Shuli Rand

Shuli Rand was born in 1962 in Bnei Brak

Shalom Rand was born in Bnei Brak to a Religious Zionist family. His father, Professor Yaakov Rand, won the Israel Prize for his work in special education. He studied at the Or Etzion yeshiva and later left religious practice.

After his army service, he studied at the Nissan Nativ Acting Studio in Tel Aviv from 1984 and finished in 1987. In 1988 he played the lead in The Dybbuk at Habima, directed by Andrzej Wajda. He also played Hamlet in a Hebrew version by Rina Yerushalmi.

He returned to observant Judaism, joined the Breslov Hasidic movement and became a student of Rabbi Shalom Arush. After a break from acting, he came back to the stage in one-man plays. In 2004 he and his wife founded the Jewish Theatre of Jerusalem.

In 2004 he wrote and starred in Ushpizin, which won him the Ophir Award for Best Actor. In 2008 he released his first album, Nekuda Tova, with songs based on the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. He later co-wrote the animated film Legend of Destruction with Gidi Dar.

Rand and his first wife had 7 children. After his first wife refused a divorce, he received permission from 100 rabbis to remarry and married TV presenter Tzufit Grant.