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Leann Shamash
Sep 17, 20213 min read
The Four Corners
#fourcorners #yomkippur #ashkenazictraditions #honeyfourcorners #diphoney Sitting next to my father at synagogue in Medford so many years...
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Leann Shamash
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Tzur Yisrael-Rock of Israel
#tzuryisrael #rock #rocksandminerals #rockofisrael #characteristicsofrocks #sedementaryrocks #metamorphicrocks #igneousrocks #comparisons...
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Leann Shamash
Sep 9, 20212 min read
The Wind and The Leaf
#thewind #thewindandtheleaf #roshhashannah #teshuva #windsblow #leavesfall #theearth #thetrees #borninthesouth #groveofwillows...
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Leann Shamash
Sep 5, 20212 min read
Write a Poem
#writeapoem #writeatorah #yourowntorah #writeasong #yoursong #yourpoem #parshatvayelech #vayelech #parsha #wordshavewings #moses...
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Leann Shamash
Aug 30, 20212 min read
Wed Me
#nitzavim #parshatnitzavim #marriage #wedme #forever #promises #onmountaintops #bemine #thechosen As we approach the end of the Five...
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Leann Shamash
Aug 24, 20214 min read
We Remember
#kitavo #parshatkitavo #elul #finalparshiyot #parsha #rememberwhereyoucamefrom #rememberyourroots Parshat Ki Tavo has the Hebrews on the...
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Leann Shamash
Aug 17, 20213 min read
The Mother Bird
#motherbird #deuteronomy #birdnest #wordshavewings #astory Parshat Ki Teitzei is a parsha that needs to be studied; turned over and over...
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Leann Shamash
Aug 11, 20212 min read
Life
#life #lifeis #sirensong #erincarey #poetryandphotography #photographyandpoetry #griffinmuseum #wordshavewings #poetry #oldage #childhood...
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Leann Shamash
Aug 9, 20212 min read
Be a Tree
#BeaTree Parshat Shoftim covers so much in one Parsha on the topic of government, governance and rules of war. Tucked into the section on...
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Leann Shamash
Jul 27, 20213 min read
A Moment Alone
#alone #parshateikev #afterthe #torah #eikev #moses #whilesittingalone #amomentalone #lessonslearned It is nearly a year since I have had...
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Leann Shamash
Jul 26, 20213 min read
It Is Not Because Of You
#itisnotbecauseofyou #becauseofyou #responsible #irresponsible #eikev #parshateikev Parshat Eikev continues Moshe's talk with B'nei...
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Leann Shamash
Jul 19, 20212 min read
Six Words
#shema #shemayisrael #sixwords #awordisanidea #shmayisrael #fromamountaintop #shma #etchedinstone Parshat Va'etchanan continues to review...
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Leann Shamash
Jul 12, 20213 min read
What if?
#whatif #whatifwomenweretheleaders #parshatdevarim #seferdevarim #wordshavewings #poetry #torahpoetry #leadership This is a bit of whimsy....
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Leann Shamash
Jul 9, 20213 min read
The Goat is Falling
#masechetyoma #dafyomi #talkingtalmud #thegoat #azazel #yom #yomkippur #avodaservice #repentance #scarlet #whiteandscarlet #scarletthread...
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Leann Shamash
Jul 6, 20212 min read
The Power of Words
#thepowerofwords #matot #parsha #parshatmatot #parshatmasei #wordshavewings #words #wherearewordsborn #thebirthofwords #creation...
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Leann Shamash
Jun 29, 20213 min read
When You've Reached the Top of the Mountain
#theendofanera #parshatpinchas #retirement #jobs #leavingajobbehind #jobsthatdefineyou #yourjob #aging #wordshavewings #bookofnumbers...
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Leann Shamash
Jun 22, 20213 min read
While I Was Scrolling
#whileiwasscrolling #iphone #balam #parshatbalak #wordshavewings #whilemiracleshappened #whiletheworldended We read Parshat Balak after...
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Leann Shamash
Jun 21, 20213 min read
A Vision
#whatsyourvision #vision #asleepingvision Parshat Balak is a strange look into the world of prophecy. It is about the role that God...
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Leann Shamash
Jun 15, 20213 min read
With These Hands
#mistakes #taptap #withthesehands #thefinalpage #finalcredits #parshatchukat #wordshavewings #moses #aaron #tapinsteadofspeak...
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Leann Shamash
Jun 14, 20213 min read
To Miriam
#miriam #sisterofaaron #sisterofmose #miriamtheprophetess #miriamthedancer #miriamplayerofmusic In Parshat Chukat both Aaron and Miriam...
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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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