Posts Tagged: Ethiopian Jews
The Importance of Celebrating the Ethiopian Jewish Holiday of Sigd
Today, there are more than 135,000 Ethiopian Jews living in Israel. The Ethiopian Jewish community, also known as Beta Israel (House of Israel), has been...
Rivlin Pays Tribute to Ethiopian Jews Who Died on Way to Israel
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin paid tribute to the Ethiopian Jews who died on their way to Israel on Thursday, saying, “Those who came up to...
Ethiopian-Israeli Soldiers Receive Independence Day Letters From Relatives Left Behind
Ethiopian-Israeli IDF soldiers received a pleasant and moving surprise on Independence Day this year, with relatives left behind in Ethiopia writing them letters marking the...
Israeli Government Approves Immigration of 400 Ethiopian Falash Mura
JNS.org - The Israeli government’s recent approval of a plan to allow nearly 400 Ethiopian Jews from the Falash Mura sect to immigrate to Israel...
Ethiopian Jews Celebrate Festival of Sigd, Now a State Holiday in Israel
Ethiopian Jews celebrated on Wednesday one of their most-significant holidays, the festival of Sigd. A decade ago, Sigd was recognized as a state holiday in Israel,...
A Modern-Day Jewish Exodus Story
A new Netflix movie, The Red Sea Diving Resort, has been released. It tells the story of an audacious Mossad operation to rescue Ethiopian Jews...
New Trailer Released for Netflix Film About Mossad Operation to Smuggle Ethiopian Jews to Israel
A trailer was released on Tuesday for a new Netflix film about a Mossad operation to smuggle thousands of Ethiopian Jewish refugees to Israel that...
Lt. ‘Yod’ First Israeli Air Force Pilot of Ethiopian Heritage
JNS.org - Lt. “Yod” will officially become the Israeli Air Force’s first pilot of Ethiopian heritage when he completes the elite pilots’ course on Wednesday. The new...
A Scandalous Halachic Decision Disgraces Ethiopian Jews — and Judaism Itself
When I joined the Jewish people as a young man of 16 -- being the child of a mixed marriage -- I could not have...
After 30 Years of Limbo, Traditional Ethiopian-Jewish Religious Leaders Recognized by Israel
Israel has officially recognized the traditional Ethiopian religious leaders referred to as kesim, ending a 30-year controversy over their official status. Kesim have constituted the leadership...
Ethiopian-Born Miss Israel Once Dreamed of the Jewish State — Now Advocates for It
JNS.org - In Ethiopia, Yityish “Titi” Aynaw and her fellow villagers always dreamed of living in Israel. “From as far back as I can remember, I was...
Ethiopian Rosh Hashanah Blends Unique Customs With a Yearning for Jerusalem
JNS.org - Despite relative isolation from their Jewish brethren around the world for millennia, Ethiopian Jews still observe Rosh Hashanah. Though unique, the Jewish New Year festivities...
60 New Ethiopian Immigrants Arrive in Israel
JNS.org - Sixty new Jewish immigrants from Ethiopia arrived at Israel’s Ben-Gurion International Airport this week. They were greeted by jubilant family members and supporters, who...
First Wave of Ethiopian Jews Arrive in Israel Since Special Aliyah Program’s Renewal
JNS.org - Seventy-two new Jewish immigrants from Ethiopia arrived at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Tuesday night, a first since the Israeli government renewed the Ethiopian aliyah program in...
