Avraham Elimelech Firer was born in Bnei Brak, the fifth of nine children. This method allows maximum protection to both the firer and the shield-bearer. The serpentine dipped backward, toward the firer, to ignite the priming. In 2002, Rabbi Firer was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the Weizmann Institute. The firer was protected from abrasion by a leather flap. If the firer rolls less than this modified chance, the target is hit. Susan Firer has been awarded a 2015 NEA Creative Writing Fellowship in Poetry. Firer is also the recipient of the Begin Prize.