Sister of Nova Victim Shares Grief Ahead of Childbirth

Maayan Adam is approaching the Day of Remembrance for the Victims of October 7th with profound grief for her younger sister, Mayfal Adam, who was murdered at the Nova music festival at the age of 26. In a series of Instagram stories posted on the morning of the remembrance day, Maayan spoke about her upcoming childbirth and the absence of her sister, realizing the painful void Mayfal's death has left.

Adam, who is in the advanced stages of pregnancy, recalled the birth of her first daughter, Tevel, and how her sister Mayfal was moved to tears by the event. "I am burning that I won't be at her birth," Maayan wrote, expressing her sorrow that Mayfal won't be there to share in the joy of her new grandchild. She also shared that she had taken her sister's picture from the living room to bring to the delivery room, but the cleaner mistakenly returned it. This incident, while seemingly minor, highlighted the painful reality of her sister's absence, making it seem logical to the cleaner that the picture should remain in its original place.

"It's a bit strange to have a day of mourning, because all I want is for there to be one day that isn't mourning, a normal day when my mother is happy and my family is whole," Maayan wrote, encapsulating her deep longing for normalcy and the return of her complete family.