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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 2, 20213 min read
What Do You See?
#whatyousee #parshatreeh #reeh #youreyes #wordshavewings #parshapoetry #poetry Parshat Re'eh contains so much information, so many...
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Leann Shamash
Jul 13, 20212 min read
The Others
#weallhaveathey #parshatbamidbar #wordshavewings #theother Parshat Devarim, the first parsha in the final book of Torah, is an account of...
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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 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 15, 20213 min read
With These Hands
#mistakes #taptap #withthesehands #thefinalpage #finalcredits #parshatchukat #wordshavewings #moses #aaron #tapinsteadofspeak...
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Leann Shamash
May 24, 20213 min read
The Road Trip
#theroadtrip #wordshavewings #behaalotecha #parsha #inthedesert #likekids Parshat Behaalotecha can break your heart. In Torah we feel...
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Leann Shamash
May 4, 20212 min read
Oh, Precious Land
#theland #jubileeyear #thelandshallgive #thelandshalltake #blessingsandcurses #theblessingsofland #behaalotecha #behar...
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Leann Shamash
Apr 26, 20213 min read
The Home of the Imperfect
#parshatemor #thehomeoftheimperfect #wordshavewings #imperfections A few reflections: Parshat Emor speaks at length about the special...
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Leann Shamash
Apr 2, 20214 min read
You Count
#youcount #counting #minyan #countingtheomer #keepingtrack #wordshavewings #passover #shavuot Yesterday my niece moved to New York City....
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Leann Shamash
Mar 17, 20212 min read
B'chol Dor VaDor-In Every Generation
#bcholdorvador #passover #redemption #freedom #ineverygeneration #haggadah #music #wordshavewings #leavingegypt #seder #passoverseder I...
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Leann Shamash
Mar 15, 20215 min read
Elijah's Visit
#elijahtheprophet #eliyahuhanavi #passoverseder #passovervisit #cupofwine #elijahscup #cupofelijah #childrenssstories...
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Leann Shamash
Mar 14, 20213 min read
The Grand Old Table
#tables #diningroomtable #diningroom #shabbat #wordshavewings #parshatvayikra #vayikra #leviticus #sacrifice #alter Hello. We have just...
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Leann Shamash
Mar 8, 20213 min read
Little Things That Shape Our Lives
#itsthelittlethings #parshapoetry #pekudei #vaayakhel #wordshavewings #cylinders #gears #screws The double Parshiyot of VeYakhel and...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 23, 20213 min read
We are Transformed
#ourclothing #wearetransformed #tetzaveh #parsha #masks #purim #covid #wordshavewings I knew there was another poem here..... This is a...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 22, 20212 min read
To Aaron
#aaron #kohen #priesthood #parsha #parshattetzaveh #parshapoetry #wordshavewings #responsibility #twelvetribes #aaronandmoses #aharon...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 18, 20214 min read
Eight Women- February, 2021
#8women #eightwomen #covid19 #wedosurvive #wecreate #covid19 #resilience #wordshavewings Our group of 8 Women continues to meet monthly,...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 8, 20213 min read
This You Can Do!
#yesyoucan #changehappens #change #justice #mishpatim #parsha #poetry #wordshavewings #thebelloffreedom #ringthebelloffreedom Parshat...
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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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