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What To Know About Hebrew Israelites, Onetime Faith Of Jersey City Kosher Mart Shooter
Most Hebrew Israelites are not violent, but there are sects connected to black nationalist and anti-Semitic ideology.
Hebrew Israelites Vow To Rebuild Brooklyn Synagogue Destroyed In Blaze
A historic black synagogue in Brooklyn went up in flames. They’re hoping to rebuild.
Hebrew Israelite Group Asks: ‘Are We Ready For Female Rabbis?’
A Hebrew Israelite rabbinical group is debating whether to accept female rabbis.
Black Rabbi Chants Kaddish To Mourn Chicagoans Killed By Police
Rabbi Capers Funnye is a prominent black rabbi and president of the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs.
The Rabbinic Student With a Plan To Solve Chicago’s Gun Violence Problem
Tamar Manasseh likely won’t be ordained as a rabbi until next year, but she already has her congregation: a street corner in the Englewood neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, where she has worked out her own solution to the city’s gun violence problem.
Meet the Ghanaian-American Actor Who Plays an Orthodox Jew in ‘Chicago Med’
The actor Ato Essandoh, whose parents are from Ghana, is taking on a particularly challenging role in the new NBC drama “Chicago Med” — he’s playing an Orthodox Jew.
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In sermons, Rabbi Capers Funnye quotes from spirituals and the Talmud, from Abraham Joshua Heschel and from black nationalist Marcus Garvey.
Black Jews Gain Wider Acceptance
Black American Jews are gaining wider acceptance by the Jewish establishment, which once dismissed them as inauthentic.
Rabbi Funnye's Sukkot Plans
While President Barack Obama spent Labor Day weekend at Camp David, his wife Michelle’s cousin, Rabbi Capers Funnye, is heading out for a very different kind of camp experience over Sukkot.
Yid Vid: Michelle Obama's Rabbi Cousin Has Some Advice for the President
Rabbi Capers Funnye, Jr., a cousin of First Lady Michelle Obama, is calling on President Obama to make Middle East peace “a top priority” of his administration. Funnye appears with a handful of other rabbis in a five-minute video, created before the inauguration by the organization Brit Tzedek v’Shalom – Jewish Alliance for Justice & Peace — pleading with the new president to promote a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians. “There is no time left to walk softly and hope for the best,” Funnye, who attended his in-law’s inauguration Tuesday, says in the video.