June 30, 2005 • Page Image 24
…Metro AFRICAN JOURNEY from page 22 A Beta Israel woman draws water for cooking, circa 1984. We do know their Torah or Orit was translated from ancient Roman. They practice pre-Talmudic Judaism, a strict Torah interpretation without aid of rabbinic commentaries. They have priests not rabbis. They do not wear kippot or tallit or have b'nai mitzvot. Their holy books are written in Ge'ez, a classic Ethiopian language. Sabbath is central to thei...…

















































