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Why should people be surprised that there are Black Jews? In Israel there are 110,000 Ethiopian
Jews, Orthodox American Jews of color, Lemba Jews
from South Africa, etc. There are Jews in Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, descendents of Jews who identify with their origins in Timbuktu, Sierra Leone, etc. Yafat
Khoto the actor is a born Jew of Cameroon extraction. Many Morrocan Jews are of Berber extraction and there are some remaing Jewish Berbers. The Northern half of Ethiopia was Jewish
under Queen Yudit, Yemen had a Jewisj king at one
point, the City of Medina, known as Al Yatrib in
biblical times was predominantly Jewish (Khyber
Oasis)…. Not to mention the B’nei Menaahas of
India/Burma, the B’nei Israel and Cochin Jews of
India, etc.
When the Messhiac comes, the Jews of the world
will wake up- all colors and races and the world
will realize that there are not just 13 million
Jews, but maybe 130 million.
All the best.
Terrence
Miami Beach
HI,
I feel what you all are saying. People have said to me hundreds of times, I didn’t know there were any black Jews. I say look in the Bible, we were there and he left a remnant. My mom and dad raised me with my Hebrew roots and I’d wish they’d realize how much they’ve been deceived and there jaw woukd be further on the floor. I just keep my head up, study my Bible and Hebrew and keep the High Holy days as our Father wants. Baruch haShem
Audra
what age can one convert to be a jew ? and where would learn all of the laws of becoming a jew and can anyone give e-mail adress or web sites to learn this please help!.