Chosen People
At least forty thousand African Americans are practicing Jews. They call themselves Hebrew Israelites and their style of worship inspires a variety of reactions: enthusiasm, curiosity, and sometimes even outright hostility.
2008 / Eric Molinsky / Tablet Magazine (formerly Nextbook), USA
At least forty thousand African Americans are practicing Jews. They call themselves Hebrew Israelites and their style of worship inspires a variety of reactions: enthusiasm, curiosity, and sometimes even outright hostility.
Eric Molinsky visited Beth Shalom B'nai Zaken, a Hebrew Israelite synagogue in Chicago, to find out from congregants and clergy how they practice their faith and what led them to it.
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Eric Molinsky is the host of Imaginary Worlds, a biweekly podcast about science fiction and other fantasy genres from Slate’s Panoply network.