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One of approximately 160,000 Ethiopian Jews now residing in Israel, Ashager Araro is part of an integral thread in Israel’s historically rich fabric. Born on a roadside during Operation Solomon ...
“It’s a time for us to learn more about the rich Ethiopian Jewish culture and also honor the difficult journey many made — and many who are still waiting to make – to Jerusalem.” ...
Ethiopia’s Falashmuras are believed to be descendants of one of the Ten Lost Tribes of ancient Israel. Ethiopia’s Jewish people mainly live in the Amhara and Tigray provinces.
The Passover seders in Ethiopia are being conducted as the Jewish Agency and the Ministry of Aliyah and Absorption are set to resume their Tzur Israel initiative, which is being resumed following ...
THE full-page article on Ethiopia, ["Ethiopia's Rich Culture, Steeped in History," Special Issue, July 16] did not find the space to include mention of the Ethiopian Jews, many of whom are now ...
An Ethiopian Jewish Kes, or high priest, celebrating Sigd in Israel | Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons For many Jews, the evening of Nov. 22 is just a quiet Tuesday night, but for Ethiopian Jews in ...
Culture From Ethiopian Orphanage to Jewish Day School Image by steve peterson/ terrachroma By Vicky Tobianah February 8, 2013 ...
The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia has been a longtime partner supporting Ethiopian Israelis and Ethiopian Jews around the world. In 2022, the organization joined the Jewish Federations of ...
Barhany grew up in Ethiopia in the Beta Israel community, a group of Jews that has lived there since ancient times, and numbers around 168,000 in Israel and 2,500 in the United States.