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JEWISH WOMEN'S STORIES, SPIRITUALITY, & WELL-BEING



Who Is Like you, People of Israel?
This week we have faced the culmination of a darkness that we could not imagine. In the cruelty of the of the Bibas boys being kill*d...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Feb 232 min read


The Hardest Conversation I've Ever Had
This is what I told my 11-year-old son about the Bibas family today. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do: I was waiting...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Feb 203 min read


Let the Liars Lie
Jews all over the world think about this image, this moment, every day since Oct 7th. We think about Shiri and her two boys when we wake...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Feb 192 min read


We Will Rise, Once Again
My son was anxious all Shabbat, waiting to hear about the release of this weekend's hostages. He wanted to know who they were and what...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Feb 82 min read


On Which Side Do You Stand?
I took this photo 20 years ago, on a random corner of a little village in Poland. I was there to see the camps and to visit the little...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Jan 272 min read


A Prayer for the Nation of Israel While We Wait for Our Hostages
Please God, while we wait to hear if our hostages are alive or dead Released from a world of darkness to a world unknown Give us all the...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Jan 271 min read


Bring Them Home
For those who are trying to understand what it’s like in Israel right now, and how Jews around the world feel about the hostages… Most of...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Jan 162 min read


Is This It?
I know I'm not the only one whose heart is beating in their throat. Breath is stuck in their lungs. Whose pulse is crying, "home, home,...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Jan 141 min read


I hadn’t left Israel in almost 7 years.
I must have booked over 20 different trips; book tours, family events, summer plans- and over the years nothing came to fruition from a...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Dec 17, 20242 min read


Rosh Chodesh Kislev
Now that we’ve approached Rosh Chodesh Kislev, we are officially in the darkest months of the year. Humans are so naturally sensitive to...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Dec 2, 20242 min read
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