The Truth Comes Out: Here’s What Really Set off the Ethiopian Protests
Based on new evidence, The officer in question appears to be telling the truth
Police Officer Who Killed Ethiopian Placed Under Arrest
The off-duty officer who shot and killed Salomon Tikka in Haifa has been placed under house arrest
Israeli Firefighters Land in Ethiopia to Help With Wildfires
Israeli firefighters join the effort to save a World Heritage nature preserve.
Ancient Ethiopian Festival Sigd Symbolizes the Jewish Yearning for Jerusalem
Overlooking Mount Moriah where the First and Second Temples once stood in Jerusalem, tens of thousands from the Ethiopian-Israeli community gathered today at the Armon Hanatziv promenade for Sigd (meaning to worship and literally to prostrate in Amharic). Sigd is a holiday of the Ethiopian Jewish community which includes prayers, gatherings and a breaking of the fast from the previous evening until the conclusion of the afternoon service.
Yom Ha’Aliyah – Ethiopia
Many Jewish sources interpret this scene as the revival of the Jewish People and the return to the Land of Israel. Like the dry bones that no-one believed could show signs of life, so too the Ten Tribes of the Jewish People would be revived, and come back to reignite life in Israel. We have seen this prophecy come true in our lifetime. Against all odds, the words of God came true, and the Jewish people have returned home and revived the land of Israel. There is no other land in the world that waited for their people to come back, and we did it after 2000 years, just as God promised, ink on parchment in the Bible.
Despite backlash, activists push for Falash Mura to come to Israel
Some 8,000 Falash Mura are waiting to make aliyah from Ethiopia, their immigration previously approved in 2015 by a government decision.
Decision to Only Allow 1,000 Falash Mura to Make Aliyah Disappoints
After 80,000 members of the remnant Falash Mura community in Ethiopia have settled in Israel, the Netanyahu government has approved the aliyah of only 1,000 of the remaining 8,200 – who remain under very difficult conditions.
AIDS Prevention Solution Comes Forth From Zion
Trials of voluntary medical male circumcision in sub-Saharan Africa are paying dividends in the prevention of AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases.
When will the Exodus begin?
8,000 Falash Mura – “remnants of the descendants of the Jewish Beta Israel community” – in Ethiopia, have suffered malnutrition, stunted growth and irreversible brain damage in many babies and toddlers.
What Will it Take for the Last Jewish Communities in Ethiopia to Return to Israel?
Aaron (A.Y.) Katsof made aliyah from the U.S. to ‘build the heart of Israel.’ Now, he has a second mission: to bring the rest of the Jews in Ethiopia home to Israel.
