Falasha

Jewish communities which lived in the area of Aksumite and Ethiopian Empires (Habesh or Abyssinia), nowadays divided between Amhara and Tigray Regions.

Monday, May 9, 2011

Pictures and A Ritual

This video is Ethiopian Jews celebrating their traditional
annual Segid prayer gathering for which they prayed for a return to Jerusalem
and now celebrates their acheivment and hopes for the future.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GY6gU6jM_Bo&feature=fvwrel  


These are Ethiopian Stars of David





These are the people

A Synagogue




Works Cited



Falasha- Religion and Expressive. April25 May 2011
<http://www.everyculture.com/Africa-Middle-East/Falasha-Religion-and-Expressive-Culture.html>.

PRIMER. Jewish
Virtual Library.
2010. May 2011 <http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Judaism/ejtime.html>.