Leann Shamash
The Book in the Middle
#thebookinbetween #behaalotecha #thebookinthemiddle Parshat B’Haalotecha is a unique parsha among the parshiyot. It is a parsha of...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 13
- 5 min
Reflections on a Jewish Journey
#jewishjourney #ajewishjourney #conversion #bookofruth #conversiontojudaism I have only known Erica for a short time. During the...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 8
- 2 min
To The Gershonites and Merarites
#gershonites #merarites #bamidbar #parshatnaso #parshatnasso #naso #nasso #templeservice #menialwork The beginning of Parshat Nasso...
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Leann Shamash
- May 22
- 7 min
Casting Full Circle
#fishing #whyfish #fish My dad was a fisherman, so I remember the preparations of an amateur fisherman well. The worms in the fridge and...
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Leann Shamash
- May 17
- 3 min
The Teacher and the Girl
#teachers #choosingoneswords #words #roots #parshatbehar #behar #leviticus The lion's share of Parshat Behar is about Shmita, the...
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Leann Shamash
- May 12
- 3 min
Growing up in Chelsea
#chelseama #chelseamassachusetts #growingupinchelsea When I think of Chelsea I think of my childhood. Although I didn't grow up there, my...
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Leann Shamash
- May 8
- 1 min
The Orange Tablecloth
#orangetablecloth A poem of remembrance for Mother’s Day The Orange Tablecloth The folds in my mother’s orange tablecloth are still...
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Leann Shamash
- May 5
- 3 min
Thoughts About Holiness
#holy #holiness #kedoshim #parshatkedoshim #KI #KIMorningminyan #thinkingaboutholiness This week at the KI minyan, we shared thoughts on...
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Leann Shamash
- May 4
- 2 min
Kedoshim Haikus
#kedoshim #parshatkedoshim #haiku This parsha is rich in mitzvot; fertile ground for mitzvot between one human and another. It was a...
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Leann Shamash
- May 3
- 2 min
Mourning and Celebrating in Israel
#mourningandcelebrating #yomhazikaron #yomhashoa #yomhaatzmaut #yomyerushalayim #yerushalayim #jerusalem #livinginjerusalem Many years...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 28
- 2 min
Sports: "The Glue and The Opium of the People"
#meandtombrady #tombrady #fordaniel #daniel #Gabrielsstory #sports #football #achareimot #vayikra #parshatachareimot It has been a few...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 26
- 2 min
After the Death אחרי מות
#afterthedeath #achareimot #parsha #vayikra #parshatvayikra #moses #aaron #aaronssons #sonsofaaron After a break in the weekly parsha...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 21
- 4 min
Counting the Omer
#countingtheomer #counting #omer #beingmindful #pesach #shavuot #connections Please forgive that I am sending two posts in 24...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 20
- 2 min
When Holiness Finds You
#holiness #whenholinesscalls #waitingfortheholy #holiness #theholy During this glorious week of Pesach, when we hear the sounds of the...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 12
- 2 min
When There Are No Miracles
#passover #passover2022 #pesach #miracles #ukraine #russia #putin #warinukraine #zelensky As we approach the holiday of Passover we think...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Weave Me a Healing
#healing #weavemeahealing #threads #yarn #transitions #colors That healing is complicated and a word that doesn't encompass the long and...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 9
- 7 min
Words Have Wings Speech
#wordshavewings #congki #kehillathisrael #morningminyan On this page is the speech that I gave this morning at Kehillath Israel. The...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 7
- 2 min
L'Dor va Dor: A Holistic Approach to Music
#music #micahshapiro #ldorvador #micahshapiromusic #music #spring When I think of spring I think of music. The songs of the seder and the...
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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.