Quoting Israeli Actor Tzachi Halevy:

[...] "I come from a traditional home and have generations of rabbis in my family history. I think there are beautiful things in religion and faith, and I very much connect with the basic values of what it means to be a good person, it exists, I believe, in every religion. What people then do with it out of a desire to control, to frighten, and to accumulate power, that's beyond me. Now we've enrolled Adam in a Christian kindergarten here in Jaffa, they speak French there in addition to Hebrew, and for Hanukkah we have a menorah and a small Christmas tree, because he wanted one."

Halevy shares insights into the experience of being a minority, drawing from his own life and his family's. Growing up abroad, he personally encountered antisemitism, recalling an incident where he was called a "dirty Jew." He also highlights his wife, Lucy Aharish's experience as the only Muslim child in her school. Halevi says that this shared understanding of being a minority strengthens their bond.

He recounts a story from his childhood where his mother insisted he receive a cross necklace from his kindergarten teacher to feel included, despite their Jewish faith. He also discusses raising his son with his Muslim wife, choosing to register him as "without religion" and celebrating both Jewish and Muslim holidays, reflecting their belief in shared human values over religious divides. He criticizes the simplistic "pro-Palestine" or "pro-Israel" narratives, advocating for understanding and connection instead.

Hebrew https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/r1u2anoukg

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