked into Parshat Vayakhel/Pekudei is a remarkable pasuk. Exodus 38:8 states, "He (B'tzalel) made the laver of copper and its...
Leann Shamash
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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Firefly
#theletters #broken #kitisa #parshathashavua #parshatkitisa #poetry #thetablets #tencommandments #goldencalf Parshat Ki Tisa is one of...
Leann Shamash
Mar 7, 20233 min read
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For Olive
Dear Readers, First of all, I wanted to apologize to you for a poorly edited introduction to my other poem for Parshat Tetzaveh, called...
Leann Shamash
Mar 2, 20233 min read
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In Living Color
#memories #exodus #shemot #thewizardofoz #tetzaveh Parshat Tetzaveh is the second parsha where directions are given for the building of...
Leann Shamash
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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Be My Sanctuary
#sanctuary #terumah #parshatterumah #donations #giving #synagogues #commonspace #supportingeachother #support #stories #hearing...
Leann Shamash
Feb 21, 20233 min read
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Ta Sh'ma- Come and Learn!
#mishpatim #parshatmishpatim #law #originsoflaw #dafyomi #jewishlaw #talmud #mishna Parshat Mishpatim seals the covenant for the...
Leann Shamash
Feb 14, 20233 min read
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Sinai Pianissimo
#Sinai #revelation #redemption #tencommandmants #mountsinai #wordshavewings Parshat Yitro is the last of the action packed Parshiyot of...
Leann Shamash
Feb 7, 20233 min read
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Three Days
#threedays #songofthesea #beshalach #shemot #shabbatshira #water #thirst The crossing of the sea is the pivotal experience of the Exodus,...
Leann Shamash
Jan 31, 20233 min read
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We Are the Players of Parshat Bo
#remember #memories #Passover #seder #passoverseder #bo #parshatBo In Chapter 12 of Shemot, in Parshat Bo, the text travels with us far...
Leann Shamash
Jan 24, 20234 min read
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Hardened Hearts
#hardenhearts #Whenyourheartishardened #closedmind #closedheart In Parshat Va'era the Egyptians are introduced to the might and the...
Leann Shamash
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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Mothers
#bityah #batyah #shemot #parshatShemot #exoduc #moses The story of Moses begins with brave women. Each of these women does something that...
Leann Shamash
Jan 11, 20233 min read
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Names Are Like Sweaters
#names #sweaters #sweater #grandmothers #naming #familytraditions As we change books and paths into Sefer Shemot, I feel the need to get...
Leann Shamash
Jan 10, 20233 min read
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I See You
#Iseeyou #sight #seeing #blind #whatweseeinothers Parshat Vayechi finishes the eventful book of Breisheet, during which the family of...
Leann Shamash
Jan 3, 20232 min read
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Leave
#leave #vayigash #breisheet #parshatvayigash #danger #threats #immigrants #riskinglives #hurricane #storm #war Parshat Vayigash is when...
Leann Shamash
Dec 26, 20222 min read
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A Prayer For Wisdom
#environment #aprayer #yosef #miketz #breisheet #Genesis #parshatmiketz Parshat Miketz, the story of Joseph in Egypt continues with all...
Leann Shamash
Dec 20, 20223 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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