From Sinai to Ethiopia By Rabbi Sharon Shalom Paperback 9652296376 9789652296375 From Sinai to Ethiopia Some two thousand years ago, a group of Jews settled in Ethiopia and was for millennia cut off from the rest of world Jewry, preserving its heritage with great self sacrifice. When this community, the Beta Israel, ultimately made its way to Israel to rejoin its brethren in the late twentieth century, a host of complex dilemmas emerged. Should the Beta Israel shed its venerated customs, based on ancient, pre rabbinic Jewish law, and adopt the rabbinic halakhah of modern day Jewry? Or is there a place for the unique legacy of the Ethiopian Jews within the umbrella of the wider Jewish community? Rabbi Shaloms startlingly original Shulhan ha Orit delves into the history, customs, and law of the Beta Israel, codifying the ancient cultural heritage of Ethiopian Jewry for the first time and contrasting it with Orthodox rabbinic law. He offers suggestions for honoring Beta Israel tradition while fully participating in the greater Jewish community. This book provides an invaluable service to Jews of Ethiopian descent on how to practically conduct themselves throughout the Jewish year, but than that it is a fascinating meditation on the tension each of us faces between individual practice and group togetherness, between difference and unity. For anyone who has ever pondered the balance between communal belonging and being true to ones own self, this is a mesmerizing read.

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Some two thousand years ago a group of Jews settled in Ethiopia and was for millennia cut off from the rest of world Jewry preserving its heritage with great self sacrifice When this community the Beta Israel ultimately made its way to Israel to rejoin its brethren in the late twentieth century a host of complex dilemmas emerged Should the Beta Israel shed its venerated customs based on ancient pre rabbinic Jewish law and adopt the rabbinic halakhah of modern day Jewry Or is there a place for the unique legacy of the Ethiopian Jews within the umbrella of the wider Jewish community Rabbi Shalom s startlingly original Shulhan ha Orit delves into the history customs and law of the Beta Israel codifying the ancient cultural heritage of Ethiopian Jewry for the first time and contrasting it with Orthodox rabbinic law He offers suggestions for honoring Beta Israel tradition while fully participating in the greater Jewish community This book provides an invaluable service to Jews of Ethiopian descent on how to practically conduct themselves throughout the Jewish year but than that it is a fascinating meditation on the tension each of us faces between individual practice and group togetherness between difference and unity For anyone who has ever pondered the balance between communal belonging and being true to one s own self this is a mesmerizing read From Sinai to EthiopiaI had the honor of participating in the Shalom Hartman Institute s summer program for Israeli Rabbis this summer over Zoom and one of the sessions was taught by Rabbi Sharon Shalom I was very impressed by his presence and his breadth of understanding of both cultural and halakhic issues so I bought his book Although I have lived in Israel for 30 years and have a few acquaintances of Ethiopian extraction I am not particularly familiar with the community or the history beyond what I saw in the newspapers at the time This book is very interesting informative and readable I have completed the first section and am now reading the less narrative Shulkhan HaOrit section Paperback A great introduction and philosophical overview of some key differences in orthodox and Ethiopian Halacha or customs I learned a lot and it was clear and concise as well as well sourced Paperback

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