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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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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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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
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The Poem
#thepoem #haazinu #devarim #seferdevarim #parshathaazinu #endings #beginnings #poetry #parshapoetry "Put this song in their mouths," it...
Leann Shamash
Oct 4, 20223 min read
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Let it Go
#letitgo #canyou #canyouletitgo #bechukotai #vayikra #parshapoetry #poetry This poem, "Let it Go," was inspired by a Romemu podcast by...
Leann Shamash
May 23, 20222 min read
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Words Have Wings Has Been Published
#wordshavewings #published #morningminyan #KImorningminyan #abookpublished #poetry #parshathashavuah Hello Everyone, This is a brief post...
Leann Shamash
Apr 1, 20222 min read
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Why I Write
#whyiwrite #writing #theartofwriting #writinghabits #writingeveryday #writingchildrensbooks #poetry #wordshavewings #proseandpoetry This...
Leann Shamash
Feb 10, 20221 min read
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Life
#life #lifeis #sirensong #erincarey #poetryandphotography #photographyandpoetry #griffinmuseum #wordshavewings #poetry #oldage #childhood...
Leann Shamash
Aug 11, 20212 min read
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What Do You See?
#whatyousee #parshatreeh #reeh #youreyes #wordshavewings #parshapoetry #poetry Parshat Re'eh contains so much information, so many...
Leann Shamash
Aug 2, 20213 min read
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What if?
#whatif #whatifwomenweretheleaders #parshatdevarim #seferdevarim #wordshavewings #poetry #torahpoetry #leadership This is a bit of whimsy....
Leann Shamash
Jul 12, 20213 min read
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This You Can Do!
#yesyoucan #changehappens #change #justice #mishpatim #parsha #poetry #wordshavewings #thebelloffreedom #ringthebelloffreedom Parshat...
Leann Shamash
Feb 8, 20213 min read
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Crossing the Sea
#bshalach #parsha #poetry #wordshavewings #thesongofthesea #crossingthesea #parshapoetry #poetry #commentary This coming Shabbat we...
Leann Shamash
Jan 25, 20213 min read
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Lift up Your Eyes
#lookupmylove #liftupyoureyes #issac #yitzhak #lonely #sorrow #mourning #fillupmyheart #rebecca #isaacandrebecca #walkinginthefield...
Leann Shamash
Nov 8, 20202 min read
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Covenant
#brit #covenant #poetry #thecovenant #thejews #responsibilities #whatisacovenant Forgive me for two posts in one day. I am attempting to...
Leann Shamash
Nov 2, 20202 min read
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Remember Me- Sarah
#sarah #sarahimeinu #abraham #isaac #forefathers #foremothers #tanach #torah #wheniwasyoung #poetry #poem #breisheet #hagar #mistakes...
Leann Shamash
Oct 29, 20202 min read
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Bet
#breisheet #beginnings #simchattorah #beginningagain #newbeginnings #startingover #weeklyparsha #poetry #aleph #alef #bet #breisheet...
Leann Shamash
Oct 9, 20202 min read
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Blessed
#blessings #curses #parshatkitavo #kitavo #congregationkehillatisrael #KI #poetry #torahandpoetry #choices #theclub #betterblessed...
Leann Shamash
Sep 1, 20202 min read
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The Blessing and the Curse: Parshat Re'eh
#blessingsandcurses #theblessingandthecurse #parshatreeh #thedistancebetween #poetry #distances #thedistancebetweengoodandbad I have done...
Leann Shamash
Aug 13, 20202 min read
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As March Turns Toward April: A Prayer
#march #april #prayer #bakashah #plead #asmarchturnstowardapril #2020 #outlikealamb #themonthofmarch #covid19 #poetry...
Leann Shamash
Mar 31, 20202 min read
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The Shape of Silence
#silence #poetry #kaddish #sayingkaddish #rememberingmom #amida #morningprayer #sephardicjews #irmag #irma #wordshavewings I usually...
Leann Shamash
Mar 6, 20201 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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