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Firsts ( A Repost from 2021)
#vayechi #parshatvayechi #seferbreisheet #genesis #jacob #yaakov #jacobsblessings #blessings #berchot #theblessingsofthesons #efraimandmenashe #breisheetcomestoanend There is a curious incident in Parshat Vayechi. As Ya’akov approaches his final days, he calls for his children to bless them. Yosef is informed that his father is on his death bed so he travels to see him and brings along his two sons, Efrayim and Menashe. Noticing Joseph’s sons, Israel asked, “Who are these?”

Leann Shamash
Dec 30, 20254 min read


A Day in the Life: Verb Stories
#toldot #parshattoldot #yitzhak #rivka #aisav #yaakov #birthright #blessings #blindness #breisheet #genesis #torahmusingss #wordshavewings Parshat Toldot brings us the puzzling and dramatic story of the birthright which is sold for a pot of red lentil stew to a ravenously hungry Asav from his twin brother (and excellent cook), Yaakov. The tale is shared concisely: Isaac favored Esau because he had a taste for game; but Rebekah favored Jacob. Once when Jacob was cooking a stew

Leann Shamash
Nov 18, 20254 min read


Seven Blessings
#blessings #parshatvayechi #parshatvayehi #sevenblessings #weddings #weddingblessings #breisheet #yaakov #blessingsofjacob A few weeks...

Leann Shamash
Jan 7, 20254 min read


At The End of the Day, Bless
#blessings #vzothaberacha #blessing #devarim #deuteronomy #finalparsha #fullcycle The final parsha of the Torah is Parshat V'Zot...

Leann Shamash
Oct 12, 20223 min read


The Orchard Keeper
#theorchardkeeper #blessings #parshatvayechi #vayechi #jacob #joseph #wordshavewings #theorchard #whatareblessings In Parshat Vayechi, as...

Leann Shamash
Dec 14, 20213 min read


Blessed
#blessings #curses #parshatkitavo #kitavo #congregationkehillatisrael #KI #poetry #torahandpoetry #choices #theclub #betterblessed...

Leann Shamash
Sep 1, 20202 min read


The Blessing for Music
#roshchodesh #av #roshchodeshav #hallel #morningminyan #sayingkaddish #mothersanddaughters #kaddish #music #listening #listeningtomusic...

Leann Shamash
Jul 23, 20204 min read


The Maze of Daf Yomi
#dafyomi #berakhot #masechetberakhot #fallingbehind #blessings #blessingsoverbread #shema #shmonaesrei #18benedictions #blessingfood...

Leann Shamash
Apr 30, 20204 min read


Gratitude
#gratitude #tehillim #iamgrateful #whyamigrateful #mindfulness #whyyouaregrateful #aware #goodhealth #family #sunrise #blessings...

Leann Shamash
Apr 29, 20205 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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