Raphael Hadane
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Takuyo Hadane is the Liqa Kahnet (High priest) for the communities of Beta Israel
in Israel
. Hadane has argued for the acceptance of the Falasha Mura as Jews
. In January 2008, Hadane verified that there were engagements between the Ethiopian community in Israel and the African community of America.
Beta Israel
Beta Israel Israel, Ge'ez: ቤተ እስራኤል - Bēta 'Isrā'ēl, modern Bēte 'Isrā'ēl, EAE: "Betä Ǝsraʾel", "Community of Israel" also known as Ethiopian Jews , are the names of Jewish communities which lived in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian Empires , nowadays divided between Amhara and Tigray...
in Israel
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
. Hadane has argued for the acceptance of the Falasha Mura as Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
. In January 2008, Hadane verified that there were engagements between the Ethiopian community in Israel and the African community of America.
Further reading
- Adana Takuyo, From Gondar To Jerusalem, 2011 (Hebrew)
- Hancock, Grahm. The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the CovenantArk of the CovenantThe Ark of the Covenant , also known as the Ark of the Testimony, is a chest described in Book of Exodus as solely containing the Tablets of Stone on which the Ten Commandments were inscribed...
. Simon & SchusterSimon & SchusterSimon & Schuster, Inc., a division of CBS Corporation, is a publisher founded in New York City in 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. It is one of the four largest English-language publishers, alongside Random House, Penguin and HarperCollins...
, 1993. - Wagaw, Teshome G. For Our Soul: Ethiopian Jews in Israel. Wayne State UniversityWayne State UniversityWayne State University is a public research university located in Detroit, Michigan, United States, in the city's Midtown Cultural Center Historic District. Founded in 1868, WSU consists of 13 schools and colleges offering more than 400 major subject areas to over 32,000 graduate and...
Press, 1993.