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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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Daf Yomi: Completion of Masechet Shabbat
#dafyomi #hadran #talkingtalmud #masechetshabbat #shabbat #learning #apageaday #gleanings #reviewofdafyomi #whatisthetakeaway This blog...

Leann Shamash
Aug 10, 20207 min read
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A Playlist for Tisha B'Av
#danceandmovement How do you put a day of mourning and reflection into movement? We tried this yesterday at my movement class. It was...

Leann Shamash
Jul 30, 20201 min read
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Tisha B'Av
#tishaBav #consolation #destruction #9days #av #mourning #wordsusedforbuilding #buildingwithwords #memory #donotrepeathistory #warnings...

Leann Shamash
Jul 30, 20203 min read
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The Blessing for Music
#roshchodesh #av #roshchodeshav #hallel #morningminyan #sayingkaddish #mothersanddaughters #kaddish #music #listening #listeningtomusic...

Leann Shamash
Jul 23, 20204 min read
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Zoom Room Update: A Bit of Meandering, Finding a Home
#zoom #zoomroom #sayingkaddish #mothersanddaughters #covid19 #morningminyan #mournerskaddish #peopleandstories #storieshelp This week we...

Leann Shamash
Jul 21, 20207 min read
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See My Garden
#mygarden #julygarden #poemsaboutgardens #beautifulgardens #herbgardens #beegardens #flowergardens #frogsinmygarden #teainthegarden...

Leann Shamash
Jul 13, 20202 min read
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Music: Try to Remember
#trytoremember #birthdays #turning30 #Lexi #orry #playlists #playlistsandmemories #musicandmemory A few weeks ago when my niece...

Leann Shamash
Jul 9, 20205 min read
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A Letter to You, Dad
#saul #dad #daddy #ourdad #95 #happybirthday #birthday #memories #rememberingdad #dadwhatwouldyouthink #thinkingofyou #politics...

Leann Shamash
Jul 6, 20204 min read
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Wanderings
#wanderings #wandering #capecod #painescreek #brewster #walkingeveryday #beautifulcapecod #thinking #considering #exploring...

Leann Shamash
Jun 28, 20203 min read
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What We Have in Common
#whatwehaveincommon #differences #commonalities #politicaldifferences #incommon #supporters #commonalities #findingcommonground...

Leann Shamash
Jun 25, 20202 min read
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Painting a Tree Red
#paintatreered #thepaintedtree #redtree #talkingtalmud #hadran #dafyomi #whenbadthingshappen #talkingtalmudpodcast #talkingtalmud #mercy...

Leann Shamash
Jun 19, 20204 min read
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A Million Stories
#story #abillionstories #yourstory #tellyourstory #covid19 #coronavirus #everyonehasastorytotell #iliveinahouse #apartments #homes...

Leann Shamash
Jun 11, 20201 min read
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A Tale of Two Communities: the Gomel Blessing
#gomel #covid19 #sayingkaddish #kaddish #wordshavewings #mothersanddaughters #gomelblessing #reinventing #followinganillness #creativity...

Leann Shamash
Jun 5, 20205 min read
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YIZKOR: WE ARE BUT A SUM OF OUR PARTS
#yizkor #sumofourparts #weareasumofourparts #remember #zachor #weremember #placesinourlives #piecesofourlives #memories...

Leann Shamash
Jun 1, 20202 min read
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When I Play Alone
#Covid19 #whenIplayalone #apoemforgrandchildren #childrenstory #shortstory #playingalone #lookingoutmywindow #sayingkaddish...

Leann Shamash
May 28, 20203 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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