Dudu Aharon: "It's All From Above"

"It's All From Above" — this is what Dudu Aharon named his second album, released in 2009, and even if this meaning doesn't accompany his career all the way, it's still there, waiting for the day it will break out in full.

Recently, Aharon was interviewed by mako magazine, where he spoke about his religious background, observing Shabbat now, and his plans for the future.

"I don't turn on lights on Shabbat. The phone, of course, is off," he said, "There were times over the years when I've stumbled and desecrated it, but it's only happened rarely."

"In the extended families of both my parents, everyone is religious. My dad drives on Shabbat, though. But he gave me the freedom to choose. Belief in Hashem is something that has been with me since I was little. I went to a religious elementary school."

"Yes. I was enrolled in a religious school. From first to sixth grade, I learned there. Then, all my friends enrolled in Ort Rehovot, so even though I wanted to continue in a religious school, I followed my friends and studied at Ort."

Later, Aharon says he promised himself he would wear a kippah once he felt whole with himself, and that would be for life.

"I believe that once I get married."

Really? From your wedding you'll wear a kippah forever?

"There are two options. Either from when I get married or when I have a child. Because I want my child, when he grows up, to see his father wearing a kippah, and I'll set the example. It’s a process that's developing within me."

"Yes, absolutely."

In conclusion, Aharon declared, "I trust Hashem, I observe Shabbat. By age 40, that's how I want to see myself. I've had falls in life. I once drove on Shabbat and immediately felt things weren’t working out, that I was drifting away from Hashem. And with Hashem, I have something of a bond. But I don't observe Shabbat to succeed. I observe because I love Hashem and am in awe of Him. But more connected to love and devotion."