Jewish Telegraphic Agency2y
The Orit is a rare Ethiopian version of the Bible. This Israeli family risked it all to retrieve one.
It is one of just a handful texts in Israel of the Orit, an Ethiopian variant of the Hebrew Bible that predates the advent of that standardized text. It’s a remarkable reminder of how ancient ...
The Times of Israel15d
The Tribe of Dan and the Jews of Ethiopia
Whatever the precise history of their origins, a pivotal point for the Jews of Ethiopia was in 1976 when the Chief Sephardic ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency4y
Tel Aviv University launches academic program to preserve knowledge of Ethiopian Jewish bible
The Orit is the Ethiopian variant of the Hebrew Bible, Rom-Shiloni said. Prior to the compilation of the text known today as the Hebrew Bible, Jewish communities had similar “but certainly not ...
BBC3y
Ethiopia: The country where a year lasts 13 months
In Ethiopia it is simple ... the sacred chest holding the two tablets with the Ten Commandments which the bible says were given to Moses by God is not lost - Hollywood's Indiana Jones need ...