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Hardened Hearts
#hardenhearts #Whenyourheartishardened #closedmind #closedheart In Parshat Va'era the Egyptians are introduced to the might and the...
Leann Shamash
Jan 17, 20232 min read
Mothers
#bityah #batyah #shemot #parshatShemot #exoduc #moses The story of Moses begins with brave women. Each of these women does something that...
Leann Shamash
Jan 11, 20233 min read
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...
Leann Shamash
Jan 10, 20233 min read
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...
Leann Shamash
Jan 9, 20234 min read
I See You
#Iseeyou #sight #seeing #blind #whatweseeinothers Parshat Vayechi finishes the eventful book of Breisheet, during which the family of...
Leann Shamash
Jan 3, 20232 min read
Leave
#leave #vayigash #breisheet #parshatvayigash #danger #threats #immigrants #riskinglives #hurricane #storm #war Parshat Vayigash is when...
Leann Shamash
Dec 26, 20222 min read
A Prayer For Wisdom
#environment #aprayer #yosef #miketz #breisheet #Genesis #parshatmiketz Parshat Miketz, the story of Joseph in Egypt continues with all...
Leann Shamash
Dec 20, 20223 min read
The Dream Weaver
#dreamweaver #dream #weaver #Vayeshev #breisheet #genesis An important part of Parshat Vayeshev is the concept of dreams. Yosef’s dreams...
Leann Shamash
Dec 16, 20222 min read
Coat of Many Colors
#coatofmanycolors #vayeshev #parshatvayeshev #coat #breisheet Parshat Vayishlach is perhaps one of the most interesting stories in the...
Leann Shamash
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Limp With Me To The Finish Line
#finishline #completion #eisav #jacob #limp #breisheet #friends #couples #races #race #papercups This little poem is inspired by Jacob's...
Leann Shamash
Dec 9, 20222 min read
The Silence of a Father; The Voice of a Daughter
#dina #jacob #deena #yaakov #vayishlach #genesis #breisheet #parshathashavua #parshapoetry #poetry #rape #silence #voice Dear Readers, I...
Leann Shamash
Dec 6, 20223 min read
Siblings
#siblings #brothersandsisters #jacob #rachelandleah #leahandrachel #leah #rachel #breisheet #parshatvayeitzei #vayeitzei #lavan...
Leann Shamash
Nov 29, 20223 min read
The Man in Between
#yitzhak #isaac #parshattoldot #toldot Parshat Toldot begins by informing us that Parshat Toldot is Yitzhak's story; perhaps this acts as...
Leann Shamash
Nov 23, 20222 min read
Run, Brother, Run
#isaac #jacobandesav #jacobandesau #birthrite #runbrotherrun #heel #biblicalpoetry #parshapoetry #wordshavewings #breisheet #yinandyang...
Leann Shamash
Nov 22, 20223 min read
Frozen Roses
#frozenroses #roses #november #Thanksgiving #lateNovember #rosebushes #lastflowers Happy end of November and Happy Thanksgiving...It is...
Leann Shamash
Nov 20, 20221 min read
Prayer
#prayer #parshatchayeisarah #chayeisarah #Breisheet #hitbodedut #talkingtoGod #outinthefield When a minyan gathers and prays each...
Leann Shamash
Nov 16, 20223 min read
On the Head of a Pin
#goodhealth #balance #aging #growingolder #balance #balancing #barefootandcoatless For you who are aging. For you who are balancing....
Leann Shamash
Nov 14, 20221 min read
The Empty Stage (Part 2)
#spotlight #theemptystage #Sarah #sarai #lotswife #hagar #parshatvayeira #breisheet In Parshat Vayeira women play an important role. ...
Leann Shamash
Nov 8, 20223 min read
She is Gone (Part 1)
#sheisnomore #theram #akeydatyitzhak #theakeydah #thesacrificeofisaac #parshatvayera #vayeira #parshatVayeira Parshat Vayeira is a...
Leann Shamash
Nov 8, 20223 min read
Blue Plate
#blueplate #meals #mealstogether #eating #food #dinner #lunch #breakfast #rice #bread #cobaltblue #blue #blueplates #knives #forks...
Leann Shamash
Nov 6, 20221 min read
A Class Using the Poetry from Words Have Wings
#jackriemer #rabbijackriemer #wordshavewings #parshapoetry #poetry Hi Everyone, I don't really use this platform to advertise the poetry...
Leann Shamash
Nov 3, 20222 min read
Lech Lecha- Courage
#abraham #avraham #lechlecha #parsha #parshatlechlecha The past few days have been so illuminating. Parshat Lech Lecha, one of my...
Leann Shamash
Nov 1, 20224 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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