25 Years Of Hidabroot: Akiva Ben David & Dudu Cohen Reflect On Faith, Life And The Jewish Journey

Akiva Ben Davidid. Hello to Dudu Khan. David Moshikan. How are you? I'm well, thank God. We're meeting now in a slightly different format. Most of the episodes of the podcast 25 years of hidabut we hosted together. Now I've asked you to switch to the interviewees seat because you also have a story and you also have a very very important role in the organization. You've had several different roles. But before that, I want to surprise you a little. Let's do it. Three things that you, the viewers, don't know about Aka Ben David. Only three. That's good. Three that I know of. There are probably about 300 that even I don't know. But out of those 300, here are three. First, you're 41 years old and you have a 21-year-old son. True, my dear sweet Uriel. >> Nice. You're also married for the third time, right? That's also true. Correct. Right. And another thing also in this complex familyology, you have two children from previous marriages. Your third wife has two from her previous marriages and you have one child together. True. So far so good. Let's break it down. My oldest son, Uriel, is 21. Sweet as honey. He just finished his army service in the Air Force technical unit. I'm married for the third time. My father said, "You'll never get married." But I ended up married the most. You proved him wrong. I proved him wrong. intentional from the start. Yes, it's all good. Yes, I went through I went through um until Thank God I found my peace and quiet, but I have to say I know you as a very pleasant and very welcoming person. I mean, if someone told me about a man who's been married three times, I wouldn't have thought of you. Look, I would have thought of someone who's more no connection. No, a man can be nice and get divorced. A woman can be nice and get divorced. Divorce isn't just for unpleasant people. The divorce itself isn't pleasant, but divorces also happen happen to to normal people. That's for sure. What do you mean? There's nothing else to it. Many of my good friends, yes, it's not related. The the fact that uh you dismantled the home and the relationship, no matter what happened or how it happened or who dismantled it and what they dismantled, but the very fact that you left and tried again and left and tried again, that's also a great thing in itself. It doesn't make you not normal or less pleasant. People who get divorced or people who get divorced understand that there's no other choice.