ShaneOfan t1_iu1r2qe wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:21 PM Reply to ELI5: The fringe idea that Aftican-Americans are Jewish. by [deleted] The idea is that African Jews are one of the lost tribes. They do have similarities to other Jewish groups but the main difference is they seem to have split some time after the Torah but before the Tanakh. As they (mostly) only follow the Torah. Permalink 1
ShaneOfan t1_iu1r2qe wrote
Reply to ELI5: The fringe idea that Aftican-Americans are Jewish. by [deleted]
The idea is that African Jews are one of the lost tribes. They do have similarities to other Jewish groups but the main difference is they seem to have split some time after the Torah but before the Tanakh. As they (mostly) only follow the Torah.