Aya Kramerman on Teshuvah: 10 Powerful Quotes About Her Journey

Former model Aya Kramerman gradually embraced a more observant Jewish life over the years, undergoing the journey together with her husband, former model Ziv Langer.

Kramerman has spoken openly about her path to teshuvah on several occasions, including in interviews with Hidabroot. She has shared how faith, Shabbat, family life, and raising her children became central parts of the transformation.

Here are 10 powerful quotes from Aya Kramerman about her journey to teshuvah and the life she discovered along the way:

1. “I don’t understand how it’s possible to raise children without faith and mitzvot.”
2. “I always say that I didn’t return to teshuvah in order to merit the World to Come, but for this world, because all the gifts I receive thanks to teshuvah are already here, in this world.”
3. “For a split second, I tried to imagine what my life would look like if, God forbid, I didn’t observe Torah and mitzvot. In one word: ‘Mommy!’ In two words: ‘Completely lost.’”
4. “Don’t get me wrong, I had a great life before teshuvah, or at least that’s what I thought. And I’m not saying that everyone who doesn’t observe mitzvot feels lost. I didn’t feel that way either. But in a moment of grace, Hashem illuminated the path for me, and I was privileged to walk by that light. To me, everything before that moment feels incomplete.”
5. “I would be completely lost if I didn’t observe Torah and mitzvot.”
6. “Hashem truly revealed Himself to us. I felt as though Hashem said to me, ‘The moment has come. Wake up.’”
7. “Ziv and I returned hand in hand. These are the mercies of Hashem. We began observing Shabbat and kashrut, and my husband started going to synagogue and attending classes. Every day, I thank Hashem that we are both part of this story.”
8. “I have no doubt that a large part of my return to teshuvah came from the desire not to raise my children in that environment.”
9. “I haven’t found a better way than purity and head covering to protect my marriage, and I haven’t found better company than religious Jews and people who have returned to teshuvah, where my children can be protected.”
10. “On Shabbat, I have three full meals with my children and my husband. That’s more than many families have during an entire week.”

For Kramerman, teshuvah was not simply about adopting a new set of religious practices. As her words reveal, it became a transformation in the way she viewed marriage, motherhood, family life, and her relationship with Hashem.

Her journey alongside her husband also gave the process another dimension: Rather than traveling two separate paths, they were able to grow together, gradually bringing Shabbat, kashrut, prayer, and Torah learning into their home.

And perhaps one of the clearest themes running through her words is that she does not view teshuvah only in terms of reward in the World to Come. For Kramerman, its gifts are already tangible in this world—in her home, her marriage, her children, and the Shabbat table they share each week.