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Shira Lankin Sheps

Feb 26, 2025, 3:01 PM

Yarden Bibas (R), with his sister Ofri, as he eulogizes his wife Shiri and two young sons Kfir and Ariel, at Tsoher Regional Cemetery on February 26, 2025. (Screen grab/ YouTube)

Yarden, your family changed all of us. They were the front line against evil, highlighting right in the fight against absolute wrong

Dec 25, 2024, 3:52 PM

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We will sing again, Hanukkah edition

The light of the Hanukkah candles. (courtesy)

Maoz Tzur's account of history's miracles gives me faith in our salvation, as I offer new prayers for our dark times on this holiday of lights

Apr 14, 2024, 3:55 PM

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Waiting for the end of the world

The Dome of the Rock atop the Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, with the lights of missile interceptions visible in the night sky, early on April 14, 2024, after Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel. (via Facebook)

Messages of love and connection steadied me while Israel and its allies shot down 99% of Iran's projectiles

Nov 10, 2023, 2:23 PM

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From November 9 to October 7: My inheritance

A woman's hand holding a Star of David. (Shutterstock)

Will my future grandchildren remember the day of terror the way I remember Kristallnacht?

Oct 10, 2023, 11:49 AM

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This time, it’s different

Israeli soldiers deployed near the border with Lebanon, northern Israel, October 8, 2023. (Ayal Margolin/Flash90)

Jewish history can feel repetitive: The same devastating story of violence for generations, in a world with no home for the Jews. Israel changed that

Apr 28, 2022, 12:58 PM

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Name after name

Me and my dad, Rabbi Dr. Eric Lankin, in front of Yad Vashem. (courtesy)

The time my father and I went to Yad Vashem to research our extraordinary family, heirs to 400 years in Prague - until they were murdered in Auschwitz

Sep 13, 2021, 4:01 PM

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A change of heart

It took an unwanted cardiac exam to make me realize that I needed to be kind to myself, to forgive myself, and to reach out to God with this new repentance

May 10, 2016, 4:19 PM

When Your Brother Becomes a Soldier

Every year during Yom Hazikaron/Yom Haatzmaut I attempt to reflect on the meanings of the day. Coming out of Yom Hashoah, the pain and enormity of our losses both personal and national linger with me. I usually spend the...

Dec 1, 2015, 8:07 PM

Do the Jews of the World Care?

In corners of the internet, some people have expressed the feeling, that the world Jewry is ignoring the plight of the Jews of Israel. That we are not engaging with the strife of terrorism and the fear that is...

May 21, 2014, 3:10 AM

Swastikas on the Soles of our Shoes

In elementary school we had a ritual To write the name “HITLER” on the soles of our shoes. So that all day long, we could rub him out of history, For we knew he lingered. We repeated the exercise every day Because we were...

About Me

Shira Lankin Sheps is a writer, photographer, and clinically trained therapist. She is the executive director and founder of The SHVILLI Center, which provides resources for building emotional resilience and promotes mental, physical, and spiritual well-being. She is the publisher of The Layers Press; founder, former publisher, and editor-in-chief of The Layers Project Magazine; and the author of 'Layers: Personal Narratives of Struggle, Resilience, and Growth from Jewish Women.' She is most recently co-editor of 'Az Nashir - We Will Sing Again: Women's Prayers for Our Time of Need.' Shira lives in Jerusalem with her husband and children.