Shira Atik

Jul 23, 2024 | jewishbookcouncil.org | Shira Atik |Kerry Olitzky |Devorah Omer |Aviel Basil

Chris Barash and Aviel Basil’s new pic­ture book is nar­rat­ed by a blind child who encoun­ters his sur­round­ings through touch, sound, smell, and taste. The author and illus­tra­tor con­vey that the narrator’s blind­ness does not keep him from enjoy­ing Shab­bat with the peo­ple in his life. Braille accom­pa­nies the print­ed words. The book’s unpre­ten­tious tone does not dimin­ish its inno­v­a­tive inclusivity.

Apr 14, 2024 | jpost.com | Shira Atik

We cannot allow ourselves to forget the hostages, nor let ourselves get so accustomed to this new reality that we start to think of it as the new normal. In the spring of 2022, I threw my mother an 85th birthday party at a lovely café in Gan Sacher in Jerusalem.

Apr 8, 2024 | msn.com | Shira Atik

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Apr 8, 2024 | jpost.com | Shira Atik

If Israeli soldiers allowed themselves to go down the darker road, they would lose their way. Instead, they follow the light. They focus on their love for the Jewish homeland and the Jewish people.

Nov 28, 2023 | jpost.com | Shira Atik

When my daughter told me, in the spring of 2022, that she was planning to join the Israel Defense Forces as a lone soldier, I was very proud, a little nervous, and not at all surprised. Tal had been talking about this since she was 15. When she informed me that she wanted to be a combat soldier, the first thing I heard was my grandmother’s voice in my head – “A soldier, that’s one thing, but combat, really?” –  and my anxiety level dialed up a bit.