Why I Took A Pause
August. That was the last time I wrote a blog post. A blog post focused on my professional journey - how I got here and what I hope to do next.
September. I spent the month of September celebrating the Jewish New Year with family and friends and gearing up for the last quarter of the year.
October. This is when my world as a Jewish woman and a professional came to a screeching halt.
While this is normally a phrase I would use in context to Bravo, let me explain why I had to take a pause. I am a Jewish funeral director. My family owned a Jewish business for over 40 years. I have been relied on as an expert in the field of Jewish funerals and mourning. I am also an extremely compassionate human being who was not prepared for what I was going to see from the world in the days and weeks to come. I have always prided myself on seeing the similarities with others and celebrating the differences - and the ground fell out from underneath me personally and professionally when I started seeing the amount of hate and antisemitism online.
We know that on October 7th, Israel and its people experienced a terrorist attack. What we were not prepared for, was what would come after that attack. That people would remain silent while our women, men, and children were slaughtered, raped, and kidnapped. That we would have to defend Israel’s right to exist. That we would have to campaign for the public to condemn these heinous acts. That we would have to justify the need to #bringthemhomenow. That we would wait with silent fear until our WhatsApp notifications popped up from our family in Israel. That we would have to send fathers waiting for the births of their children to war.
December. Here we are now. We are still waiting for the world to believe Israelis. We are still waiting for the hostages to come home. But what we are not doing is fighting this fight alone. I took a pause for the past three months to learn more about myself, push for advocacy, and regroup mentally, but I am back and ready to take on the second year of A. Resnick Communications. I am back to be a resource for Jewish funerals and mourning. I am back to help educate anyone who is seeking to learn more information about these rites and traditions and how they may overlap with rites and traditions in other cultures and religions. I am back - and I am ready to give people a voice. I am back - and I am more proud than ever to be a Jewish woman. I am back - and I am beyond grateful to all of the allies who have stuck their necks, personal lives, and careers on the line to fight back against antisemitism and hatred. I am back and I am recharged - and I am not going anywhere.
