Ethiopian Jewish Law
According to the Beta Israel Ethiopian Jewish community, they are the descendants of the tribe of Dan who self-exiled themselves to Ethiopia before the destruction of the 1st Temple and remained isolated. When they arrived in Israel starting in the 1980s the contrast between their practices and those of traditional Jews became clearly evident. Join Rabbi Johnny Solomon and explore some of the differences, and some of the ways in which they have either been denounced, disregarded, accommodated or adopted.
Rav Johnny Solomon is the Chief Learning Officer for WebYeshiva.org. He works as a spiritual coach and halachic consultant working under the title #theVirtualRabbi, and is the host of WebYeshiva’s “Jewish Spiritual Coaching” podcast. Additionally, Rav Johnny delivers classes and courses for WebYeshiva, Matan, Herzog College, Melton and Ma’aglei Nefesh, is a volunteer Rabbi for Tzohar, and serves as a posek for his local shul in Even Shmuel.