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Together on Two Mountains
#mountain #parsha #bostonredsocks #sinai #dvarim #devarim #torah #community #curses #kitavo #deuteronomy #together #byachad It's a late post this week! Just in time for Shabbat! This blog piece is written for the full and speedy recovery of SK, who has filled the world with light and love. Wishing you well. Refuah Shelaymah. This week in Parshat Ki Tavo we read about what was to be a powerful ceremony as the tribes assemble on Mount Gerizim and Mount Ebal. Carefully gathered
Leann Shamash
1 day ago3 min read
Late Summer Intersections
#elul #august #latesummer #summerwaning #earliersunsets #latersunrises #tiredflowers #seferdevarim #parsha #kiteitzei #parshatkiteitzei #parshathashavua #intersections #intersectionsoftime #intersectionsofmeanings #deuteronomy #wordshavewings #parshapoetry Asking forgiveness from Parshat Ki Teitzei for not writing about its many important mitzvot this week. Below you will find a few posts from the past on Parshat Ki Teitzei. Tiny Tales of Kindness (2025) is my favorite beca
Leann Shamash
Aug 182 min read
The Torah of Hospital Corners
#tzav #ritual #sacrifice #leviticus #vayikra #parsha #wordshavewings #sheets #memories #hospitalcorners #everydaythings #thingswedo #brushingourteeth #makingthebed #torah #seder #passover #order #orderliness #rituals #ritual Is it any surprise that Parshat Tzav comes in advance of Pesach? For both Pesach and Shabbat have something in common and that is that in life there is a certain order to things. In the case of Korbanot, you can be sure that whether it is the Korban Toda
Leann Shamash
Mar 254 min read
A Day at the RMV and the Bikkurim Ceremony
#kitavo #seferdevarim #parashathashavua #parsha #deuteronomy #devarim #parshatkitavo #wordshavewings #bikkurim #thingswegetright #elul...
Leann Shamash
Sep 10, 20254 min read
The Longest Car Ride
The Long Car Ride: Parshat Eikev #parsha #parshateikev #dvartorah #thelongcarride #goingtocollege #parentsandworries ...
Leann Shamash
Aug 20, 20245 min read
Lech Lecha- Courage
#abraham #avraham #lechlecha #parsha #parshatlechlecha The past few days have been so illuminating. Parshat Lech Lecha, one of my...
Leann Shamash
Nov 1, 20224 min read
After the Death אחרי מות
#afterthedeath #achareimot #parsha #vayikra #parshatvayikra #moses #aaron #aaronssons #sonsofaaron After a break in the weekly parsha...
Leann Shamash
Apr 26, 20222 min read
Before the Plague Struck
#parsha #parshatvaeira #plague #before #expectations #unexpected #after #theplagues #hail #frogs #pharaoh #moses The second parsha of the...
Leann Shamash
Dec 27, 20213 min read
Broken Dreams
#weallhavedreams #dreaming #snippetsofdreams #dreams #onceuponatime #parsha #parshatvayeisheiv #vayeishev #vayeisheiv #dreams...
Leann Shamash
Nov 22, 20212 min read
Write a Poem
#writeapoem #writeatorah #yourowntorah #writeasong #yoursong #yourpoem #parshatvayelech #vayelech #parsha #wordshavewings #moses...
Leann Shamash
Sep 5, 20212 min read
We Remember
#kitavo #parshatkitavo #elul #finalparshiyot #parsha #rememberwhereyoucamefrom #rememberyourroots Parshat Ki Tavo has the Hebrews on the...
Leann Shamash
Aug 24, 20214 min read
The Power of Words
#thepowerofwords #matot #parsha #parshatmatot #parshatmasei #wordshavewings #words #wherearewordsborn #thebirthofwords #creation...
Leann Shamash
Jul 6, 20212 min read
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
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
We are Transformed
#ourclothing #wearetransformed #tetzaveh #parsha #masks #purim #covid #wordshavewings I knew there was another poem here..... This is a...
Leann Shamash
Feb 23, 20213 min read
To Aaron
#aaron #kohen #priesthood #parsha #parshattetzaveh #parshapoetry #wordshavewings #responsibility #twelvetribes #aaronandmoses #aharon...
Leann Shamash
Feb 22, 20212 min read
This You Can Do!
#yesyoucan #changehappens #change #justice #mishpatim #parsha #poetry #wordshavewings #thebelloffreedom #ringthebelloffreedom Parshat...
Leann Shamash
Feb 8, 20213 min read
Crossing the Sea
#bshalach #parsha #poetry #wordshavewings #thesongofthesea #crossingthesea #parshapoetry #poetry #commentary This coming Shabbat we...
Leann Shamash
Jan 25, 20213 min read
We Wear the Memory of Freedom
#wewearthememory #memoriesoffreedom #tefillin #parsha #parshatBo #bo #wordshavewings #wecarrytheweight #freedom #MLKday...
Leann Shamash
Jan 18, 20212 min read
You Have a Voice
#avoice #voice #parsha #moses #frespeech #watchyourwords #expressyourself #thevoice #challenges #bewise #youhaveavoice #parshatVaeira...
Leann Shamash
Jan 11, 20212 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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