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Sing a New Song
Here we are again, in the warm (and rainy!) days of summer time. These parshiyot, Chukat and Balak, truly are the summer camp parshiyot. ...
Leann Shamash
Jun 27, 20233 min read
Common Ground
Parshat Korach is about dissension in the ranks and a charismatic individual who seeks to gain power by claiming that everyone is imbued...
Leann Shamash
Jun 20, 20233 min read
This Coveted Time
As summer approaches.... When the birds call out before dawn and dawn arrives before 5, this time I covet. When flowers vie for space...
Leann Shamash
Jun 19, 20232 min read
Grasshopper
#grasshoppers #shlach #shelach #parshatshelach #parshatshlach #grasshoppers Parshat Sh'lach is the parsha of punishment and consequence,...
Leann Shamash
Jun 13, 20233 min read
Na
#elrefanala #moshe #miriam #behaalotecha #bhallotcha #prayer #na #please #prayeroftheheart I began this last week for Parsha...
Leann Shamash
Jun 11, 20233 min read
A Tale About Shoes
#leadership Entering Parshat B'ha'alotecha is like entering into a novel. There is emotion, law, drama and wisdom all contained in a few...
Leann Shamash
Jun 6, 20234 min read
Yosemite
Two weeks ago we were fortunate to travel briefly through Yosemite National Park. For those of you who have experienced its beauty and...
Leann Shamash
Jun 1, 20232 min read
In 49 Days
#sefirathaomer #theomer #49days I'd like to close out the 49 days of counting the Omer with a few thoughts. I have tried to write...
Leann Shamash
May 25, 20232 min read
Bamidbar- In the Desert
#bamidbar Please note that this post comes after Parshat BaMidbar, but before Shavuot. Let's call it an island between the two! Parshat...
Leann Shamash
May 22, 20233 min read
5000- A Reflection on Masechet Sotah
In the continuing cycle of Daf Yomi, on Sunday we will will hold a siyum for Masechet Sotah. The initial focus and the title of this...
Leann Shamash
May 19, 20234 min read
The Robin is Teaching
This was written pre-dawn on the 39th day of counting the omer. Tashma. Come and listen. The robin is teaching. A solitary voice trills...
Leann Shamash
May 16, 20231 min read
Soil: A Meditation
#soil The combined Parshiyot of Behar/B'Chukotai complete this year's reading of the book of Leviticus. These two parshiyot cover the...
Leann Shamash
May 9, 20233 min read
It’s Just Another Day Counting The Omer
#countingtheomer #iyar #leviticus #wordshavewings #omer #emor #parshatemor Parshat Emor proves again that Sefer VaYikra is full of hidden...
Leann Shamash
May 2, 20233 min read
Four Hundredth Post
#fourhundred I wanted to mark this Words Have Wings post as my 400th. I wanted this special post to be a separate post from poetry, but a...
Leann Shamash
Apr 30, 20233 min read
Holiness is as Holiness Does
#Kedoshim #achareimot #wordshavewings #holiness #yomkippur דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶל כּל־עֲדַ֧ת בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְאָמַרְתָּ֥ אֲלֵהֶ֖ם קְדֹשִׁ֣ים...
Leann Shamash
Apr 25, 20233 min read
Yankele- A Lullaby for Yom HaShoah
Dear Friends, This post on Yom HaShoah is inspired by Yiddish lullabies, so please do listen to the music while you read. We write what...
Leann Shamash
Apr 18, 20233 min read
Blood on Her Wings
#tazria #metzora #tazriametzora #blood #birds #sacrifice #ancientrituals #tzaraat This week we will read two highly unusual parshiyot,...
Leann Shamash
Apr 17, 20233 min read
Postscripts
#postscripts #passover #sefira #seder #prep #work For those out there that do prep for Passover; whether it is for a month, a day or an...
Leann Shamash
Apr 14, 20231 min read
The Other End of the Rainbow
#rainbows #therainbow #theendoftherainbow #omer #sefirathaomer #49poems #fortynine Dear Readers, I hope that all of you had meaningful...
Leann Shamash
Apr 10, 20231 min read
49 Days of Counting the Omer: 49 Days of Gratitude
#omer #sefirathaomer #countingtheomer Dear Readers, On the second night of Passover, Thursday evening, we begin to count the omer until...
Leann Shamash
Apr 5, 20233 min read
Elijah's Visit (re-post)
#elijahtheprophet #eliyahuhanavi #passoverseder #passovervisit #cupofwine #elijahscup #cupofelijah #childrenssstories...
Leann Shamash
Apr 2, 20235 min read
To Be or Not to Be
#nazir #masechetnazir #pesach #passover #passoverseder #seder #trash #garbage #outwiththetrash Hello Everyone, For those of you who are...
Leann Shamash
Mar 30, 20233 min read
The Morning After
#themorningafter #pesach #passover #seder #parshattzav #tzav #cohanim #removingtheashes Parshat Tzav, the second parsha of Sefer Vayikra,...
Leann Shamash
Mar 28, 20233 min read
Salt
#salt #vayikra #parshatvayikra #challah #tables #shabbattable Parshat Vayikra speaks about the different types of sacrifices that Hebrews...
Leann Shamash
Mar 22, 20232 min read
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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