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You're Never Fully Dressed Without Your Smile
#tetzaveh #parshattetzaveh #sefershemot #shemot #exodus #kohanim #highpriest #clothing #clothingandidentity #smile #yourneverfullydressedwithoutasmile #brimfieldfair This week's parsha, Teztaveh, is a continuation of the involved shopping list and directions for artists and artisans to create the Mishkan. Last week, in Parshat Terumah, we spoke about the space of the Mishkan. This week we encounter the details for how the Kohanim will dress. "These are the vestments they are
Leann Shamash
5 days ago5 min read
Spaces
#terumah #parshatterumah #exodus #sefershemot #shemot #mishkan #tabernacle #thatImaydwellamongthem #directions #gold #spices In Parshat Terumah we find God giving explicit and lengthy instruction for building a place for Gd on earth. וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם׃ And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them. Exodus 25:8 We will spend much time on the details of this place on earth that Gd will call home, but th
Leann Shamash
Feb 183 min read
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
Feb 44 min read
Sparks From Moshe Rabeinu
#vaera #parshatVaera #shemot #bookofExodus #Exodus #moshe #sparksfromMoshe #moshe #mosherabeinu #zohar #thezohar #parshathashavuah #wordshavewings #parshanut This week in Parshat Vaera we read of the plagues and the exchanges between Pharaoh and Moshe to free the Hebrews. Since we were introduced to Moshe we have read about his deep insecurities about being a spokesperson for Gd. וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר מֹשֶׁ֔ה לִפְנֵ֥י יְהֹוָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר הֵ֤ן בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֣וּ אֵלַ֔י ו
Leann Shamash
Jan 142 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
Broken Tablets and the Fine Art of Kintsugi
#parshatkitisa #kitisa #kintsugi #brokentablets #broken #anger #exodus #shemot This week in the eventful Parsha of Ki Tisa, Moshe goes up...
Leann Shamash
Mar 12, 20253 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
Oh Yes, We Have Witnessed a Plague
#Vaera #shmot #shemot #exodus #plagues #makot #pharaoh I have a nickname for this week’s parsha, which is Passover in January . In...
Leann Shamash
Jan 21, 20254 min read
In Living Color
#memories #exodus #shemot #thewizardofoz #tetzaveh Parshat Tetzaveh is the second parsha where directions are given for the building of...
Leann Shamash
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Three Days
#threedays #songofthesea #beshalach #shemot #shabbatshira #water #thirst The crossing of the sea is the pivotal experience of the Exodus,...
Leann Shamash
Jan 31, 20233 min read
Mothers
#bityah #batyah #shemot #parshatShemot #exoduc #moses The story of Moses begins with brave women. Each of these women does something that...
Leann Shamash
Jan 11, 20233 min read
Music
#music #shemot #Beshalach #wordshavewings #song #dance #movement #movementandsong #thebeatofthedrums Parshat Be'Shalach is the Exodus. It...
Leann Shamash
Jan 11, 20222 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
Why Me?
#whome #leadership #noconfidence #ordinary #excuses #leadersandfollowers #moses #parsha #parshatshemot #shemot #moses #moshe...
Leann Shamash
Jan 5, 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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