Mila Kunis has opened up about her Jewish childhood.
The 41-year-old actress recently shared insight into her Jewish background and how she’s incorporating traditions into her family life.
In a video released Thursday, Dec. 26, Kunis, along with Noa Tishby, attends a Hanukkah candle lighting ceremony and discusses her personal experiences.
Growing up in the Ukraine, Kunis explained, citing a lack of religious practice in her childhood, “I grew up doing nothing.
“I always knew I was Jewish, but I was told never to talk about it,” she added, citing living in a country that “doesn’t allow religion.” would give.”
Kunis and her family moved to the United States in the early 1990s when she was eight years old.
Now, Kunis and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, have embraced religious practices within their household, which includes their two children, 10-year-old daughter White and 8-year-old son Dimitri.
“I was raised culturally Jewish, so it’s a culture for me,” Kunis said.
“And as I had kids, and my kids identify a lot with the religion side of it, I was like, OK, I guess we’ll do it. [Shabbat] And we’ll blow out the candles. He also noted, “It has a very beautiful tradition.”
When Tishby asked about the culturally Jewish aspects of his family, Kunis jokingly replied, “Guilt. Guilt. I was raised with a lot of guilt all the time. Superstition and guilt.”
She also stated, “I think I’m afraid of not getting enough food,” explaining, “My fear is of somebody going hungry. Like, the worst thing my kids can say to me is, ‘ I’m hungry.’ Food cures everything. You’re tired? You’re grumpy?
Addressing potential criticism, she added, “A healthy person would say it’s unhealthy and we’re doing something wrong, and I understand; I’m working on it. But is it just There is something embedded in me.