Corinne Gideon Shares Emotional Message About Family, Faith, and Fighting Stereotypes

Israeli TV personality Corinne Gideon, who often shares glimpses of her personal and spiritual life online, opened up about her family, her parents, and the deep appreciation she feels for her roots. Gideon, who is married to Chili, a Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) man with 14 siblings, frequently speaks about her close connection to Judaism and family life. This time, during a family getaway with her parents, she shared a heartfelt reflection with her followers.

“I’m the youngest child,” she wrote, “and as hard as it is to admit, it means I’ve had the least time with my parents. So I try to make every moment count. My parents come here every year, and every year I do everything I can — whether I’m pregnant, with a baby, or with a toddler at home. We all sleep together in a small house by the sea, wake up together in the morning, and go to sleep together at night. We talk about life — the past and the future — just like we used to, back when I still lived with them more than a decade ago.”

She went on to share an emotional message: “Time passes, and this time will never come back. Spend time with your parents as much as you can. Cherish every minute with them. Tell them you love them. Family is what remains — both in the beginning and in the end. There’s nothing more important than that.”

Standing Up for the Haredi Community

Gideon also made headlines for defending the Haredi community after a wave of public hostility. “Sometimes I feel people don’t hear enough about Haredim like those in my family,” she wrote. “So I’ll tell you myself: Chili has 14 brothers and sisters — and they all work (and yes, pay taxes). Their spouses all work too. Two of my brothers-in-law serve in Israel’s security forces, with such high security clearance that I don’t even know what they do, and they’re Haredi. Honestly, our family represents the majority of the community.”

She admitted that she, too, once held misconceptions: “I’ll admit — it was convenient for me to believe certain things in the past. At best, you’d call them prejudices. At worst, racism. I just wanted to remind everyone of the difference between facts and prejudice. First and foremost, for the sake of my family.”