Hi, I’m Claire.

Perhaps the best way to introduce myself is to tell you how I got here. I never planned to become a writer—or even a blogger—just as I never planned to become Jewish. Life simply led me there.

I grew up in France, but my heart always felt pulled elsewhere. By twenty-one, I had cut ties with my family and set out to build a life on my own terms. That journey has taken me through many international moves, a marriage, a conversion to Judaism in Israel, and a variety of roles along the way—from portrait photographer and gymnastics coach to business owner and magazine editor.

I wasn't born a writer, but when I found myself in the UK just before the pandemic, lockdown gave me the space to rethink my life. In a tiny flat, typing on a keyboard felt like a better outlet than punching pillows.

My memoir tells the story of arriving in Israel and embracing a faith I wasn't born into. I wanted so badly to belong that I was willing to sacrifice parts of myself—even against my husband's wishes.

By the time you read this, London will be behind me—a place where a piece of my heart will always remain—and I’ll be settling into a new life in America. I don't know where this next season will lead, but I'm glad you're here to watch it unfold.