According to the Jerusalem Times, Bob Marley’s grandson, Abraham, celebrated his bar mitzvah in Eretz Yisrael. His father, Ziggy, posted a photo of the pair on his Instagram account, saying, “I share this photo of Abraham and I from his celebration of becoming a man according to the ancient tradition he has reached that age of responsibility and change. JAH”
His mother, Orly Agai Marley, is Israeli, of Iranian-Jewish descent, while Ziggy was raised Rastafarian which is considered to be an Abrahamic religion, basing its belief system on the Torah.
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Ziggy is a heavy supporter of Israel. He signed a letter supporting Israel on October 20, following Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel. Ziggy posted, “Free Gaza from Hamas.” The letter was released by the Creative Community for Peace.