A lot has been said about Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his view on Judaism throughout the years, but a recent interview with his wife, Priscilla Chan, sheds light on the traditions they keep, including a weekly Shabbat family dinner.
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Speaking to The Sunday Times, Chan said that she and Zuckerberg raise their two daughters, five-year-old Maxima and four-year-old August, as Jewish. Every Friday night the family hosts friends for Friday night dinner in which Chan – who is Chinese by heritage – serves kosher food alongside Asian dishes.
She also described the family's bedtime ritual, which involves Zuckerberg reciting a Jewish prayer with the two daughters in Mandarin and teaching them how to code despite their young age. Asked if they plan to give the daughters access to social media, Chan is very clear: "Not until they are 13, because that's the rule."
In her interview, Chan also shared how she met Zuckerberg while studying at Harvard and their diverging backgrounds. While Zuckerberg grew up in a middle-class Jewish family in upstate New York, her parents fled Vietnam in the 1970s and worked multiple jobs to make ends meet.
Chan also spoke of the Chan Zuckerberg Foundation she and her husband set up through which they plan to donate 99% of their wealth.
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