"I’ve lived in Israel my whole life—it’s home, and I love it here. But when I wanted to marry the man I love, I couldn’t. We had to fly to Canada just to say, ‘I do.’ Then we spent a year in America, where we had three beautiful kids through a surrogate. I converted them myself because I wanted them to grow up rooted in the same traditions I did. And then, of course, we came back. Because despite everything, there’s nowhere like Israel. This country is complicated, but it’s also beautiful—it’s a place where I can raise my family with pride, where I can teach my kids to love who they are and where they come from, just like I do. This place isn’t perfect, but it’s ours. "