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Why I Bake
#elen #ellen #whyibake #baketherapeutics #bagels #challah #bread #wholewheat #flour #outoftheoven #oventotable Purim is over and in three...
Leann Shamash
Mar 28, 20224 min read
Skinny Little Kids
#skinnyboy #crocus #firstflowers #spring Skinny little kids gangly arms and legs Feet stuck in the mud and heads swollen with spring...
Leann Shamash
Mar 25, 20221 min read
Ten Years of Dancing
#kirsten #dancing #dancingafteracertainage #ballroomdancing Kirsten loves to dance. Her energy and grace on the dance floor of various...
Leann Shamash
Mar 24, 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
Feasts and Fakeries: Megillat Esther Through Images: A Gallery
#hebrewcollege #megillatesther #megillah #purim #sther #hidden #clothing #women #makeup #photography For the past six weeks I have had...
Leann Shamash
Mar 21, 20223 min read
Growing Winter Love
#growing #gardening #homegardening #gardeningwithlove #workingthesoil #geraniums #tulips #growitinyourgarage #wintergardening...
Leann Shamash
Mar 18, 20224 min read
Zeresh
#Zeresh #purim #wordshavewings #haman #megilatesther #esther #villainess #villains Zeresh is mentioned twice in Megillat Esther. As...
Leann Shamash
Mar 16, 20224 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
When The Skies Are Closed
#photography #leannshamashphotography #wordshavewings #masechettaanit #taanit #fasts #griffinmuseumofphotography #atelier35 #dafyomi #talkingtalmud #hadran #womenlearningtalmud #parshateikev #eikev #whentheskiesclose #rain #drought #globalwarming #prayforrain #gentlerain #pouringrain #drizzle #dew #springrain #passover #sheminiatzeret Hi Everyone, This week's post is based on a post from March, 2022 which was called Fasts: A Photography Project. I worked on this photography
Leann Shamash
Mar 14, 20226 min read
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
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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