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Let The People Go- آزادی
#IRAN #parshatbo #sefershemot #pesach #passover #letmypeoplego #bo #exodus #bookofexodus #fighttyrrany Parshat Bo continues the complicated dance of Pharaoh, the Hebrews, The Egyptian people, Moshe Rabeinu and Gd. Warnings, graphic descriptions of what will happen, the occurrence of the plagues, the aftermath, hardened hearts and minds changed swirl around this parsha. In Parshat Bo we see the suffering of the Egyptians as a result of the plagues. The Egyptians, whether we

Leann Shamash
1 day ago3 min read


Now I Remember
#passover #pesach #remember #rememberpassover #Zachor #parshatbo #bo Hello! Acknowledging that both Parshat Vaera and Parshat Bo are...

Leann Shamash
Jan 28, 20254 min read


More Selections From ANU: A Haggadah of Many Voices
#ANU #haggadahofmanyvoices #passover #pesach #seder #passoverhaggadah Hello Everyone, Here are a few more posts from ANU. I hope to do...

Leann Shamash
Apr 15, 20248 min read


Postscripts
#postscripts #passover #sefira #seder #prep #work For those out there that do prep for Passover; whether it is for a month, a day or an...

Leann Shamash
Apr 14, 20231 min read


To Be or Not to Be
#nazir #masechetnazir #pesach #passover #passoverseder #seder #trash #garbage #outwiththetrash Hello Everyone, For those of you who are...

Leann Shamash
Mar 30, 20233 min read


The Morning After
#themorningafter #pesach #passover #seder #parshattzav #tzav #cohanim #removingtheashes Parshat Tzav, the second parsha of Sefer Vayikra,...

Leann Shamash
Mar 28, 20233 min read


We Are the Players of Parshat Bo
#remember #memories #Passover #seder #passoverseder #bo #parshatBo In Chapter 12 of Shemot, in Parshat Bo, the text travels with us far...

Leann Shamash
Jan 24, 20234 min read


When There Are No Miracles
#passover #passover2022 #pesach #miracles #ukraine #russia #putin #warinukraine #zelensky As we approach the holiday of Passover we think...

Leann Shamash
Apr 12, 20222 min read


Aaron and His Four Sons
#foursons #passover #passoverhagadah #parshatpekudei #pekudei #aaron #aaronandhisfoursons #nadavandavihu #sonsofaaron #thepriesthood With...

Leann Shamash
Mar 1, 20223 min read


Passover Polaroids in Two Parts
#passover #holidayoffreedom #parshatbo #bo #passover Here we are in January and we are full into the sources for Passover. Parshat Bo...

Leann Shamash
Jan 3, 20224 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


Clean Countertops and Other Traditions
#cleancounters #onceayear #shabbathagadol #passover #pesach #passovermemories #theeveofpassover Once a year we have clean and empty...

Leann Shamash
Mar 26, 20214 min read


B'chol Dor VaDor-In Every Generation
#bcholdorvador #passover #redemption #freedom #ineverygeneration #haggadah #music #wordshavewings #leavingegypt #seder #passoverseder I...

Leann Shamash
Mar 17, 20212 min read


Before the End of Nisan
#passover #seder #passoverseder #covid19 #coronavirus #innovations #innovate #newmodels #crisisbreedscreativity #wordshavewings...

Leann Shamash
Apr 21, 20209 min read


How We Teach
#Passover #covid19 #coronavirus #sederplate #symbols #teaching #howtoteach #repetition #teachingandlearning #hagaddah #Pesach...

Leann Shamash
Apr 7, 20203 min read


A Collection of Miracles: Dayeinu (It Would Have Been Enough For Us)
#miracles #covid19 #dayeinu #wemakemiracles #gratitude #acollectionofmiracles #wordshavewings #sayingkaddish #irmag #mothersanddaughters...

Leann Shamash
Apr 6, 20202 min read


A Poem For Freedom: Rosh Chodesh Nisan
Nisan Month of awakening Of red tulips Yellow forsythia Blue skies Grays turn to greens Nisan Month of new life Plants flex their muscles...

Leann Shamash
Mar 27, 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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