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Kaddish-The Value of Community
#kaddish #elevenmonths #mournerskaddish #wordshavewings #mourning #community #transitions #chickensoup A Reflection as We Approach the...
Leann Shamash
Dec 6, 20203 min read
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Dancing with an Angel
#wrestlingwithangels #dancingwithangels #music #musicinmyears #parsha #vayishlach #danceatmidnight #danceatdawn #danceofthemoon #jacob...
Leann Shamash
Dec 4, 20202 min read
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The Memory Room
#thememoryroom #sayingkaddish #congki #remembering #zoomroom #zoom #community Suddenly it's almost here. In less than three weeks I will...
Leann Shamash
Dec 2, 20204 min read
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A Prayer
#jacob #esau #myprayer #prayer #wordshavewings #parshatvayishlach #birthright #areyouthere #doesgodhearourprayers In this poem, the first...
Leann Shamash
Nov 30, 20203 min read
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Leah
#iamnumber2 #leah #seemme #thosewhosee #secondbest #whatmakesusbest #thebestofus #leahandrachel #jacobandrachel #jacobandleah #weakeyes...
Leann Shamash
Nov 27, 20202 min read
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Post 101-Gratitude
#post101 #wordshavewings #sayingkaddish #covid19 #pandemic #whathappened #adiary #awaytoremember #thememoryroom #zoomroom Here we are at...
Leann Shamash
Nov 26, 20203 min read
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Ladders
#ladder #jacobsladder #ladderofangels #justice #mercy #godwaswithme #godiswithme #thepillowundermyhead #whereladderslead #workforjustice...
Leann Shamash
Nov 23, 20203 min read
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Celebrating Lentils
#lentils #redlentils #brownlentils #greenlentils #eisav #jacob #iamhungry #lentilsoup #lentilsoup Once when Jacob was cooking a stew,...
Leann Shamash
Nov 16, 20203 min read
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We are Family
#wearefamily #family #bcholdorvador #isaac #jacob #rebecca #esau #yitzhak #rivka #esav #yaakov #competition #withloveweruin ...
Leann Shamash
Nov 15, 20202 min read
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The Parade
#aonewomanparade #iloveaparade #joy #relief #endingsandbeginnings #elections #neder #vows #makethingsbetter #thebestisyettocome A...
Leann Shamash
Nov 11, 20203 min read
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Friday Afternoons at The Falls
#dementia #alzheimers #memories #memoryandforgetting #thepowerofmusic #thepowerofsong #musclememory #joy #aging #agingwomen...
Leann Shamash
Nov 10, 20202 min read
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Endings and Beginnings
#endings #legacy #endingsandbeginnings #plans #receipts #parshatchayeisarah #weareplanners The beginning of Chayei Sarah enumerates the...
Leann Shamash
Nov 9, 20203 min read
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Lift up Your Eyes
#lookupmylove #liftupyoureyes #issac #yitzhak #lonely #sorrow #mourning #fillupmyheart #rebecca #isaacandrebecca #walkinginthefield...
Leann Shamash
Nov 8, 20202 min read
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Covenant
#brit #covenant #poetry #thecovenant #thejews #responsibilities #whatisacovenant Forgive me for two posts in one day. I am attempting to...
Leann Shamash
Nov 2, 20202 min read
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Travels With Trixie Noodle
#rescuedogs #travelswithtrixie #trixienoodle #meandmydog #aroundtheneighborhood #walkingyourdog #thebenefitsofadog #mydog #trixie #luigi...
Leann Shamash
Oct 30, 20203 min read
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Remember Me- Sarah
#sarah #sarahimeinu #abraham #isaac #forefathers #foremothers #tanach #torah #wheniwasyoung #poetry #poem #breisheet #hagar #mistakes...
Leann Shamash
Oct 29, 20202 min read
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Your Name
#yourname #names #anameisimportant #naming #children #parents #grandparents #whatsinaname Tonight I begin teaching a five session course...
Leann Shamash
Oct 26, 20203 min read
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The Voice: For Parshat Lech Lecha
#closeyoureyes #thesand #lechlecha #parshathashavua #comfort #courage #thevoice #listen #hearthevoice #thecomfortsofhome #awhisper...
Leann Shamash
Oct 25, 20202 min read
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Mar Cheshvan- The Nine Women Project
#marcheshvan #marheshvan #hebrewmonths #themonthsoftheyear #noholidaysinCheshvan #theartoftheordinary #ninewomen #covid19...
Leann Shamash
Oct 20, 20205 min read
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The Raindrop
#iamaraindrop #raindrops #flood #noah #parshatnoach #floods #unwilling #covertheearth #rain #wind #join #theflood #rainbows #rainbow Long...
Leann Shamash
Oct 19, 20202 min read
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Morid HaGeshem: The Prayer for Rain
#geshem #rain #prayerforrain #autumn #moridhageshem #sheminiatzeret #winteriscoming #tishrei #dew #rainanddew Outside the autumn sky...
Leann Shamash
Oct 16, 20205 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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