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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


Why Me?
#whome #leadership #noconfidence #ordinary #excuses #leadersandfollowers #moses #parsha #parshatshemot #shemot #moses #moshe...

Leann Shamash
Jan 5, 20212 min read


Anywhere, Anytime
#anywhere #anytime #cog #systems #failingsystems #parsha #parshatshemot #broken #workhard #hardwork #erosion #thingschange #usvsthem...

Leann Shamash
Jan 4, 20213 min read


Dancing with an Angel
#wrestlingwithangels #dancingwithangels #music #musicinmyears #parsha #vayishlach #danceatmidnight #danceatdawn #danceofthemoon #jacob...

Leann Shamash
Dec 4, 20202 min read


The Long Car Ride: Parshat Eikev
#parsha #parshateikev #dvartorah #thelongcarride #goingtocollege #parentsandworries #parentsandchildren #parentsalwaysworry...

Leann Shamash
Aug 14, 20204 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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