Tag: Hebrew Israelites

Lewis R. Gordon, a renowned philosopher and head of the philosophy department at the University of Connecticut, has had a significant impact on Black history and Black Jewish history.
Congregation Ahavas Sholom, a Conservative synagogue in Newark, has made history by hiring Eliyahu Elijah Collins and Robert Azriel Devine from the Israelite Rabbinical Academy as associate rabbi and rabbinical intern, respectively.
This article discusses the conflation of Jews of color with the Hebrew Israelite movement, specifically the more radical and antisemitic factions of the movement.
Hebrew Israelite groups, often in the spotlight due to figures like Kanye West and Kyrie Irving, face misconceptions and scrutiny.
Tamar Manasseh, a community activist and anti-violence advocate, recently became the first woman ordained as a rabbi at Chicago's Beth Shalom Bnai Zaken Ethiopian Hebrew Congregation.
Former NBA All-Star Amare Stoudemire has launched a line of kosher-for-Passover Israeli wines in collaboration with the Israel Wine Producers Association.