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Aaron and His Four Sons
#foursons #passover #passoverhagadah #parshatpekudei #pekudei #aaron #aaronandhisfoursons #nadavandavihu #sonsofaaron #thepriesthood With...
Leann Shamash
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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The Art of Thought, the Thought of Art
#art #lisa #kibbutzketura #art I have watched Lisa Fliegel's amazing art on Facebook for years now and was so excited that she agreed to...
Leann Shamash
Feb 27, 20224 min read
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Thoughts on Daf Yomi
#thoughtsondafyomi #dafyomi #dafyomistory I was fortunate to meet Reena through the Boston Hadran group. We recently began to meet once...
Leann Shamash
Feb 23, 20222 min read
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For Those
#mishebeyrach #changethelightbulbs #sendoutthemail #thesmallthings #volunteers #volunteerskeepthingsrunning #vayakhel #congregations...
Leann Shamash
Feb 22, 20223 min read
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Why I Build
#whyibuild #building #fixing #redoing #youtubeinstruction #cabinets #coffeetables #diningroomtable #fixingandbuilding I an so honored...
Leann Shamash
Feb 20, 20222 min read
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Home Brewed Lattes
#latte #coffee #morningcoffee #makeityourself #coffeewithmilk #dance #wordshavewings This short piece, written by fellow dancer Miriam K...
Leann Shamash
Feb 17, 20221 min read
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Waiting
#waiting #worstimpulses #whenyouwait #kitisa #moses #mountsinai #thetencommandments #thehebrews #rumors #gold #goldearrings It is in this...
Leann Shamash
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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Why I Exercise
#whyiexercise #swimming #running #biking #active #dailyexercise #itswhatido #walking #exerciseeveryday #yoga #bootcamp #swimandbike...
Leann Shamash
Feb 14, 20222 min read
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Joy
#joy #moed #chol #cholhamoed #describingjoy #masechetmoedkatan Masechet Moed Katan is about the intermediate days of a holiday, such as...
Leann Shamash
Feb 13, 20222 min read
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Why I Write
#whyiwrite #writing #theartofwriting #writinghabits #writingeveryday #writingchildrensbooks #poetry #wordshavewings #proseandpoetry This...
Leann Shamash
Feb 10, 20221 min read
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Heart Vignettes
#oz #thet inman #theheartliesburied #tetzaveh #parshattetzaveh #clothing #aaron #breastplate #carryingtheweight #et #ETphonehome...
Leann Shamash
Feb 9, 20222 min read
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A Few Updates on Irma G and The Hat Project
#irmag #mothersanddaughters #hats #thehatproject #aginggracefully #olderwomen #womenoverninety #beauty #elderly #seeing #findingthebeauty...
Leann Shamash
Feb 8, 20222 min read
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A Thin Line
#mourning #joy #mourningandjoy When Masechet Moed Katan began, I understood it to be about the intermediate days of holidays, such as...
Leann Shamash
Feb 7, 20222 min read
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Cycling
#cycling #torahandcycling #wordshavewings #whatbringsusjoy #satisfaction #biking #recovery #resilience I was privileged to meet Rabbi...
Leann Shamash
Feb 6, 202211 min read
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Coloring to While Away a Quiet Morning
#coloring #stressrelief #stress #colors #coloredpencils #crayons My good friend Heidi is an author of children’s books. She writes here...
Leann Shamash
Feb 4, 20221 min read
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The Gift of Crafts
#craft Lisa Solomon lives on Kibbutz Ketura in Israel, where she has worked in the field of date production for her entire career. Lisa...
Leann Shamash
Feb 2, 20222 min read
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Ten Thousand Stitches
#makemeahome #useyourgifts #artandsculpture #weaving #finematerials #aronkodesh #artists #home #givemeahome #terumah #parshatterumah...
Leann Shamash
Feb 1, 20223 min read
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My Pups
#pets #dogs #blacklabs #dogsandpeople #whyilovemydogs #petowners #mypetismyfriend #lovepets #walkingmydogs A perfect post for the Sunday...
Leann Shamash
Jan 30, 20222 min read
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My Passion for Rare Plants
#collectingrareplants #rareplants #plants #plantperson #iloveplants Each of us has our own interests and passions and they vary from...
Leann Shamash
Jan 27, 20222 min read
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A Visual of Parshat Mishpatim
#mishpatim #parshatmishatim #torahandphotography #wordshavewings #leannshamashphotography #hukim #law #ancientlaws Parshat Mishpatim is...
Leann Shamash
Jan 26, 20224 min read
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Snowboarding- The Hike
#snowboarding #albert #thehike Albert Lew is an avid cyclist, photographer and snow boarder. I thank him for writing so beautifully about...
Leann Shamash
Jan 24, 20222 min read
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Why I Play the Piano
#whyiplaythepiano #piano #practicepractice #practicethepiano #audience #audienceornot #music #whymusic This thoughtful essay on playing...
Leann Shamash
Jan 21, 20222 min read
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Mah Jongg
#mahjongg #whyilovemahjongg #creatingcommunity #wordshavewings #mj #mahjonggtiles #covid19 #buildingcommunity This is another piece on...
Leann Shamash
Jan 19, 20222 min read
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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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