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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
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
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
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
Life
#life #sirensong #momentomori #lifeanddeath #deathattheendoflife Childhood drips like molasses Long summer afternoons ripple One event...
Leann Shamash
May 11, 20211 min read
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
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
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
Oh, Precious Land
#theland #jubileeyear #thelandshallgive #thelandshalltake #blessingsandcurses #theblessingsofland #behaalotecha #behar...
Leann Shamash
May 4, 20212 min read
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
Connections
#connections #shavuot #countingtheomer #energy #kabalah #sefirot #cosmos #thegarden #theriver #athread #dancingtogether This is a poem...
Leann Shamash
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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
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
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
Holiness
#parshatkedoshim #feet #hands #thepowerinourfeet #thepowerinourhands #glimpsesofthedivine #clouds #partingclouds #sunpeekingthrough...
Leann Shamash
Apr 19, 20213 min read
The Memory Room
#thememoryroom #covid #congregationkehillathisrael #ki #morningminyan #memory #buildingcommunity #memories #sharingmemories As I have...
Leann Shamash
Apr 14, 20213 min read
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
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
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
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
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
Arise, My Friend
#shirhashirim #thespring #springishere #kumi Passover is a holiday that celebrates many things. Freedom is at the forefront, as we mark...
Leann Shamash
Mar 30, 20213 min read
Clean Countertops and Other Traditions
#cleancounters #onceayear #shabbathagadol #passover #pesach #passovermemories #theeveofpassover Once a year we have clean and empty...
Leann Shamash
Mar 26, 20214 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
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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