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Leann Shamash

Feb 2, 20232 min read

Holidays

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

Mar 21, 20213 min read

Parsha Poetry

A Thousand Questions

#fourquestions #mahnishtana #passoverseder #askingquestions #onequestionisnotenough #keepaskingquestions Today was the Siyum for Masechet...

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Meditations for the Eight Nights of Chanukah in 2020

Leann Shamash

Dec 12, 20202 min read

Holidays

Meditations for the Eight Nights of Chanukah in 2020

#ablessingfortheeightnights #unity #tolerance #eyesopen #gratitude #creativity #innovation #resilience #family #generosity #community...

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Leann Shamash

Nov 18, 20203 min read

Holidays

A Memory

#amemory #dayspast #daysthatwillcomeagain #covid19 #pandemic #backtonormal #remembering A Memory: This memory might be yours or it might...

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Leann Shamash

Nov 16, 20203 min read

Food

Celebrating Lentils

#lentils #redlentils #brownlentils #greenlentils #eisav #jacob #iamhungry #lentilsoup #lentilsoup Once when Jacob was cooking a stew,...

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Leann Shamash

Sep 30, 20202 min read

Holidays

Sukkot: It's a Balancing Act

#zman #zmansimchateynu #sukkot #timeofourjoy #thetimeofyourlife #booths #theholidayofbooths #theholidayofjoy #holidayofhappiness As I...

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The New Year: Always an Opportunity For Something New

Leann Shamash

Sep 24, 20204 min read

Holidays

The New Year: Always an Opportunity For Something New

#roshhashannah #jewishnewyear #tishrei #roshhashanna #igettheurgeforcooking #tomrush #andigettheurgeforgoing #brisket #honeycake...

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Leann Shamash

Aug 28, 20203 min read

REflections

Preparing for a Spiritual Marathon

#Kiteitzeh #parshatkiteitzeh #mercy #showingmercy #empathy #showingempathy #training #trainingforthemarathon #spiritualtraining...

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Leann Shamash

Jul 30, 20201 min read

Holidays

A Playlist for Tisha B'Av

#danceandmovement How do you put a day of mourning and reflection into movement? We tried this yesterday at my movement class. It was...

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Leann Shamash

Jul 30, 20203 min read

Holidays

Tisha B'Av

#tishaBav #consolation #destruction #9days #av #mourning #wordsusedforbuilding #buildingwithwords #memory #donotrepeathistory #warnings...

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Leann Shamash

Jul 23, 20204 min read

Parsha Poetry

The Blessing for Music

#roshchodesh #av #roshchodeshav #hallel #morningminyan #sayingkaddish #mothersanddaughters #kaddish #music #listening #listeningtomusic...

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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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