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And One Wonders
#andonewonders #parshatkorach #korach #babiyar #holocaust Parshat Korach is surely a consequential Parshah. Ultimately it gives us a...
Leann Shamash
Jun 8, 20213 min read
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A Thread of Blue
#tzitzit #techaylet #bluethread #theearth #theheartofacandle #theeyeofastorm #remembering At the conclusion of Parshat Sh'lach a...
Leann Shamash
Jun 1, 20212 min read
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Those Who Fell in the Desert
#shalach #bones #missingthemark #slaves #paintingthelintels #thereatsinai #caleb #joshua #moses #thespies #onceaslave #shlach...
Leann Shamash
May 31, 20213 min read
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The Road Trip
#theroadtrip #wordshavewings #behaalotecha #parsha #inthedesert #likekids Parshat Behaalotecha can break your heart. In Torah we feel...
Leann Shamash
May 24, 20213 min read
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Postcards
#priestlyblessing #kohanim #blessingyourchildren Coming out of the Shavuot holiday, there is so much to learn from Parshat Naso. The...
Leann Shamash
May 18, 20213 min read
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Life
#life #sirensong #momentomori #lifeanddeath #deathattheendoflife Childhood drips like molasses Long summer afternoons ripple One event...
Leann Shamash
May 11, 20211 min read
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The Count in Fours
#thecount #counting #thecounted #theuncounted #iamcounted #iamuncounted #planning #census During our lives we all are classified into...
Leann Shamash
May 11, 20212 min read
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Connections
#connections #shavuot #countingtheomer #energy #kabalah #sefirot #cosmos #thegarden #theriver #athread #dancingtogether This is a poem...
Leann Shamash
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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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
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Holiness
#parshatkedoshim #feet #hands #thepowerinourfeet #thepowerinourhands #glimpsesofthedivine #clouds #partingclouds #sunpeekingthrough...
Leann Shamash
Apr 19, 20213 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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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