On the Other Side
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- Dec 22, 2020
- 3 min
Housekeeping
#ontheotherside #sayingkaddish #thememoryroom #housekeeping #wordshavewings An Update Housekeeping me? Nope, it is a strength that I do...
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- Nov 11, 2020
- 3 min
The Parade
#aonewomanparade #iloveaparade #joy #relief #endingsandbeginnings #elections #neder #vows #makethingsbetter #thebestisyettocome A...
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- Nov 10, 2020
- 2 min
Friday Afternoons at The Falls
#dementia #alzheimers #memories #memoryandforgetting #thepowerofmusic #thepowerofsong #musclememory #joy #aging #agingwomen...
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- Oct 30, 2020
- 3 min
Travels With Trixie Noodle
#rescuedogs #travelswithtrixie #trixienoodle #meandmydog #aroundtheneighborhood #walkingyourdog #thebenefitsofadog #mydog #trixie #luigi...
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- Oct 8, 2020
- 3 min
Memories of The Charles
#likeariver #river #yoga #dance #miten #charlesriver #chairyoga A year ago last summer I entered into The Falls, where my mother lived...
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- Sep 24, 2020
- 4 min
The New Year: Always an Opportunity For Something New
#roshhashannah #jewishnewyear #tishrei #roshhashanna #igettheurgeforcooking #tomrush #andigettheurgeforgoing #brisket #honeycake...
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- Aug 28, 2020
- 3 min
Preparing for a Spiritual Marathon
#Kiteitzeh #parshatkiteitzeh #mercy #showingmercy #empathy #showingempathy #training #trainingforthemarathon #spiritualtraining...
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- Jul 17, 2020
- 3 min
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#marriage #42years #marriedlife #anniversary #weddings #aboutmarriage #vows #weddingvows #chuppah #weddingthemes #weddingdance...
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- Jul 13, 2020
- 2 min
See My Garden
#mygarden #julygarden #poemsaboutgardens #beautifulgardens #herbgardens #beegardens #flowergardens #frogsinmygarden #teainthegarden...
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- Jul 6, 2020
- 4 min
A Letter to You, Dad
#saul #dad #daddy #ourdad #95 #happybirthday #birthday #memories #rememberingdad #dadwhatwouldyouthink #thinkingofyou #politics...
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- Jun 28, 2020
- 3 min
Wanderings
#wanderings #wandering #capecod #painescreek #brewster #walkingeveryday #beautifulcapecod #thinking #considering #exploring...
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- Jun 25, 2020
- 2 min
What We Have in Common
#whatwehaveincommon #differences #commonalities #politicaldifferences #incommon #supporters #commonalities #findingcommonground...
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- Jun 11, 2020
- 1 min
A Million Stories
#story #abillionstories #yourstory #tellyourstory #covid19 #coronavirus #everyonehasastorytotell #iliveinahouse #apartments #homes...
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- Jun 5, 2020
- 5 min
A Tale of Two Communities: the Gomel Blessing
#gomel #covid19 #sayingkaddish #kaddish #wordshavewings #mothersanddaughters #gomelblessing #reinventing #followinganillness #creativity...
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- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
YIZKOR: WE ARE BUT A SUM OF OUR PARTS
#yizkor #sumofourparts #weareasumofourparts #remember #zachor #weremember #placesinourlives #piecesofourlives #memories...
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- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
Bring out the Tailgate Party: It's Rosh Chodesh
#roshchodesh #sivan #roshchodeshsivan #holidays #halfholidays #celebrations #halfcelebrations #wayswecelebrate #behappy #jewishholidays...
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- Mar 4, 2020
- 3 min
It's All About The Excuses
Mom is gone and saying kaddish looms (maybe that is not the right word...it sounds so negative) for the year to come. Since dad passed...
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- Mar 1, 2020
- 2 min
Words have Wings
"Children are an extension of their parents and a profound connection always exists between them, even after death. Because of this...
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- Feb 29, 2020
- 1 min
Three Orphans Sitting on a Bench-February 3, 2020
I am 63 Barry is 62 Paul is 59. We sit on a bench following morning minyan. Heads bowed. Hands on our laps We are orphans now. We have...
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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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