top of page


Search


Sefirat Ha’Omer Haikus Part 2: From Early Spring to Summer
#sefira #sefirathaomer #countingtheomer #haiku #spring #winter #springtosummer #wintertospring Dear Friends and Readers, Here is part two of my Sefirat Ha'Omer project for this year. It is a journal in haiku, mostly written during my morning walks, but occasionally in the evening. As someone who loves capturing nature through photos, this project was invaluable. It added language to what I was seeing and experiencing. Fitting my thoughts into the strict 5-7-5 syllable structu

Leann Shamash
May 208 min read


Sefirat Ha'Omer in Haikus
#haiku #sefirathaomer #sefira #parshatemor #emor #jewishholidays #countingtheomer #vayikra #sefervayikra #jewishholidaycalendar #theomer #littleprojects #49days #sevenweeks Hello Everyone, It seems that for each of the years that I have written Words Have Wings, I have written with some ideas for counting the Omer. I guess this will be another one of those posts. I'll say what I have said before. I love the Omer! I don't know why?!? Maybe just because it is a challenge? Ma

Leann Shamash
Apr 286 min read


It’s Just Another Day Counting The Omer
#countingtheomer #iyar #leviticus #wordshavewings #omer #emor #parshatemor Parshat Emor proves again that Sefer VaYikra is full of hidden...

Leann Shamash
May 2, 20233 min read


49 Days of Counting the Omer: 49 Days of Gratitude
#omer #sefirathaomer #countingtheomer Dear Readers, On the second night of Passover, Thursday evening, we begin to count the omer until...

Leann Shamash
Apr 5, 20233 min read


Counting the Omer
#countingtheomer #counting #omer #beingmindful #pesach #shavuot #connections Please forgive that I am sending two posts in 24...

Leann Shamash
Apr 21, 20224 min read


Connections
#connections #shavuot #countingtheomer #energy #kabalah #sefirot #cosmos #thegarden #theriver #athread #dancingtogether This is a poem...

Leann Shamash
Apr 27, 20211 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


The Holy Counting Exercise
##countingtheomer #whatdoyouliketocount #theomer #49days #thelinkbetween #thebridgebetweenholidays #shavuot #pesach #wecounteachevening...

Leann Shamash
Apr 13, 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.
Home: Subscribe
CONTACT
bottom of page