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#miracles #covid19 #dayeinu #wemakemiracles #gratitude #acollectionofmiracles #wordshavewings #sayingkaddish #irmag #mothersanddaughters #leannshamashblog #littlethings #timewithfamily #stayinghome #socialdistancing #passover #pesach #passover2020 At this season we think of miracles. The Hagaddah lists many We can't say "Ilu Hotzee'anu" (If He had taken us out of Egypt) because we are largely confined to the indoors, but there are reasons to celebrate. Maybe they are not mir

#time #sevenoclock #eightoclock #wakeup #timetowakeup #covid #socialdistancing #morningprayer #sayingkaddish #kaddish #irmag #mothersanddaughters #clocks #clockfaces This post is dedicated to two synagogues whom I have virtually visited over the past few days; Anshei Emet Synagogue in the Lakeview Neighborhood in Chicago and and the Emanuel Synagogue in Hartford, Connecticut. ***************************************************************************************************

#socialdistancing #covid19 #wordshavewings #apart #distance #separation #hamavdil #differentiate #connected #weareone #weareseparate Shavua Tov. I have been thinking a great deal lately about social distancing and what that means. We are so accustomed to being together. Connected at the hip, whether in classrooms, parks, restaurants, homes, subway cars, stadiums, clubs, houses of worship, theaters. When that is removed from us, what does that mean? How do we re-accustom ourse

#minyan #shabbat #socialdistancing #onlineservices #kaddish #wordshavewings #cancelled Who would have thought a few weeks ago when I began this blog that shul would be cancelled? Closing a synagogue essentially closes the doors to community and comfort but it only one cog in the wheel of closures that are being used as an arsenal of weapons against a tiny but virulent common enemy. I began this blog as a way to reflect on the process of saying kaddish, but I believe that it