Leann Shamash
The Staff of Moses
#moshesstaff #thestaffofmoshe #talktotherock #hittingtherock #seferdevarim #chukat #parshatchukat #moshe #crimeandpunishment Parshat...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 30, 2022
- 2 min
Chaos: You Know How it Feels
#youknowhowitfeels #chaos #korach #theearthswallowed #parshatkorach Here we are, in the month of Tamuz and summer is upon us. Korach is...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 29, 2022
- 1 min
Fireflies and New Moons
#fireflies #newmoons #firefliesandnewmoons #roshchodeshtamuz The Parsha this week, Parshat Korach, is so dismal (poem coming tomorrow)....
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 28, 2022
- 7 min
It's Camp Day!
#camp #summercamp #campyavneh #overnightcamp #camphire #itssummer #campisthebest Hello Everyone, Today would be the day that I should be...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 24, 2022
- 2 min
The Selection by Sally Kepnes
#selections #shelach #thescouts #thespies #parshatShelach #parshatshlach Hello Readers, I am publishing this story that was shared with...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 21, 2022
- 2 min
The Land of Grapes
#shelach #parshatshelach #thespies #grapes #grasshoppers #ontheotherside #giantsintheland Such is Parshat Shelach. The Hebrews come so...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 17, 2022
- 3 min
Swimming (And Why I Love It!)
#whyiswim #swimming #swimmingisimportant #whyiswim #swim I remember when I first met Debbie, she was a nurse at Camp Yavneh. At various...
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Leann Shamash
- Jun 15, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 2 min
Mourning and Celebrating in Israel
#mourningandcelebrating #yomhazikaron #yomhashoa #yomhaatzmaut #yomyerushalayim #yerushalayim #jerusalem #livinginjerusalem Many years...
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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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