Ethiopian Jews

Message for Netanyahu: Let Ethiopian Jews represent Israel, not just clean its offices - opinion

We are wasting precious voices our people desperately need. No recogniton that an Ethiopian Jew might be an asset to Israel’s diplomacy in Africa and the English-speaking world.

Shmuel Legesse at his wedding at The Sephardic Temple of Cedarhurst in Cedarhurst, NY, June 8, 2014.
A poster of nine-year-old Haymanut Kasau, who has been missing since 2023, seen on December 18, 2025

MK Tsega Melaku: Missing girl Haymanut Kasau ignored for nearly two years - interview

Rescue teams searching for 9-year-old Haymanut Kasau, in the northern Israeli city of Tzfat, February 28, 2024.

'We'll bring her back': Netanyahu vows personal involvement in case of missing girl Haymanut Kasau

Shmuel Legesse at his wedding at The Sephardic Temple of Cedarhurst in Cedarhurst, NY, June 8, 2014.

Black and Zionist: A voice from inside the right‑wing Jewish soul - opinion


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Gov't to create new positions in Religious Services Ministry - report

According to a draft of the coalition agreements, the government will vote on a decision for the allocation of two new positions in the Religious Affairs Ministry. 

 SHAS PARTY head Arye Deri speaks to supporters as projected results from the Knesset election are announced, in Jerusalem, on November 1.

For Ethiopian Israeli Pnina Agenyahu, celebrating diversity is about speaking up and representing

Agenyahu plans to speak about the different voices in Israeli society and how these voices create more diversity and visibility for people around us.

Sigd holiday, November 16, 2020

13th Hullegeb Israeli-Ethiopian Arts Festival comes to Jerusalem

The bar mitzvah edition is almost upon us, with a broad range of music, dance and theater shows lined up at the host venue and the Yellow Submarine, from December 7-14.

 VOCALIST ORIT TASHOMA goes for the spoken word format in her Hullegeb show.

Can Israelis recognize Ethiopian Jews as proud Zionist heroes?

Shmuel Yilma: “It’s time we are recognized not as a tribe of poor people that the state had to rescue but proud Zionists who were ready for any sacrifice in order to immigrate to Israel.”

 SHMUEL YILMA (third from left) celebrates the Sigd in New York.

What is Sigd, the holiday of Beta Israel and Ethiopian Jews? - explainer

What exactly is the Jewish holiday of Sigd about? What are its origins? How is it celebrated in Ethiopia and Israel? And should all Jews celebrate it?

ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELI KESSIM celebrate the Sigd holiday in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv

Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd gets a boost in the US with picture books and new resources

The wave of Ethiopian olim brought Sigd, which takes place 50 days after Yom Kippur and celebrates yearning for Israel, to the Jewish state.

Sigd holiday, November 16, 2020

We cannot plan our life

Sitting down with nonagenarian pianist and jazz singer Juanita Cohen Smith, who has kept her audiences hypnotized for nearly eight decades

 JUANITA IN concert at Tel Aviv’s Beit Ha’amudim, August 2022.

A tale of two aliyot - opinion

Ethiopian Jews and Ukrainian Jews make up the two biggest groups of olim this year. However, their reasons to do aliyah are different, and their Jewish experience is different.

 The writer poses with a community member at the Hatikva Synagogue in Gondar, Ethiopia.

Racism and social strife, not Iran, is Israel's biggest problem - Zena

Israeli anti-racism czar: “There is racism in Israel. Racism has aspects in common with terror. Everyone says Israel’s biggest problem now is the social conflict element, not Iran.”

 AWEKE KOBE ZENA: Seizing the opportunity.