Leann Shamash
The Morning After
#themorningafter #pesach #passover #seder #parshattzav #tzav #cohanim #removingtheashes Parshat Tzav, the second parsha of Sefer Vayikra,...
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Leann Shamash
- Mar 21, 2023
- 3 min
A Tale of Perfection
#perfection #parshatvayikra #vayikra Sefer Vayikra has begun and the family drama and nation building of Genesis and Exodus are behind us....
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Leann Shamash
- Mar 17, 2023
- 2 min
Someone Dreamed
Before we finish the book of Exodus in the combined parshiyot of Vayakhel and Pekudei and we leave behind the many chapters devoted to...
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Leann Shamash
- Mar 14, 2023
- 2 min
White Linen, Turquoise Threads
#women Tucked into Parshat Vayakhel/Pekudei is a remarkable pasuk. Exodus 38:8 states, "He (B'tzalel) made the laver of copper and its...
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Leann Shamash
- Mar 9, 2023
- 2 min
Stuffed Dog
This is a daughter story and also a grandparent story and a story about memory. I think that my story of Stuffed Dog is not unique. We...
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Leann Shamash
- Mar 1, 2023
- 2 min
In Living Color
#memories #exodus #shemot #thewizardofoz #tetzaveh Parshat Tetzaveh is the second parsha where directions are given for the building of...
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Leann Shamash
- Feb 21, 2023
- 3 min
Be My Sanctuary
#sanctuary #terumah #parshatterumah #donations #giving #synagogues #commonspace #supportingeachother #support #stories #hearing...
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Leann Shamash
- Feb 16, 2023
- 1 min
From a Thousand Feet
#capecod #atlanticocean #fromaplane A few weeks ago as I flew home from Florida, we flew over Cape Cod as we approached the Metro Boston...
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Leann Shamash
- Feb 14, 2023
- 3 min
Ta Sh'ma- Come and Learn!
#mishpatim #parshatmishpatim #law #originsoflaw #dafyomi #jewishlaw #talmud #mishna Parshat Mishpatim seals the covenant for the...
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Leann Shamash
- Feb 7, 2023
- 3 min
Sinai Pianissimo
#Sinai #revelation #redemption #tencommandmants #mountsinai #wordshavewings Parshat Yitro is the last of the action packed Parshiyot of...
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Leann Shamash
- Feb 2, 2023
- 2 min
I am a Tree, too, My Friend
A poem for the upcoming holiday of Tu B'Shevat, the new year for the trees. Written with gratitude to our silent, rooted companions, who...
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Leann Shamash
- Jan 31, 2023
- 3 min
Three Days
#threedays #songofthesea #beshalach #shemot #shabbatshira #water #thirst The crossing of the sea is the pivotal experience of the Exodus,...
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Leann Shamash
- Jan 24, 2023
- 4 min
We Are the Players of Parshat Bo
#remember #memories #Passover #seder #passoverseder #bo #parshatBo In Chapter 12 of Shemot, in Parshat Bo, the text travels with us far...
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Leann Shamash
- Jan 20, 2023
- 2 min
Words, Words,
#words #nedarim #dafyomi #hadran #talkingtalmud #masechetnedarim #vows #promises #emptywords #justwords This is a poetry post for the...
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Leann Shamash
- Jan 17, 2023
- 2 min
Hardened Hearts
#hardenhearts #Whenyourheartishardened #closedmind #closedheart In Parshat Va'era the Egyptians are introduced to the might and the...
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Leann Shamash
- Jan 10, 2023
- 3 min
Names Are Like Sweaters
#names #sweaters #sweater #grandmothers #naming #familytraditions As we change books and paths into Sefer Shemot, I feel the need to get...
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Leann Shamash
- Jan 9, 2023
- 4 min
The Story of Joseph Through Images: A Gallery
#torahthroughimages #images #photographyandtorah #breisheet #joseph For the past number of weeks a group of women and I have been meeting...
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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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