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Sisters
#sisters #bestfriends #sistersbestfriends #mysisterismybestfriend #family #myfamily #wordshavewings This post, written by my two nieces,...
Leann Shamash
Mar 11, 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
Creating Mosaics
#mosaics #oldchina #repurposing #oceanwaves #wordshavewings #creativity #shards #cutglass #glasswork Amy seems to run on the juices of...
Leann Shamash
Mar 6, 20222 min read
Sometimes You Need to be Seen
#sometimesyouneedtobeseen #sometimesyoujustneedtobeseen #seen #heard #counted #makingadifference #talkthetalk #walkthewalk #reiyah...
Leann Shamash
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Making Pictures
#images #pictures #photos #whyItakephotos #whyImakeimages #photography #theartofseeing #Boston #bostonphotographer The Atelier program at...
Leann Shamash
Mar 3, 20222 min read
Aaron and His Four Sons
#foursons #passover #passoverhagadah #parshatpekudei #pekudei #aaron #aaronandhisfoursons #nadavandavihu #sonsofaaron #thepriesthood With...
Leann Shamash
Mar 1, 20223 min read
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
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
For Those
#mishebeyrach #changethelightbulbs #sendoutthemail #thesmallthings #volunteers #volunteerskeepthingsrunning #vayakhel #congregations...
Leann Shamash
Feb 22, 20223 min read
Why I Build
#whyibuild #building #fixing #redoing #youtubeinstruction #cabinets #coffeetables #diningroomtable #fixingandbuilding I an so honored...
Leann Shamash
Feb 20, 20222 min read
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
Waiting
#waiting #worstimpulses #whenyouwait #kitisa #moses #mountsinai #thetencommandments #thehebrews #rumors #gold #goldearrings It is in this...
Leann Shamash
Feb 16, 20222 min read
Why I Exercise
#whyiexercise #swimming #running #biking #active #dailyexercise #itswhatido #walking #exerciseeveryday #yoga #bootcamp #swimandbike...
Leann Shamash
Feb 14, 20222 min read
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
Why I Write
#whyiwrite #writing #theartofwriting #writinghabits #writingeveryday #writingchildrensbooks #poetry #wordshavewings #proseandpoetry This...
Leann Shamash
Feb 10, 20221 min read
Heart Vignettes
#oz #thet inman #theheartliesburied #tetzaveh #parshattetzaveh #clothing #aaron #breastplate #carryingtheweight #et #ETphonehome...
Leann Shamash
Feb 9, 20222 min read
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
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
Cycling
#cycling #torahandcycling #wordshavewings #whatbringsusjoy #satisfaction #biking #recovery #resilience I was privileged to meet Rabbi...
Leann Shamash
Feb 6, 202211 min read
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
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
Ten Thousand Stitches
#makemeahome #useyourgifts #artandsculpture #weaving #finematerials #aronkodesh #artists #home #givemeahome #terumah #parshatterumah...
Leann Shamash
Feb 1, 20223 min read
My Pups
#pets #dogs #blacklabs #dogsandpeople #whyilovemydogs #petowners #mypetismyfriend #lovepets #walkingmydogs A perfect post for the Sunday...
Leann Shamash
Jan 30, 20222 min read
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
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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