Can New Tzitzit Unite Hebrew Israelites?

[guno]

Hebrew Israelites are people of color, mostly African American, who claim ancient ancestral connections to the Israelites. The movement draws from earlier black nationalism, and members believe that their ancestors’ capture and enslavement in the Americas was prophesied in antiquity.

Within the century-old movement, these tassels have been cause for debate, reflecting larger tensions about race and spiritual practice.

The crux of the issue is this: Some Hebrew Israelites say their movement should align with halachic or rabbinic Judaism — while others embrace a more Afrocentric, or cultural, identity. And the tzitzit could go either way.

“The Israelite Board of Rabbis advocates that we create a tzitzit for our community,” wrote Rabbi Sholomo Ben Levy, president of the International Israelite Board of Rabbis. The tzitzit “will provide a degree of uniformity that will define us in relation to other Jewish communities around the world.”

Can a Simple Tassel Help Unite a Divided Community?

 

[The Great Goose]

This is a new low for you, Guno.

 

[westwall]

This is a new low for you, Guno.

You haven't begun to see the depths that guano can sink to. This is merely the tip of the iceberg. I find it amusing that person who claims to be all about inclusivity will post up nonsense like this. A group of people who wish to be separate and apparently militantly so.

 

[The Great Goose]

This is a new low for you, Guno.

You haven't begun to see the depths that guano can sink to. This is merely the tip of the iceberg. I find it amusing that person who claims to be all about inclusivity will post up nonsense like this. A group of people who wish to be separate and apparently militantly so.

He's a good troll though