Leann Shamash
Life
#life #sirensong #momentomori #lifeanddeath #deathattheendoflife Childhood drips like molasses Long summer afternoons ripple One event...
WORDS HAVE WINGS
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Leann Shamash
- May 11, 2021
- 2 min
The Count in Fours
#thecount #counting #thecounted #theuncounted #iamcounted #iamuncounted #planning #census During our lives we all are classified into...
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Leann Shamash
- May 5, 2021
- 9 min
Eight Women April Update
#eightwomen #update #covid #jwa #jewishwomensarchive #generations #women #eightwomen #covid #herstory #covidstories March/April was a...
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Leann Shamash
- May 5, 2021
- 1 min
Add Your Haikus Here
#haiku #addyourhaikushere #haikupoetry I loved doing the Haiku challenge a few weeks ago. I enjoyed seeing how people's haikus reflected...
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Leann Shamash
- May 4, 2021
- 2 min
Oh, Precious Land
#theland #jubileeyear #thelandshallgive #thelandshalltake #blessingsandcurses #theblessingsofland #behaalotecha #behar...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 29, 2021
- 4 min
On Dance, Dance Monkey and Ankles
#dance #kripalu #shakeyoursoul #therapeuticdance #dancemonkey #supportivegroups #covid19 #gratitude #mindfulness A Short Reflection The...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 27, 2021
- 1 min
Connections
#connections #shavuot #countingtheomer #energy #kabalah #sefirot #cosmos #thegarden #theriver #athread #dancingtogether This is a poem...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 26, 2021
- 3 min
The Home of the Imperfect
#parshatemor #thehomeoftheimperfect #wordshavewings #imperfections A few reflections: Parshat Emor speaks at length about the special...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 23, 2021
- 3 min
Community Haikus
#communityhaikus #yourhaikus #writeahaiku This one day project has been a surprise and so interesting! Lots of people sent in their...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 22, 2021
- 2 min
Haikus
#haikus Hello! Wednesday, 4/21 I am taking a class at the Griffin on the subject of poetry and photography. I think that the course was...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 19, 2021
- 3 min
Holiness
#parshatkedoshim #feet #hands #thepowerinourfeet #thepowerinourhands #glimpsesofthedivine #clouds #partingclouds #sunpeekingthrough...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 14, 2021
- 3 min
The Memory Room
#thememoryroom #covid #congregationkehillathisrael #ki #morningminyan #memory #buildingcommunity #memories #sharingmemories As I have...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 12, 2021
- 3 min
In and Out
#tazriametzora #parsha #parshattazriametzora Parshiyot Tazria/Metzora are usually combined. They speak largely of a skin affliction and...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 8, 2021
- 5 min
Survivors
#holocaustmemorialday #shoah #poland #ukraine #partisans #forests #jews #berezna On this, Yom HaShoah, I wanted to introduce you to my...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 6, 2021
- 2 min
The Circular Road
#calendar #counting #omer This is a poem about calendars, about noticing things as we travel on that road, which is road of life....
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 5, 2021
- 2 min
A Moment of Pause
#quiet #inthespaceofamoment #apause #grace #brokenhearts #aaronssons For the first eleven chapters of VaYikra, the third book of Torah,...
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Leann Shamash
- Apr 2, 2021
- 4 min
You Count
#youcount #counting #minyan #countingtheomer #keepingtrack #wordshavewings #passover #shavuot Yesterday my niece moved to New York City....
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Leann Shamash
- Mar 30, 2021
- 3 min
Arise, My Friend
#shirhashirim #thespring #springishere #kumi Passover is a holiday that celebrates many things. Freedom is at the forefront, as we mark...
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Leann Shamash
- Mar 26, 2021
- 4 min
Clean Countertops and Other Traditions
#cleancounters #onceayear #shabbathagadol #passover #pesach #passovermemories #theeveofpassover Once a year we have clean and empty...
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Leann Shamash
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
Sacrifice
#sacrifice #isaac #bindingofisaac #vayikra #korban #mincha This Shabbat we read Parshat Tzav in the book of Vayikra. Parshat Tzav speaks...
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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.