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#tazria #metzora #tazriametzora #vayikra #sefervayikra #parshattazria #space #artemis #home #return #thereturn #moon #darksideofthemoon #nasa #April2026expedition With a double parsha the likes of as Tazria-Metzora it is easy to look away from the many details of the status of being Tamei or Tahor . Whether it is childbirth, attending to the dead, various sexual emissions or contact with "creepy crawlies," there are ways to become Tamei . And then there are those who develop
Leann Shamash
Apr 153 min read
The Torah of Hospital Corners
#tzav #ritual #sacrifice #leviticus #vayikra #parsha #wordshavewings #sheets #memories #hospitalcorners #everydaythings #thingswedo #brushingourteeth #makingthebed #torah #seder #passover #order #orderliness #rituals #ritual Is it any surprise that Parshat Tzav comes in advance of Pesach? For both Pesach and Shabbat have something in common and that is that in life there is a certain order to things. In the case of Korbanot, you can be sure that whether it is the Korban Toda
Leann Shamash
Mar 254 min read
The Onion of Vayikra and Lessons From Torah Doodles
#vayikra #parshatvayikra #leviticus #thelawsofthekohanim #sacrifice #ididntnotice #didntpayattention #whatwedontnotice #easiertoignore Hello Everyone, No poem this week; just a few observations. I hope they resonate with you as we begin the middle book of the Torah, Sefer Vayikra. OBSERVATION ONE Each week for the past 2 1/2 years, a small group of us have studied the parsha together online. I present themes from the parsha and things that I am curious about, and the partici
Leann Shamash
Mar 173 min read
Vayikra
#vayikra #parshathashavua #sefervayikra #lessonswecanlearn #neverleavelearningbehind This week we complete Sefer Vayikra with a double...
Leann Shamash
May 21, 20252 min read
Moadim: Calendar Musings
#emor #parshatemor #vayikra #sefervayikra #holidays #jewishholidays #jewishcalendar #rabbinicholidays #shaloshregalim Parshat Emor is...
Leann Shamash
May 13, 20252 min read
Elisheva
#shemini #parshatShemini #vayikra #sefervayikra #nadavandavihu #nadav #avihu #fire #sacrifice #mishkan Parshat Shemini continues onward...
Leann Shamash
Apr 23, 20254 min read
Elokai Neshama: Of Souls and Purity and a Young Man Driving in a Car
#vayikra #sefervayikra #leviticus #elokaineshama #breathe #breath #breathe #yehudahbecker #avishai #eloheyneshama #pure #mysoulispure #breath #breathe Hello Friends, We are beginning the book of Vayikra, or Leviticus. Vayikra is the third book of the Torah, the middle book set between the first two and final two books. Vayikra stands alone in its subject matter. It is almost (not quite!) devoid of stories and instead focuses on the duties of the priests and the sacrifices t
Leann Shamash
Apr 1, 20253 min read
The Summit
#vayikra #parshatvayikra #sefervayikra Parshat Vayikra is the book in the middle. It seems to be separate from the other books of the...
Leann Shamash
Mar 19, 20243 min read
Salt
#salt #vayikra #parshatvayikra #challah #tables #shabbattable Parshat Vayikra speaks about the different types of sacrifices that Hebrews...
Leann Shamash
Mar 22, 20232 min read
A Tale of Perfection
#perfection #parshatvayikra #vayikra Sefer Vayikra has begun and the family drama and nation building of Genesis and Exodus are behind us....
Leann Shamash
Mar 21, 20233 min read
Let it Go
#letitgo #canyou #canyouletitgo #bechukotai #vayikra #parshapoetry #poetry This poem, "Let it Go," was inspired by a Romemu podcast by...
Leann Shamash
May 23, 20222 min read
Sports: "The Glue and The Opium of the People"
#meandtombrady #tombrady #fordaniel #daniel #Gabrielsstory #sports #football #achareimot #vayikra #parshatachareimot It has been a few...
Leann Shamash
Apr 28, 20222 min read
After the Death אחרי מות
#afterthedeath #achareimot #parsha #vayikra #parshatvayikra #moses #aaron #aaronssons #sonsofaaron After a break in the weekly parsha...
Leann Shamash
Apr 26, 20222 min read
The Boy Who Danced
#daniel #barryandberta #danielsstory #parshatshemini #shemini #sefervayikra #vayikra #aaron #nadavandavihu #firefromthesky Parshat...
Leann Shamash
Mar 23, 20222 min read
In Seven Days
#insevendays #sevendays #tzav #parshattzav #aaron #sacrifice #vayikra #aaronandhissons #sevendaysofcreation #covid #storms #disease #war...
Leann Shamash
Mar 15, 20222 min read
The Small Aleph
#aleph #alef #smallalef #smallaleph #sefervayikra #vayikra #parshatvayikra #resist #ukraine And so we begin the book at the center of the...
Leann Shamash
Mar 8, 20222 min read
Sacrifice
#sacrifice #isaac #bindingofisaac #vayikra #korban #mincha This Shabbat we read Parshat Tzav in the book of Vayikra. Parshat Tzav speaks...
Leann Shamash
Mar 23, 20212 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
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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