My experience of war and today’s geopolitics

My experience of war and today’s geopolitics

Haftam Yitzhak Heathwood, Jewish&, 11/15/2022

Lessons from Ethiopia should shape our response to conflict and suffering

What is Sigd?

What is Sigd?

Bezawit Abebe and Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder, Jewish&, 11/14/2022

Check out our infographic about Sigd.

Ethiopian Jewish Sukkot Traditions as a Model for Building Communities of Belonging

Ethiopian Jewish Sukkot Traditions as a Model for Building Communities of Belonging

Michal Avera Samuel and Rabbi Ruth Abusch-Magder, Jewish&, 09/20/2022

Setting aside time for creating a community of equals.

Sigd: Celebrating Past, Future, & Present

Sigd: Celebrating Past, Future, & Present

Webmast, 10/27/2021

Sigd - An ancient Jewish holiday, has been observed for centuries by the Beta Israel (Jewish Ethiopian) community Fifty days after Yom Kippur, we celebrate the Sigd. Join us to learn more about the holiday with David Mihret, Director of the North American Conference on Ethiopian Jewry (NACOEJ)-Israel.

As an infant, she was airlifted to safety. Today she’s bringing Ethiopian culture alive in Tel Aviv.

As an infant, she was airlifted to safety. Today she’s bringing Ethiopian culture alive in Tel Aviv.

Leoni Jesner, JTA, 12/30/2020

This opportunity was really a turning point, providing a springboard where I could use my voice to represent my community and fill a gap in the knowledge of Jewish people globally — many of whom remain unaware of Israel’s Ethiopian Jewry,

Israeli of Ethiopian origin one of 2 Rhodes scholars bound for Oxford

Israeli of Ethiopian origin one of 2 Rhodes scholars bound for Oxford

Sue Surkes, The Times of Israel, 12/17/2020

Eden Amare Yitbarek, 23, studied at Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya as part of special program sponsoring youngsters from the community with leadership potential for BA degrees.

My Grandpa Was Killed for Being a Jew in Ethiopia – Now I Fight for Black Lives in Israel

My Grandpa Was Killed for Being a Jew in Ethiopia – Now I Fight for Black Lives in Israel

Ashager Araro, Jewish Journal, 06/25/2020

Being Black and Jewish, I was always very aware of anti-Semitism and racism.

Meet the First Ethiopian-Born Minister in Israel

Meet the First Ethiopian-Born Minister in Israel

Yossi Aloni, Israel Today, 05/19/2020

That 3-year-old girl who came to Israel barefoot, without a mother, and after a very long trek, has finally made it.

Israel to Compensate Ethiopian Rabbis for Decades of Discriminatory Funding

Israel to Compensate Ethiopian Rabbis for Decades of Discriminatory Funding

Or Kashti, Haaretz, 05/17/2020

Spiritual leaders of the Jewish Ethiopian community were denied equal funding by local religious councils, and have been fighting in court since 1992.