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    Author: Sarit Steinfeld

    I was born in Israel and grew up in Toronto. I'm a writer at heart and a few years ago I started blogging about the experience of being Jewish in the modern world. My work has been featured on the Times of Israel and the Orthodox Union Magazine.

    Our Move: The 2-Year Mark

    Good friends from Toronto just moved to Israel. Nearly two years exactly to the date of our own move. As you can imagine, we haven’t had a…… Read more “Our Move: The 2-Year Mark”

    December 29, 2021January 1, 2022 by Sarit Steinfeld

    Our Move: The 10-Month Mark

    I can’t say this move has been ordinary. But nothing is these days. Irrespective of a pandemic wreaking havoc on the world, on the micro level, there…… Read more “Our Move: The 10-Month Mark”

    September 2, 2020 by Sarit Steinfeld

    Our Move: The Six Month Mark

    It’s been six months since our move to Israel, and obviously things got interesting in the last couple of months. Israel took a pretty strong stance on…… Read more “Our Move: The Six Month Mark”

    April 23, 2020June 24, 2020 by Sarit Steinfeld

    What It’s Like Watching the Netflix TV Miniseries ‘Unorthodox’ as a Modern Orthodox Jew

    I just finished watching Unorthodox on Netflix. Didn’t take long as it’s only four episodes. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s a miniseries about a young…… Read more “What It’s Like Watching the Netflix TV Miniseries ‘Unorthodox’ as a Modern Orthodox Jew”

    April 2, 2020April 2, 2020 by Sarit Steinfeld

    Israel Takes on Coronavirus – and I’m All for It!

    Israel is taking drastic measures to combat Coronavirus. In a nutshell: Ban on gatherings of over 10 people. All schools, malls, gyms, and restaurants are closed. Workplaces are opting…… Read more “Israel Takes on Coronavirus – and I’m All for It!”

    March 15, 2020June 10, 2020 by Sarit Steinfeld

    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.…… Read more “Hair Covering and the Choices We Make”

    February 23, 2020March 8, 2020 by Sarit Steinfeld

    Our Move: The Three Month Mark

    We recently hit our 3-month mark since our move to Israel. Whereas our first weeks in Israel were spent running around navigating Israeli bureaucracy, the last little…… Read more “Our Move: The Three Month Mark”

    February 16, 2020March 17, 2020 by Sarit Steinfeld

    A Teapot Tells a Story

    I wrote this post in honour of International Holocaust Remembrance Day (January 27, 2020) in memory of Zvi’s grandparents and as a tribute to the courage of…… Read more “A Teapot Tells a Story”

    January 28, 2020March 12, 2020 by Sarit Steinfeld

    Here We Are

    In 2016, I was sitting in my masters class eagerly awaiting a guest speaker that had come in to discuss Canada’s approach to foreign policy. Around that…… Read more “Here We Are”

    January 6, 2020March 8, 2020 by Sarit Steinfeld

    Our first weeks in Israel

    We are six weeks into our move to Israel. Here are the highlights in a nutshell. Israeli Bureaucracy It’s everything you’ve heard about, and more. You book…… Read more “Our first weeks in Israel”

    December 15, 2019March 12, 2020 by Sarit Steinfeld

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