Az Nashir - We Will Sing Again

Edited by:   Shira Lankin Sheps, Rachel Sharansky Danziger
Compiled by:   Anne Gordon
Imprint:   Layers Press
Dimensions:   Height: 229mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 29mm
Weight:   739g
ISBN:   9798218510336
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   14 October 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Shira Lankin Sheps, MSW is a writer, editor, workshop facilitator, and clinically-trained therapist. She founded and published The Layers Project Magazine, an online magazine that explored the challenges and triumphs of the lives of Jewish women, and is the author of LAYERS: Personal Narratives of Struggle, Resilience, & Growth of Jewish Women (Toby Press, an imprint of Koren, 2021). Shira's essays and articles have been published by The Times of Israel, JTA, The Jewish Press, Kveller, The Forward, The Jewish Link, The Jerusalem Post, World Mizrachi, and of course, The Layers Project. She earned a BA in English Literature at Stern College of Yeshiva University and a Masters of Social Work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. She lives in Jerusalem with her husband and children. Shira is currently the executive director and founder of The SHVILLI Center and publisher of The Layers Press. Rachel Sharansky Danziger is a Jerusalem-born writer and educator who writes about the intersections between daily life, Scripture, and the art of storytelling. Having researched personal narratives of religious transformation for her MA in American history, she continues to explore questions of faith, emotions, and community formation in Jewish texts. Her work can be found in The Times of Israel, Tablet Magazine, Kveller, and other online venues. Rachel teaches Tanach at Matan, Pardes, Maayan, and Torah-in-Motion. She is a SHVILLI educator and a Sefaria Word-by-Word fellow, where she is writing on family drama in the biblical book of Judges. Anne Gordon is the deputy editor of Ops & Blogs at The Times of Israel. A veteran educator, Anne lives in Jerusalem with her family, where she co-hosts both the daily podcast, ""Talking Talmud,"" and ""The Chochmat Nashim Podcast,"" as co-founder of the organization. She is a graduate of Drisha Institute's Scholars Circle and holds a BA in History & Philosophy, an MA in Judaic Studies from Harvard University, and is ABD in her pursuit of a PhD in Jewish Education. A Sefaria Word-by-Word fellow, Anne is currently at work on a book, How the Sages Reimagine Proverbs, a study of the interplay between biblical and rabbinic literature.