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Seven Blessings
#blessings #parshatvayechi #parshatvayehi #sevenblessings #weddings #weddingblessings #breisheet #yaakov #blessingsofjacob A few weeks...
Leann Shamash
Jan 74 min read
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The 500th Post of Words Have Wings: Collected Dreams
#breisheet #parshatmiketz #chanukah #wordshavewings #parshapoetry #Joseph #dreams #listening #payattention Dear Readers, Welcome to the...
Leann Shamash
Dec 24, 20243 min read
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The Agunah: Parshat Vayeishev
#breisheet #parshatvayeishev #vayeishev Hello Readers, Welcome to the last part of Genesis where we explore the story of Joseph. Parshat...
Leann Shamash
Dec 18, 20244 min read
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It's OK to Cry
#Vayigash #breisheet #joseph Someone I know posted on his Facebook feed this morning that today is October 78, 2023, which is exactly how...
Leann Shamash
Dec 20, 20232 min read
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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
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Leave
#leave #vayigash #breisheet #parshatvayigash #danger #threats #immigrants #riskinglives #hurricane #storm #war Parshat Vayigash is when...
Leann Shamash
Dec 26, 20222 min read
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Siblings
#siblings #brothersandsisters #jacob #rachelandleah #leahandrachel #leah #rachel #breisheet #parshatvayeitzei #vayeitzei #lavan...
Leann Shamash
Nov 29, 20223 min read
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Run, Brother, Run
#isaac #jacobandesav #jacobandesau #birthrite #runbrotherrun #heel #biblicalpoetry #parshapoetry #wordshavewings #breisheet #yinandyang...
Leann Shamash
Nov 22, 20223 min read
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Prayer
#prayer #parshatchayeisarah #chayeisarah #Breisheet #hitbodedut #talkingtoGod #outinthefield When a minyan gathers and prays each...
Leann Shamash
Nov 16, 20223 min read
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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
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The Window צוֹהַר
#thewindow #parshatnoach #noach #noah #parshat #breisheet #annefrank #thediaryofannefrank Parshat Noach is a tale of destruction,...
Leann Shamash
Oct 25, 20223 min read
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Ruach Elohim ר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים
#ruach #breisheet #parshatbreishit #genesis #firsts #creation #ruach #wind #breath #breathe I find it difficult to transition from the...
Leann Shamash
Oct 19, 20224 min read
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Gifts
#thegift #giftsandpresents #materialgoods #cowsandsheep #makingpeace #peacebetweenbrothers #gifts #siblings #twins #brokenrelationships...
Leann Shamash
Nov 16, 20212 min read
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And it Was Very Good
#simchattorah #chatantorah #kallatbreisheet #breisheet #kehillathisrael #wordshavewings #shehecheyanu #anditwasverygood Two days ago was...
Leann Shamash
Oct 1, 20213 min read
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And He Lived -Parshat Va'Yechi
#andheshalllive #abraham #isaac #jacob #breisheet #vayechi #wordshavewings #thememoryroom #lessonsforliving #honesty #cooperation...
Leann Shamash
Dec 29, 20202 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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