by Sarah Zadok | Dec 7, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
Chanukah. First light. The story of our people alive in our hearts. Small army, big army. War. Warriors. Victory. The shadows of our enemies within sight inside our kingdom, inside our walls, on our altars. A small jug of pure oil, stamped with a holy seal. Enough to...
by Sarah Zadok | Dec 6, 2023 | Israel, Personal Development
So many of you have asked how you can support us out here in the Golan; this one’s for you. We moved to the Golan Heights in 2011 after 11 years in the Beit Shemesh area. It was always the dream. It still is. Moshav Yonatan is our home. I walk our backroads...
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...