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The Sound and The Stillness
#yitro #parshatyitro #sefershemot #shemot #Aserethadibrot #mtsinai #givingofthelaw #thetencommandments I guess I can’t separate this particular blog post from the fact that our world is so full of noise. The noise of the news each day and the subsequent feeling that this constant noise surrounding us creates a sense of fear and foreboding. Parshat Yitro is named for Moshe’s wise and insightful father-in-law, but central to this Parsha is the giving of The Aseret Hadibrot . W

Leann Shamash
5 days ago4 min read


Go Back For the Bones, Moses
#bshalach #parshatbshalach #beshallach #beshalach #gobackforthebones #rangvili #israel #sefershemot #moshe #moses Hello Friends, Parshat Beshalach comes to reward us with music in the middle of the winter in our hemisphere. The Exodus from Egypt comes to a towering pinnacle with the crossing of the sea, the drownings of the Egyptian soldiers and the subsequent songs of victory on the other side of the sea. Within one parsha exists both joy and sorrow, anxiety and exuberance.

Leann Shamash
Jan 274 min read


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
Jan 203 min read


Mother Stories
#shemot #parshatshemot #sefershemot #exodus #torah #tanach The books of Breisheet and Shemot are connected by the listing the names of the sons of Jacob. After that preliminary step and necessary connection we are introduced to a new set of characters, most of whom remain unnamed for now. Central to Parshat Shemot is the power of mothers. Both Yocheved and Bityah (the daughter of Pharaoh) are fighters and are willing to defy the system. One mother, Yocheved, is willing to r

Leann Shamash
Jan 631 min read


The Piano Player
#parshatpekudei #sefershemot #shemot #piano #thepianoteacher #playingthepiano #praticepractice #practicemakesperfect...

Leann Shamash
Mar 26, 20253 min read


Come Together
#vayakhel #parshatvaykhel #sefershemot #shmot #shemot #cometogether #thebeatles #abbeyroad #cometogether #beatlesmusic #1969 Parshat...

Leann Shamash
Mar 18, 20254 min read


Two Golden Cherubs
#terumah #parshatterumah. #sefershemot #shemot #shmot #exodus #cherubs #goldencherubs Parshat Terumah begins the long and detailed plan...

Leann Shamash
Feb 25, 20253 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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