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Spices, Roots, Trees and Kaddish D'Rabanan

Leann Shamash

Mar 8, 2020
2 min

Spices, Roots, Trees and Kaddish D'Rabanan

There are a number of kaddishes at the conclusion of the service. I'm focusing in on one today. Lots to learn from it. Let's start by...

Leann Shamash

Mar 6, 2020
1 min

The Shape of Silence

#silence #poetry #kaddish #sayingkaddish #rememberingmom #amida #morningprayer #sephardicjews #irmag #irma #wordshavewings I usually...

Leann Shamash

Mar 4, 2020
3 min

REflections

It's All About The Excuses

Mom is gone and saying kaddish looms (maybe that is not the right word...it sounds so negative) for the year to come. Since dad passed...

Leann Shamash

Mar 1, 2020
2 min

REflections

Words have Wings

"Children are an extension of their parents and a profound connection always exists between them, even after death. Because of this...

Three Orphans Sitting on a Bench-February 3, 2020

Leann Shamash

Feb 29, 2020
1 min

REflections

Three Orphans Sitting on a Bench-February 3, 2020

I am 63 Barry is 62 Paul is 59. We sit on a bench following morning minyan. Heads bowed. Hands on our laps We are orphans now. We have...

Leann Shamash

Feb 27, 2020
1 min

REflections

February 2, 2020- Jasmine

Inhale the scent of jasmine. I am a plant person. My husband and I collect plants like some people collect hats or jewelry or shoes....

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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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