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Food A unique Ethiopian-Israeli cafe in Harlem becomes certified kosher and vegan
“It’s a beautiful way to celebrate Jewish diversity," said the cafe's owner
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Fast Forward Ethiopian Israelis celebrate Sigd holiday under the shadow of war
A public celebration in Jerusalem of the Ethiopian Jewish holiday celebrating yearning for Israel was canceled
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Opinion On Jerusalem Day, Ethiopian Jews remember those who never reached the Promised Land
Now in the U.S., an Ethiopian Jewish mom recalls her journey as an 8-year-old to Israel
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Culture Sharing communal sukkot during the ‘Holiday of Shade’
In the Ethiopian celebration, families join together in a community sukkah
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Culture In the story of Ethiopian Jewish immigration, is Israel really the hero?
When we hear about racism or discrimination in Israel, it is usually about Jewish-Arab relations. It is far more rare that we hear the complicated story of Beta Israel, the Ethiopian Jewish community, who also face discrimination in the country. Usually, if we hear anything about their plight, we hear of Israel heroically airlifting thousands…
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News Israel’s first Black Cabinet member knows the aliyah struggle. It’s why she kept immigration open during COVID.
(JTA) — To immigrate to Israel from Ethiopia, Pnina Tamano-Shata’s family had to trek on foot through the desert to Sudan in the middle of a famine. Later, the truck bringing her mother and two of her sisters to the airfield broke down. It wasn’t until the plane doors closed that Tamano-Shata realized that they…
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Community The Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd is more relevant than ever
In the 1997 Seinfeld episode “The Strike,” George Castanza is embarrassed when his father Frank shamelessly promotes Festivus, a December 23 celebration that Frank created years ago in reaction to the other winter festivals in popular culture. The episode ends with George’s friends and enemies joining together at the Castanza home as Frank leads the…
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