The small African Hebrew Israelite community in Israel’s Negev Desert last month celebrated a major milestone in its struggle for recognition in the Jewish state, as more than 100 members seem to have ...

(RNS) — Peace Village in Dimona, Israel, is the largest enclave of African Americans living outside the US. After decades there, some have finally avoided looming deportation.

A Black Hebrew Israelite congregation will receive a $3,500 grant from the private, nonprofit New York Landmarks Conservancy Sacred Sites Grants program to help save its historic — but water ...

About 130 members of the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem, a group of Black settlers in Israel with roots in the U.S., face deportation.

In other words, if Hebrew Israelites are removed from consideration, and only halachically acceptable Jews of color/Black Jews are discussed, it’s believed that racial discrimination within American ...

Both men trained at the Israelite Rabbinical Academy in Queens, New York. While we have great respect for other faith traditions, Hebrew Israelites and Jews are not members of the same religion.

On other occasions Hebrew Israelites are invited to give lectures and addresses to largely White Jewish congregations, usually during the MLK holiday or in February during Black History Month. They ...

What are the Myths, Facts, About Hebrew Israelites? This blog highlights and summarizes an article by Robin Washington for Forward. The article features Bruce Haynes, a professor of sociology at the ...

We need to educate people who the actual Black Jews are, and prevent these imposters Black Hebrew Israelites from harming the Jewish community. Actual Black Jews are Proud Israelis ...

How many Hebrew Israelites are there, and how worried should Jews be? As many as 1.6 million African Americans identify with the Black Hebrew Israelites, with another 7.8 million agreeing with ...