Every day through Nissan 13, we recite the verses describing the offerings made by the nesi'im ('princes') of the 12 tribes ...

Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, born Ben Carter in Chicago, led a group of African-American Jews in Israel who believed they were descended from the biblical tribe of Judah. (JTA) — The spiritual leader of the ...

In 1644 Antonio Montezinos, a Portuguese traveler originally known as Aharon Levi, returned to Amsterdam with an astonishing story about the people he had encountered in the proverbial depths of South ...

The tribes being spoken of are, of course, those of ancient Israel. The Israelites were divided into 12 tribes (not including the Levites who were not landowners). Each tribe was assigned a piece of ...

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JERUSALEM - The spiritual leader of the African Hebrew Israelites, a movement that believes some black Americans are the descendants of an ancient Israelite tribe, has died in the southern Israeli ...

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In 1997, back when major metropolitan dailies apparently had enough cash lying around to send staff writers to Israel, The Dallas Morning News profiled the Black Hebrew Israelites, a group of expat ...

Discover the meaning behind "Operation Roaring Lion." As Israel and the US launch strikes on Iran, we explore the deep ...

(JTA) — Israel has ordered the departure of 46 families belonging to the community of African Hebrew Israelites within 60 days. Prince Immanuel Ben-Yehuda, a spokesman for the community, told The ...