In the years before October 7th, Shira Lankin Sheps built her career around helping Jewish women tell the stories that too often remained hidden. Since October 7th, that mission has taken on a new urgency.
In this deeply moving conversation, Joanne Greenaway speaks with Shira about the power of storytelling in a time of war, grief, division, and rising antisemitism. Shira reflects on telling the stories of hostages and soldiers, the extraordinary moment when former hostage Sasha Trufanov discovered just how deeply the Jewish people had cared about him, and the challenge of conveying the lived reality of Israel to Jews around the world.
They also explore female leadership, the remarkable story behind the Az Nashir anthologies, the dangers of social media, the growing divisions within Israeli society, and Shira's belief that women's voices, creativity, empathy, and spiritual power can help shape the Jewish future.
Released just before the anniversary of October 7th, this is ultimately a conversation about what stories can accomplish: helping us remember, helping us understand one another, and reminding us that behind every headline is a human being whose story matters.
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