by Sarah Zadok | Mar 6, 2024 | Israel, Personal Narrative
Our sages say we should “rise like a lion” upon waking each morning. I’ve always loved that visual. Far as it may be from my life experience as of late. For the past 152 days, more often than not, I feel tired. Like, fundamentally. Madeline Khan in...
by Sarah Zadok | Dec 31, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
It’s been 86 days of war. That’s more time than modern brain science says is required to form a new habit. In some ways, I feel like that’s exactly what we’ve been doing…building new habits, new ways of being, laying down new neural pathways...
by Sarah Zadok | Dec 20, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
I spoke with a new friend today. We met a few weeks ago. She’s a strong, kind woman. As far as life circumstances go, she’s pretty down and out. She’s a single, disabled mom, raising her youngest, without many resources. She immigrated to Israel...
by Sarah Zadok | Dec 19, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
Some days I show up to this blank page and I have nothing to say. Nothing at all. Then I remember why I show up here, to this page at all. I am here to bear witness to this experience. To document what each day since Oct 7th has been for me. So that I don’t...
by Sarah Zadok | Dec 18, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
Among the horrors of war lay The most beautiful faces With the brightest futures The most loving families And the best friends So much life. Laid to rest and mourned forever by a family that will never be the same. One after the next. These soldiers, killed in duty,...
by Sarah Zadok | Dec 16, 2023 | Israel, Personal Narrative
We had a lovely shabbat. Just us for dinner. Went to bed early. Woke up slowly. Took my time. I said my prayers unhurried, enjoyed the feel of the words in my mouth and their sound as I spoke them out loud. I read. Played hide and seek with Harley. Went for a long,...