Ben Artzi on Faith: "I Talk to God All the Time"

Singer Ben Artzi, the son of renowned Israeli musician Shlomo Artzi, has spoken openly about the spiritual journey he has been experiencing. In an interview on the podcast Shabbat Mikol HaSibot, he shared what has changed in his life.

"Something inside me always returns to my inner home, where God is," Artzi said. "It has nothing to do with external things. For me, it's simply about coming home."

He continued, "Home is a place where God is present. What does that mean? It means that our existence isn't random. We weren't born by chance, and we won't leave this world by chance. We were born for this particular time, this particular place, and each of us for our own unique circumstances. I don't believe otherwise. More than ever, I believe this is a story that was written long ago and continues to be written today."

"God Brings Me Back to a Place of Peace"

Speaking about his faith, Artzi added, "There is a God, and I don't imagine Him as an old man with a white beard. That presence within me always brings me back home, to a place of peace and security. God has always felt to me like forgiveness... like truth. I've carried that feeling since I was a child."

Asked whether he speaks to God, Artzi replied: "I talk to Him all the time. Ever since I was little, I've had my own personal prayer. It's not something I sat down and composed. It's more like words that naturally flow from within you."

He explained that this personal prayer is closely connected to moments of anxiety.

"After my bar mitzvah, when I began putting on tefillin, I struggled with anxiety. When my own children feel anxious, they turn to me because I'm the responsible adult. They know they're protected. In the same way, whenever I feel fear or anxiety, I turn to God, to my Father."