Yael Elkana resumed contact with her 90,<> followers on the social network Instagram on Wednesday night, when she took up the interviewee's position and suggested that users ask her questions on topics related to her that make them lose sleep.
Yael Elkana on religion and complex belief in God // From the Instagram page
Elkana shared the complexity of her belief in God, and her strong opinion of the people who argue religion with believers, who often do so in a way that creates resistance in her. "There is a difference between religion and the people who represent it," she said. "Some people use it for coercion and negative things." And what did she have to say about the political situation in the country?
"Believes in God, talks to Him and prays"
"Do you believe in God? Tell us about your closeness to faith and religion," they asked Elkana. "Complex proximity," she explained, had already begun. "Overall, I'm a very believing person. I believe in God, I talk to Him a lot, I pray a lot, I ask Him for things," she said.
"Also Tomer (Makhlouf, Elkana's partner; Elkana said of her partner, "so his best friend is ultra-Orthodox and he's the most charming and intelligent person and he always surprises me with stories. I just think there's a lot of representation of religion that's not positive and a lot of times it antagonizes me, but then I discover that there's a difference between religion and the people who represent it. That there are people who are smart, amazing, and sensitive and kind and there are people who use it for coercion and negative things. But yes, I am unequivocally a person of faith."
"What do you think about the situation in the country?" the users were curious to know. "If we're really, really transparent, right now we're passing a law that basically says the government can enact any law it wants, without the ability to limit it. Scary. Why? Because no matter what kind of government it is, even if it is secular, religious, leftist, right-wing, once it enacts laws that do not represent the minority, it will not be possible to limit it."
According to her, "The essence of democracy is to protect the rights of minorities. Even if I am not part of the majority, and even if the government does not represent my views, there is still the ability to protect my rights. And especially if there are so many people who come out and protest, and it's so important to them and they're so afraid, I think the government must at least give it some kind of attention and not ignore it. But to talk about it in some way and give space to their fear. What do you think? Right? Don't ignore!"
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