Sarit Steinfeld, at The Blogs

Feb 16, 2024, 12:03 AM

The men who pray by the empty chairs There is a group of men who pray By a long row of empty chairs And every Friday, as we drive by, we see them there Last week was the first time we decided to...

Dec 4, 2023, 6:46 PM

I wanted to give you a name

Some poems take minutes and some days. This one has taken me weeks. I kept changing the ending. A part of me feels like I'll be writing this forever, because I will never understand. - I needed to give you a...

Apr 21, 2020, 11:14 AM

Saved by a Song: A Survivor’s Story

Helen lay in an open field, tall grass surrounded her. It was as good a hideout as she was going to get. She had lost count of how long she’d been there for, three hours? Maybe more. Her mind...

Mar 29, 2020, 11:58 AM

Still, Living a Dream

Five years. That’s how long it took us to finally make the decision to move to Israel and fulfill our dream. We packed up our life and our little 6-month-old, said tearful goodbyes, and left Toronto on a grey...

Mar 17, 2020, 6:30 PM

Indifference in the Face of Coronavirus

I sit in my Modiin home in Israel and listen to the police on loudspeaker imploring residents to stay indoors while they prepare the streets to be disinfected with chemicals. I’m grateful, but an eerie feeling washes over me. Malls,...

Feb 23, 2020, 3:25 PM

Hair Covering and the Choices We Make

From the moment I covered my hair, I didn’t connect with it. I would look in the mirror with my wig on and couldn’t relate to myself. So I opted for hats. But with hats, I always felt hidden....

Feb 9, 2020, 11:42 PM

10 Tips for Traveling as an Orthodox Jew

My husband and I love to travel. We've been to over a dozen countries and have never let being Orthodox stop us. Here are some tried and true tips based on our adventures. Tip #1: Find the nearest Chabad and...

Jan 26, 2020, 3:37 PM

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Why I’m moving to Israel

Illustrative: An Egged Ta'avurah bus. (Effi Elians/Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)

The day I fabricated my best excuse for being late to school forever influenced my sense of adventure -- and family

About Me

Sarit was born in Israel and grew up in Toronto. She obtained a Masters in Public Policy and worked as a Policy Advisor for the Ontario government. In 2019, Sarit moved to Israel with her husband and baby boy (they now also have a little sabra). Within a year of their move, Sarit became a writer for high-tech, and her husband became a chef. She no longer cooks. You can follow their journey on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/eatszlife/).

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