Singer Yagel Oshri Finds Stronger Faith After October 7th Attacks

Singer and songwriter Yagel Oshri shared in an interview with Benny Titelboim on Kan Moreshet about his personal journey since the October 7th Hamas attacks, noting a significant strengthening of his faith in the wake of the tragedy. Oshri stated that while he always felt Jewish and believed in God, the events of October 7th profoundly impacted his faith. He revealed that his family observed Shabbat until he was 16, a practice they later abandoned. Following the attacks, Oshri decided to begin donning tefillin daily. "Something about October 7th made me feel strengthened, to have a much stronger faith," he said. He described putting on tefillin as a way to start his day differently, especially given his intense lifestyle as an independent musician. Oshri also spoke about the anger he felt after his younger brother's partner was murdered at the Nova music festival. "I've never felt such anger in my life," he stated. However, he explained that from within this devastation, he chose to seek "points of light." "In everything bad, and this is the most terrible thing that has happened in the history of the State of Israel, even in this terrible thing I must find a point of light, for the simple reason that if I only look at the darkness, then everything will be darkness," he explained. Oshri admitted he doesn't have an answer as to why the disaster occurred but affirmed that his personal experience reinforced his faith. He also discussed his song "Latzet Mi'Dikaon" (Getting Out of Depression), which became known as the "war anthem" and is closely associated with the current period. Oshri embraces the nickname because of the song's central message of hope for a better future. He believes the song has garnered over 30 to 40 million streams, emphasizing that as long as people express hope for better days, those days will arrive.