Father Recounts Son's Injury in Gaza, Critiques Haredi Establishment
Translated & summarized from Kipa by baba
Yuval Dayan described the relief he felt when his son Natan was injured in Gaza, calling it an escape from a worse fate. He explained his departure from community leadership by citing feelings of hypocrisy and criticized the Haredi establishment. Dayan also spoke of personal struggles with loneliness and his relationship with God, but concluded by focusing on his romantic relationship and Israel's supportive nature.
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- Yuval Dayan felt relief when his son Natan was injured in Gaza, seeing it as survival.
- Dayan left community leadership, feeling like a "most imprisoned, most lying person."
- He criticized the Haredi establishment, calling its "pipe poisoned."
- Dayan expressed personal frustration with God after years without divine affirmation.
- He admitted to "terrible self-neglect" and current loneliness.
- Dayan is now focusing on his romantic relationship and mutual love.
Yuval Dayan described the profound relief he felt when his son, Natan, was injured in Gaza, stating, "I understood that from here you either leave in a bag or wounded, and when I was wounded, I felt relief. I said, okay, that's it, I'm out, I'm alive." He recounted the "hour of horror" of rushing his son to the hospital after receiving a late-night call, calling it the worst possible scenario for a soldier's parent.
Dayan explained his departure from community leadership by saying, "You sit here on stage talking about free will, and you are the most imprisoned, most lying person within a hundred kilometers." He quoted his daughter saying, "My father was a king, and one day he took off the crown and left the monarchy." Dayan also criticized the Haredi establishment, calling its "pipe poisoned," and expressed frustration with God, saying, "I would tell Him: for 30 years you didn't tell me I was beautiful and didn't hug me, so don't come near me."
He admitted that hours spent crying in the forest were "terrible, terrible self-neglect disguised as a thousand things" and shared that his current loneliness leads him to emotional conversations with service representatives. Despite his struggles, Dayan emphasized that Israel is a place where "every door you knock on, they will open for you." He concluded by stating his current focus is on his relationship, saying, "I am so focused on love, I understand there is something in this reciprocity, in another person that I need."
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