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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Elijah's Visit (re-post)
#elijahtheprophet #eliyahuhanavi #passoverseder #passovervisit #cupofwine #elijahscup #cupofelijah #childrenssstories...
Leann Shamash
Apr 2, 20235 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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....
Leann Shamash
Mar 21, 20233 min read
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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...
Leann Shamash
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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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...
Leann Shamash
Mar 14, 20232 min read
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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...
Leann Shamash
Mar 9, 20232 min read
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Firefly
#theletters #broken #kitisa #parshathashavua #parshatkitisa #poetry #thetablets #tencommandments #goldencalf Parshat Ki Tisa is one of...
Leann Shamash
Mar 7, 20233 min read
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For Olive
Dear Readers, First of all, I wanted to apologize to you for a poorly edited introduction to my other poem for Parshat Tetzaveh, called...
Leann Shamash
Mar 3, 20233 min read
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In Living Color
#memories #exodus #shemot #thewizardofoz #tetzaveh Parshat Tetzaveh is the second parsha where directions are given for the building of...
Leann Shamash
Mar 1, 20232 min read
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Be My Sanctuary
#sanctuary #terumah #parshatterumah #donations #giving #synagogues #commonspace #supportingeachother #support #stories #hearing...
Leann Shamash
Feb 21, 20233 min read
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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...
Leann Shamash
Feb 16, 20231 min read
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Ta Sh'ma- Come and Learn!
#mishpatim #parshatmishpatim #law #originsoflaw #dafyomi #jewishlaw #talmud #mishna Parshat Mishpatim seals the covenant for the...
Leann Shamash
Feb 14, 20233 min read
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Sinai Pianissimo
#Sinai #revelation #redemption #tencommandmants #mountsinai #wordshavewings Parshat Yitro is the last of the action packed Parshiyot of...
Leann Shamash
Feb 7, 20233 min read
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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...
Leann Shamash
Feb 2, 20232 min read
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Three Days
#threedays #songofthesea #beshalach #shemot #shabbatshira #water #thirst The crossing of the sea is the pivotal experience of the Exodus,...
Leann Shamash
Jan 31, 20233 min read
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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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