""I thank the Creator": Dafna Liel on her daughter's decision to abandon the phone on Shabbat

Shtetl
October 4, 2026   
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Media personality Dafna Liel spoke during a discussion in the News 12 studio about her daughter Naomi's decision not to use the phone on Shabbat.

The remarks were made during a discussion on 'A Torah of Their Own - The Life of Generation Z: Parties in Desirable Destinations Alongside Torah Lessons and the Parshas Challah'.

""My daughter, Naomi, I would really define her exactly that way, she's both," said Liel. "She decided to go without a phone on Shabbat - an amazing thing, really. I thank the Creator.".

Liel added excitedly: "I thank the Creator, thank you for giving me my daughter one day a week. She comes, 'Mommy wants to do something, Mommy wants to talk.'".