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To Miriam
#miriam #sisterofaaron #sisterofmose #miriamtheprophetess #miriamthedancer #miriamplayerofmusic In Parshat Chukat both Aaron and Miriam...
Leann Shamash
Jun 14, 20213 min read
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And One Wonders
#andonewonders #parshatkorach #korach #babiyar #holocaust Parshat Korach is surely a consequential Parshah. Ultimately it gives us a...
Leann Shamash
Jun 8, 20213 min read
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A Thread of Blue
#tzitzit #techaylet #bluethread #theearth #theheartofacandle #theeyeofastorm #remembering At the conclusion of Parshat Sh'lach a...
Leann Shamash
Jun 1, 20212 min read
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Those Who Fell in the Desert
#shalach #bones #missingthemark #slaves #paintingthelintels #thereatsinai #caleb #joshua #moses #thespies #onceaslave #shlach...
Leann Shamash
May 31, 20213 min read
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Gan Eden
#ganeden #gardenofeden For our friend Ahitza in memory of her mother. May her memory be a blessing always. What is the Garden of Eden?...
Leann Shamash
May 27, 20212 min read
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The Road Trip
#theroadtrip #wordshavewings #behaalotecha #parsha #inthedesert #likekids Parshat Behaalotecha can break your heart. In Torah we feel...
Leann Shamash
May 24, 20213 min read
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Postcards
#priestlyblessing #kohanim #blessingyourchildren Coming out of the Shavuot holiday, there is so much to learn from Parshat Naso. The...
Leann Shamash
May 18, 20213 min read
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Life
#life #sirensong #momentomori #lifeanddeath #deathattheendoflife Childhood drips like molasses Long summer afternoons ripple One event...
Leann Shamash
May 11, 20211 min read
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The Count in Fours
#thecount #counting #thecounted #theuncounted #iamcounted #iamuncounted #planning #census During our lives we all are classified into...
Leann Shamash
May 11, 20212 min read
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Eight Women April Update
#eightwomen #update #covid #jwa #jewishwomensarchive #generations #women #eightwomen #covid #herstory #covidstories March/April was a...
Leann Shamash
May 5, 20219 min read
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Add Your Haikus Here
#haiku #addyourhaikushere #haikupoetry I loved doing the Haiku challenge a few weeks ago. I enjoyed seeing how people's haikus reflected...
Leann Shamash
May 5, 20211 min read
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Oh, Precious Land
#theland #jubileeyear #thelandshallgive #thelandshalltake #blessingsandcurses #theblessingsofland #behaalotecha #behar...
Leann Shamash
May 4, 20212 min read
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On Dance, Dance Monkey and Ankles
#dance #kripalu #shakeyoursoul #therapeuticdance #dancemonkey #supportivegroups #covid19 #gratitude #mindfulness A Short Reflection The...
Leann Shamash
Apr 29, 20214 min read
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Connections
#connections #shavuot #countingtheomer #energy #kabalah #sefirot #cosmos #thegarden #theriver #athread #dancingtogether This is a poem...
Leann Shamash
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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The Home of the Imperfect
#parshatemor #thehomeoftheimperfect #wordshavewings #imperfections A few reflections: Parshat Emor speaks at length about the special...
Leann Shamash
Apr 26, 20213 min read
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Community Haikus
#communityhaikus #yourhaikus #writeahaiku This one day project has been a surprise and so interesting! Lots of people sent in their...
Leann Shamash
Apr 22, 20213 min read
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Haikus
#haikus Hello! Wednesday, 4/21 I am taking a class at the Griffin on the subject of poetry and photography. I think that the course was...
Leann Shamash
Apr 21, 20212 min read
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Holiness
#parshatkedoshim #feet #hands #thepowerinourfeet #thepowerinourhands #glimpsesofthedivine #clouds #partingclouds #sunpeekingthrough...
Leann Shamash
Apr 19, 20213 min read
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The Memory Room
#thememoryroom #covid #congregationkehillathisrael #ki #morningminyan #memory #buildingcommunity #memories #sharingmemories As I have...
Leann Shamash
Apr 14, 20213 min read
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In and Out
#tazriametzora #parsha #parshattazriametzora Parshiyot Tazria/Metzora are usually combined. They speak largely of a skin affliction and...
Leann Shamash
Apr 12, 20213 min read
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Survivors
#holocaustmemorialday #shoah #poland #ukraine #partisans #forests #jews #berezna On this, Yom HaShoah, I wanted to introduce you to my...
Leann Shamash
Apr 8, 20215 min read
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The Circular Road
#calendar #counting #omer This is a poem about calendars, about noticing things as we travel on that road, which is road of life....
Leann Shamash
Apr 6, 20212 min read
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A Moment of Pause
#quiet #inthespaceofamoment #apause #grace #brokenhearts #aaronssons For the first eleven chapters of VaYikra, the third book of Torah,...
Leann Shamash
Apr 5, 20212 min read
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You Count
#youcount #counting #minyan #countingtheomer #keepingtrack #wordshavewings #passover #shavuot Yesterday my niece moved to New York City....
Leann Shamash
Apr 2, 20214 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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