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Sukkot: Holiday of Our Joy
#sukkot #joy #holidayofjoy #zmansimchateinu #simcha #family #sleepinthesukkah #sukkah #fallholidays #tishrei #happiness #rina #ditza #simchah Hi Everyone, So, here we find ourselves leaving the many hours of synagogue time for a holiday centered right in your yard, or your deck, your balcony, or heck, even your camel if you happen to own one! Yes, it’s Sukkot, one of the strangest but most beautiful times of the Jewish calendar. It is at this time that we are commanded: אַ֡ךְ

Leann Shamash
Sep 234 min read


There Are No Turkeys in Parshat Vayetzei, But There are Lots of Speckled Sheep!
#vayetzei #vayeitzei #vayetzeh #breisheet #yaakov #leah #thanksgiving #parshatvayetzei #parshatvayeitzei #genesis #sheepandturkeys #family #familiesanddystfunction In Parshat Vayetzei, after Yaakov has already fled his homeland to Haran, dreamt his dream of angels ascending and descending, fathered multiple children with two wives who happen to be sisters and their hand maidens, and worked for Lavan for many years, it feels like it is time to return home. Much time had passe

Leann Shamash
Nov 25, 20254 min read


Passover Jumbles
#paassover #pesach #memories #seder #passoverseder #wordshavewings #family #passoversedermemories Hello Everyone, This post is a blessing...

Leann Shamash
Apr 11, 20251 min read


Sisters
#sisters #bestfriends #sistersbestfriends #mysisterismybestfriend #family #myfamily #wordshavewings This post, written by my two nieces,...

Leann Shamash
Mar 11, 20222 min read


Meditations for the Eight Nights of Chanukah in 2020
#ablessingfortheeightnights #unity #tolerance #eyesopen #gratitude #creativity #innovation #resilience #family #generosity #community...

Leann Shamash
Dec 12, 20202 min read


We are Family
#wearefamily #family #bcholdorvador #isaac #jacob #rebecca #esau #yitzhak #rivka #esav #yaakov #competition #withloveweruin ...

Leann Shamash
Nov 15, 20202 min read


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

Leann Shamash
Apr 29, 20205 min read


The Toys Miss You- A Covid-19 Poem for our Grandkids
#family #covid19 #grandmothers #grandfathers #grandmashouse #bubby #missyou #wordshavewings #toys #hideandgoseek #patience #thingskidsdo...

Leann Shamash
Mar 19, 20201 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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