The return of the Bnei menashe
April 8, 2005 9:49 PM Subscribe
The return of the Bnei menashe : Israel's Chief Rabbi has decided to recognize the members of India's Bnei Menashe community as descendants of the ancient Israelites. Previous discussion.
This is purely strategic. For some reason, there is a Bollywood following in Syria. Introducing Indians is obviously an attempt to find some common ground. The predicted next step is when a suicide bomber hops onto a bus and decides not to blow the bejeezus out of it because the driver is playing "Choli ke pechche kya hai?" on the stereo...
posted by UbuRoivas at 11:19 PM on April 9, 2005
posted by UbuRoivas at 11:19 PM on April 9, 2005
Incidentally, apparently "Falasha" is apparently insulting to Ethiopian Jews, since it means "Stranger" or "Exile". They prefer Beta Israel, meaning of the "House of Israel." I was burned by the language watch during the Eskimo/Inuit words for snow debate, so I thought it worth mentioning.
posted by blahblahblah at 12:09 AM on April 10, 2005
posted by blahblahblah at 12:09 AM on April 10, 2005
They prefer Beta Israel, meaning of the "House of Israel"
I wonder if this is some kind of Ethiopian in-joke, as "betam" in Amharic means "very" - they only need to swallow the "m" slightly...
posted by UbuRoivas at 3:51 PM on April 10, 2005
I wonder if this is some kind of Ethiopian in-joke, as "betam" in Amharic means "very" - they only need to swallow the "m" slightly...
posted by UbuRoivas at 3:51 PM on April 10, 2005
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