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Yizkor- Leah Kanat Gershkowitz
#yizkor #elmaleirachamim #yitgadal #kaddish #sayingkaddish #eighthdaysukkot #sukkot #remembering #shoah #mygrandmother #holocaust...
Leann Shamash
Oct 13, 20204 min read
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Bet
#breisheet #beginnings #simchattorah #beginningagain #newbeginnings #startingover #weeklyparsha #poetry #aleph #alef #bet #breisheet...
Leann Shamash
Oct 9, 20202 min read
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Memories of The Charles
#likeariver #river #yoga #dance #miten #charlesriver #chairyoga A year ago last summer I entered into The Falls, where my mother lived...
Leann Shamash
Oct 8, 20203 min read
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The Holiday of Our Joy
#joy #sukkot #holidayofjoy #sukkah #structure #flimsystructure #holiday #jewishholidays #sleepinthesukkah #eatinthesukkah...
Leann Shamash
Sep 30, 20202 min read
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Sukkot: It's a Balancing Act
#zman #zmansimchateynu #sukkot #timeofourjoy #thetimeofyourlife #booths #theholidayofbooths #theholidayofjoy #holidayofhappiness As I...
Leann Shamash
Sep 30, 20202 min read
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I am Teshuvah
#teshuva #teshuvah #yomkippur #aseretmyeiteshuva #asweetyear #ahealthyyear #ayearofpeace #avinumalkeynu #redeemus #grantusgoodhealth...
Leann Shamash
Sep 25, 20201 min read
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The New Year: Always an Opportunity For Something New
#roshhashannah #jewishnewyear #tishrei #roshhashanna #igettheurgeforcooking #tomrush #andigettheurgeforgoing #brisket #honeycake...
Leann Shamash
Sep 24, 20204 min read
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The Final Climb
#moses #crossingover #justreward #punishment #rewardandpunishment #endoflife #lookingback #lookingahead #reflections #mountnebo #mtnebo...
Leann Shamash
Sep 22, 20204 min read
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Be the Glue
#papa #papasaul #atthecenter #familyresponsibility #keepingfamiliestogether #fathers #fathersandchildren #sayingkaddish #kaddish...
Leann Shamash
Sep 21, 20203 min read
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Hagar's Prayer
#hagar #mothers #safetyofchildren #amothersprayer #nomunualformotherhood #prayforsafety #poverty #motherslove #roshhashannahtorahreading...
Leann Shamash
Sep 14, 20203 min read
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How Not to Make a Challah
#donotfollowmyrecipe #whatistheproblemhere #spreading #badresultsinbaking #badbaking #dontfollowmyexample #challah #shabbat...
Leann Shamash
Sep 11, 20203 min read
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A Visit to the Land of Oz:
#parshah #thanswerisnotinthesky #theanswerisnotinthesea #theanswerisinfrontofyournose #overtherainbow #dorothy #thewizardofoz #thewiz...
Leann Shamash
Sep 8, 20203 min read
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A Chapter a Day in Ten Words
#achapterintenwords #morningminyan #sayingkaddish #kaddish #remembering #memories #retrievingmemories #voicingmemories #selectedmemories...
Leann Shamash
Sep 3, 20203 min read
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Blessed
#blessings #curses #parshatkitavo #kitavo #congregationkehillatisrael #KI #poetry #torahandpoetry #choices #theclub #betterblessed...
Leann Shamash
Sep 1, 20202 min read
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A Summer Necklace
#summer #covid #grandchildren #greatestgifts #gifts #pearls #diamonds #rubies #jewels #necklace #thegiftofgrandparenting #summergifts...
Leann Shamash
Aug 30, 20203 min read
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Preparing for a Spiritual Marathon
#Kiteitzeh #parshatkiteitzeh #mercy #showingmercy #empathy #showingempathy #training #trainingforthemarathon #spiritualtraining...
Leann Shamash
Aug 28, 20203 min read
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Where the Ocean Meets the Sky
#wheretheoceanmeetsthesky #wheretheskymeetsthehorizon #horizon #clouds #fly #wavesthatshimmer #fog #clouds #betweenheavenandearth...
Leann Shamash
Aug 26, 20201 min read
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Today You Would Have Been 97
#mothersanddaughters #irmag #thehatproject #acenturyofhats #agingwomen #thebeautyofaging #century #hats #salmagundi #hebrewseniorlife...
Leann Shamash
Aug 24, 20202 min read
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With a Gentle Kiss
#Roshchodeshelul #elul #roshchodesh #newmonth #morningminyan #ki #shacharit #prayer #torahreading #numbers #bookofnumbers...
Leann Shamash
Aug 21, 20204 min read
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Hello Again and Goodbye
#bubby #baba #grandpa #grandma #nana #popop #granddad #meema #saba #savta #becomingagrandparent #papa #visitstograndpa #visitstograndma...
Leann Shamash
Aug 19, 20203 min read
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Pancakes for Breakfast
#pancakesforbreakfast #pancakes #fairychips #breakfastwithfamily #eatingtogether #pancakeswithsyrup #wafflesandpancakes #yum...
Leann Shamash
Aug 18, 20203 min read
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The Long Car Ride: Parshat Eikev
#parsha #parshateikev #dvartorah #thelongcarride #goingtocollege #parentsandworries #parentsandchildren #parentsalwaysworry...
Leann Shamash
Aug 14, 20204 min read
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The Blessing and the Curse: Parshat Re'eh
#blessingsandcurses #theblessingandthecurse #parshatreeh #thedistancebetween #poetry #distances #thedistancebetweengoodandbad I have done...
Leann Shamash
Aug 13, 20202 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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