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Leann Shamash
Feb 16, 20222 min read
Waiting
#waiting #worstimpulses #whenyouwait #kitisa #moses #mountsinai #thetencommandments #thehebrews #rumors #gold #goldearrings It is in this...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 14, 20222 min read
Why I Exercise
#whyiexercise #swimming #running #biking #active #dailyexercise #itswhatido #walking #exerciseeveryday #yoga #bootcamp #swimandbike...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 13, 20222 min read
Joy
#joy #moed #chol #cholhamoed #describingjoy #masechetmoedkatan Masechet Moed Katan is about the intermediate days of a holiday, such as...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 10, 20221 min read
Why I Write
#whyiwrite #writing #theartofwriting #writinghabits #writingeveryday #writingchildrensbooks #poetry #wordshavewings #proseandpoetry This...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 9, 20222 min read
Heart Vignettes
#oz #thet inman #theheartliesburied #tetzaveh #parshattetzaveh #clothing #aaron #breastplate #carryingtheweight #et #ETphonehome...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 8, 20222 min read
A Few Updates on Irma G and The Hat Project
#irmag #mothersanddaughters #hats #thehatproject #aginggracefully #olderwomen #womenoverninety #beauty #elderly #seeing #findingthebeauty...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 7, 20222 min read
A Thin Line
#mourning #joy #mourningandjoy When Masechet Moed Katan began, I understood it to be about the intermediate days of holidays, such as...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 6, 202211 min read
Cycling
#cycling #torahandcycling #wordshavewings #whatbringsusjoy #satisfaction #biking #recovery #resilience I was privileged to meet Rabbi...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 4, 20221 min read
Coloring to While Away a Quiet Morning
#coloring #stressrelief #stress #colors #coloredpencils #crayons My good friend Heidi is an author of children’s books. She writes here...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 2, 20222 min read
The Gift of Crafts
#craft Lisa Solomon lives on Kibbutz Ketura in Israel, where she has worked in the field of date production for her entire career. Lisa...
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Leann Shamash
Feb 1, 20223 min read
Ten Thousand Stitches
#makemeahome #useyourgifts #artandsculpture #weaving #finematerials #aronkodesh #artists #home #givemeahome #terumah #parshatterumah...
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Leann Shamash
Jan 30, 20222 min read
My Pups
#pets #dogs #blacklabs #dogsandpeople #whyilovemydogs #petowners #mypetismyfriend #lovepets #walkingmydogs A perfect post for the Sunday...
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Leann Shamash
Jan 27, 20222 min read
My Passion for Rare Plants
#collectingrareplants #rareplants #plants #plantperson #iloveplants Each of us has our own interests and passions and they vary from...
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Leann Shamash
Jan 26, 20224 min read
A Visual of Parshat Mishpatim
#mishpatim #parshatmishatim #torahandphotography #wordshavewings #leannshamashphotography #hukim #law #ancientlaws Parshat Mishpatim is...
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Leann Shamash
Jan 24, 20222 min read
Snowboarding- The Hike
#snowboarding #albert #thehike Albert Lew is an avid cyclist, photographer and snow boarder. I thank him for writing so beautifully about...
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Leann Shamash
Jan 21, 20222 min read
Why I Play the Piano
#whyiplaythepiano #piano #practicepractice #practicethepiano #audience #audienceornot #music #whymusic This thoughtful essay on playing...
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Leann Shamash
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Mah Jongg
#mahjongg #whyilovemahjongg #creatingcommunity #wordshavewings #mj #mahjonggtiles #covid19 #buildingcommunity This is another piece on...
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Leann Shamash
Jan 18, 20223 min read
I am a Bird
#iamabird #tziporah #raptor #hunter #aloneinthenest #moses #wifeofmoses #parshatyitro #yitro #jethro #tzipora Indeed, Parshat Yitro is...
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Leann Shamash
Jan 16, 20221 min read
Knitting Through a Pandemic
#knitting #knittingthroughapandemic #yarn #knittingsocks #wordshavewings Here is another essay on what gives people satisfaction....Thank...
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Leann Shamash
Jan 14, 20223 min read
The Student in Row Twenty-four
#masechetmegilla #masechetmegila #reishlakish #learning #studentsandlearning #learningstyles I continue to write a poem about each of the...
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Leann Shamash
Jan 12, 20221 min read
Why I Enjoy Yiddish
#yiddish #whyIlove #satisfaction #translation #thjoysofyiddish #language #yiddishliterature This is part of a new series on my blog...
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Leann Shamash
Jan 11, 20222 min read
Music
#music #shemot #Beshalach #wordshavewings #song #dance #movement #movementandsong #thebeatofthedrums Parshat Be'Shalach is the Exodus. It...
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Leann Shamash
Jan 9, 20221 min read
Transcendence
#transcendence #snow #firstsnow #thefirstsnow #treadingsoftly #firststeps #dawn #snow #snowatdawn #steppinginsnow #firstsnow...
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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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