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We Are Shabbat
#shabbat #parshatvaetchanan #vaetchanan #shabbatissweet #thesweetnessofshabbat #shamorvezachor #lechadodi #leorawenger #onegshabbat #appreciation Candlesticks by the artist Leora Wenger. The watercolor is featured on the recent book by Cheri Weiss called Prayers & Passages. You can learn more about the book here: https://www.lchaimmagazine.com/summer-reads-three-new-books-by-local-authors/ This week in Parshat V’etchanan, we read a repetition of the Aseret Hadibrot (the Te
Leann Shamash
Jul 2214 min read
Thank You: Hachnassat Orchim
#guests #welcomingguests #parshatvayera #vayera #hachnasatorchim #shabbat #opentents #opentent #feedingothers #hos pitality In Parshat Vayera, Chapter 18 of Genesis, if one follows along closely, one will note that Avraham models the many steps of opening one's home to guests. From the warm greetings, to the speedy preparations of sumptuous food, to serving with grace, making guests comfortable and then seeing them safely on their way, Parshat Vayera offers us sound advice f
Leann Shamash
Nov 4, 20253 min read
The Grand Old Table
#tables #diningroomtable #diningroom #shabbat #wordshavewings #parshatvayikra #vayikra #leviticus #sacrifice #alter Hello. We have just...
Leann Shamash
Mar 14, 20213 min read
The Gift
#thegift #shabbat #vshamru #shabbatmemories #whatshabbatmeanstome Dear Friends, Next Shabbat, for Parshat Ki Tisa, we are privileged to...
Leann Shamash
Mar 1, 20213 min read
Friday Afternoons at The Falls
#dementia #alzheimers #memories #memoryandforgetting #thepowerofmusic #thepowerofsong #musclememory #joy #aging #agingwomen...
Leann Shamash
Nov 10, 20202 min read
How Not to Make a Challah
#donotfollowmyrecipe #whatistheproblemhere #spreading #badresultsinbaking #badbaking #dontfollowmyexample #challah #shabbat...
Leann Shamash
Sep 11, 20203 min read
Daf Yomi: Completion of Masechet Shabbat
#dafyomi #hadran #talkingtalmud #masechetshabbat #shabbat #learning #apageaday #gleanings #reviewofdafyomi #whatisthetakeaway This blog...
Leann Shamash
Aug 10, 20207 min read
Kaddish Cancelled
#minyan #shabbat #socialdistancing #onlineservices #kaddish #wordshavewings #cancelled Who would have thought a few weeks ago when I...
Leann Shamash
Mar 13, 20203 min read
It's All About The Excuses
Mom is gone and saying kaddish looms (maybe that is not the right word...it sounds so negative) for the year to come. Since dad passed...
Leann Shamash
Mar 4, 20203 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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