by Sarah Zadok | Dec 4, 2023 | Israel, Personal Development
You know how when you’re stretching and you hit your body’s flexibility limit, then you take a deep breath and try to push a little further past your limit… That’s how I feel pretty much all the time. This time demands us to stretch ourselves...
by Sarah Zadok | Dec 3, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
I love the Golan Heights. Especially at sunset. Chezi called at 4:00 pm-ish asking if I could pick him up a few miles down the road. He had just finished working at the winery where he’s filling in for our dear friend and neighbor who’s the head kosher...
by Sarah Zadok | Dec 1, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
It’s just a couple hours before shabbat comes in. News of the four killed in a Hamas terrorist attack in Jerusalem landed yesterday morning. News of Mia Schem’s release (along with seven others) landed yesterday afternoon. (She is the sister of our dear...
by Sarah Zadok | Nov 29, 2023 | Israel, Personal Development
It’s rough out there. It really is. The darkness is thick. I think the title of David Horovitz’s op-ed column today sums it up: “Hamas hostage releases are a daily mix of horror and relief. And this is the easy part.” It’s so easy to fall...
by Sarah Zadok | Nov 28, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
Ma’ayan Bracha. May Gd bless you and keep you safe and protected in all ways. May you walk in your truth. May you know your strength and may it rise within you. When you call upon it may it answer, הנני. Here I am. May you be guided by good and just leaders who...
by Sarah Zadok | Nov 27, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
I woke up feeling better than I did when I went to sleep. That’s always a good sign. It was a beautiful, rainy morning. As soon as the rain slowed down I took the dogs out. Yep. Dogs. Plural. We have a puppy. I’m not sure if we’re just fostering her...