by Sarah Zadok | Oct 25, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
I feel like I’ve grown up some in the last few days. Like some larger understanding has begun to download inside. Today I felt stronger. More focused. Less anxious. I felt alive today. Maybe it has to do with the time I’ve recently spent orienting myself...
by Sarah Zadok | Oct 24, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
One of the beautiful things about this time are the connections with people. Meaningful, deep, straight-to-the-heart-of-the-matter conversations with strangers; new friends. Reconnecting with friends and family from all over the world. Earlier this week, my second...
by Sarah Zadok | Oct 23, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
Photo credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Today’s update is gonna be quick. It’s been 17 days since all hell broke loose in these parts. Today was the first day I traveled to work in Beit Shemesh – a two and half hour’s ride, each way, south, on...
by Sarah Zadok | Oct 22, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
Photo credit: Jalaa MAREY / AFP, October 15, 2023. Israeli tanks positioned in the north of Israel near the border with Lebanon Shabbat was good. But strange. There was a lot of activity in the sky. Airplanes, helicopters, lots of rumbling. All this punctuated by...
by Sarah Zadok | Oct 20, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
Shabbat is coming. The brisket is in the oven, sourdough is baked, and banana muffins ready to rock n’ roll. Chezi is cleaning the floor downstairs while I take a few minutes to pen some words to share with you all before shabbat. A few moments from today: Our...
by Sarah Zadok | Oct 19, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
We live in the Golan Heights. 4.3 miles from the Syrian border (as the missile files). There have been a few mortars fired into the Golan from what appears to rag-tag rebels looking for some action. Thank Gd, no one was hurt. Mostly it’s quiet here. We hear...