24 בספטמבר 2026

You see how all its parts connect to tradition, which isn't necessarily seen here at home, perhaps we'll talk about that later. And you come from such a family, from the beautiful Sephardic Jewry, your father from roots of those expelled from Spain, your mother from Yemenite Jewry. How do you manage to preserve that? Especially in a period where we see the division that also reaches issues of religion and state, how do we manage to preserve this among the people? I'll tell you, simply don't let yourself get into arguments. We must not get into arguments. We need to understand that the people of Israel are actually made up of different layers. One more dominant, one less dominant, but in the end, we are the people of Israel, the Jewish people, and everyone has a different approach to the sources. We ultimately have to, have to show personal responsibility and ensure that we can contain everyone , all of us. I must tell you, at the Selichot at the Western Wall, I was there several times, and every time I was moved by the cantor who was chanting there. Yes, yes, I love it, I love it, that's actually my profession, I am a cantor. Yes, yes, my profession is a cantor, later, but not now. And I must tell you, I am a prayer leader or public messenger, I function like that. Ah, I am definitely a prayer leader, thank God. And now we are speaking after Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, definitely a unique experience. But I must tell you, I looked at the Selichot ceremony, I looked at the public—you didn't just see Haredim there, there were few Haredim for example, or you didn't just see Religious Zionism; you saw the people of Israel, very many secular people who love Judaism, love tradition, each in their own way. And therefore I say, practice as little coercion as possible. The more you make what you do in the framework of tradition accessible, the more the Israeli public will love this thing. And it seems that in these events, we are all truly united. Everyone is praying, everyone is singing, everyone is celebrating together. And it is definitely a heartwarming sight.