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



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


A Prayer for the Presidential Election in the USA
G-d, You are the King of Kings, the Creator of the world, You are the puppeteer of all political figures, You control the lots of man,...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Nov 5, 20241 min read


When Grief Knocks: The Weight of Sacrifice and Survival in Israel
All morning I’m frozen, sick to my stomach. I can still hear her tears through my phone, her gasping echoing through my mind. Calling to...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Oct 27, 20242 min read


The Memory of Sound: October 7th
Most days my head is drowning in words. But today, I’m haunted by the memory of sound. Sirens screeching off mountaintops And rattling...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Oct 7, 20241 min read


Finding Hope in the New Year: Navigating Uncertainty in the Face of War
Everything right now is apples and honey, pomegranates and shofarot, and that means that we are closing out another year and beginning...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Sep 29, 20242 min read


Unripe and Unready
The other day, I bumped into this green pomegranate on the street and recoiled in horror. This fruit is associated with the high holiday...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Sep 3, 20242 min read


A Letter to Rachel
Rachel- You don't know me, but I have watched you fight for you son for the last 330 days. Today is 332, and with tears streaming down my...

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW
Sep 2, 20242 min read
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