A Simple Jew: Interestingly, later in Parshas Zos HaBeracha, when the 12 tribes receive their brochos, these 4 tribes who come from Bilhah and Zilpah, are mentioned last.
WIKIPEDIA: According to the Bible, Galilee was named by the Israelites and was the tribal region of Naphthali and Dan, at times overlapping the Tribe of Asher's land.
ልጥፎችን በመለያ Gad በማሳየት ላይ። ሁሉንም ልጥፎች አሳይ
ልጥፎችን በመለያ Gad በማሳየት ላይ። ሁሉንም ልጥፎች አሳይ
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Wherever They Are, the Beautiful Filipino Voice Always Shines, The 47-year old Filipina caregiver in Tel-Aviv won... https://t.co/wlOJUu7YtJ— Viva Filipinas (@viva_Filipinas) July 18, 2017
The same book you're quoting debunks the 12 Tribes Chart on page 92. Gad, Asher, and Naphtali are in AFRICA, per Eldad the Danite. 👇🏽 pic.twitter.com/h7ehkEaQbr— DiscipleOfYahshua (@SonOfSlaves2016) July 12, 2017
her father is Jewish.[6] Her maternal grandfather was of half Filipino and half African-American.#HaileeSteinfeld #TheBuzz @radiodisney— Haizer💖 (@Haizer_Forever) April 10, 2017
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Yissocher Frand: Asher and Naftali were under the banner of the Tribe of Dan.
Igbo Jews/ Nigeria migrated frm Syria Portugal &Libya n2 West Africa 740 CE frm the tribes of Gad Asher Dan & Naphtali: http://t.co/0trwq4HT— MochaJuden (@MochaJuden) 13 de febrero de 2012
Yissocher Frand: Asher and Naftali were upset that they were stuck traveling with the wicked people from the Tribe of Dan who were idol worshippers.
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Nissan Mindel: Eldad the Danite went on to relate that the four tribes, Dan; Naftali, Gad and Asher, did communicate with the Sons of Moses by means of a pigeon. If they wanted to ask them about a law or a tradition, they used to write the question on a piece of parchment, and tie it on the leg of the pigeon, which carried it across the river. In the same way they received the reply.
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Jessica Griffin: Ann Cruz sings Karaoke at Mommy’s Place in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Friday was pay day for many in the Filipino community, some went out over the weekend on their night off.
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Tea with Dan
YEHUDIT: What?
DAN: This will hurt. I've been with Anna. I'm in love with her. We've been seeing each other, for a year. It began at her opening.
YEHUDIT: I'm going.
DAN: I'm sorry.
YEHUDIT: Irrelevant. What are you sorry for?
DAN: Everything.
YEHUDIT: Why didn't you tell me before?
DAN: Cowardice.
YEHUDIT: Is it because she's successful?
DAN: No, it's because she doesn't need me.
YEHUDIT: Did you bring her here?
DAN: Yes.
YEHUDIT: Didn't she get married?
DAN: She stopped seeing me.
YEHUDIT: Was that when we went to the country to celebrate our third anniversary? Did you Phon her, beg her to come back, when you went for lovely walks?
DAN: Yes.
YEHUDIT: You're a piece of Shi'ite.
DAN: Deception is brutal. I'm not pretending otherwise.
YEHUDIT: How? How does it work? How do you do this to someone? Not good enough.
DAN: I fell in love with her, Alice.
YEHUDIT: Oh, as if you had no Choice? There's a moment, there's always a moment, "I can do this, I can give in to this, or I can resist it." And I don't know when your moment was, but I bet you there was one. I'm gone.
DAN: It's not safe, out there.
YEHUDIT: Oh, and it's safe in here?
DAN: What about your things?
YEHUDIT: I don't need "things."
DAN: Where will you go?
YEHUDIT: Disappear. Can I still see you? Dan, can I still see you? Answer me.
DAN: I can't see you. If I see you, I'll never leave you.
YEHUDIT: What will you do, if I find someone else?
DAN: Be jealous.
YEHUDIT: You still fancy me?
DAN: Of course.
YEHUDIT: You're lying. I've been you. Will you hold me? I amuse you, but I bore you!
DAN: No. No.
YEHUDIT: You did love me?
DAN: I'll always love you. I hate hurting you.
YEHUDIT: Why are you?
DAN: Because I'm selfish and I think I'll be happier with her.
YEHUDIT: You won't. You'll miss me. No one will ever love you as much as I do. Why isn't love enough? I'm the one who leaves. I'm supposed to leave you. I'm the one who leaves. Make some tea, buster.
DAN: Alice?
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“Airstrip Annabelle”
MICHELLE FAUL: The crew of an oil tanker hijacked in Nigerian waters is from the Philippines, Georgia, and Russia
ISA SAGO: We must not rely on oil alone.
Remy C. Ilona: The Igbo Jews are said to have migrated from Syria, Portugal, and Libya into West Africa around 740 C.E. It is claimed that the initial immigrants were from the biblical tribes of Gad, Asher, Dan, and Naphtali. Later, they were joined by more Jewish immigrants from Portugal and Libya in 1484 and 1667 respectively.
David Mark: What makes Biafra all the more crucial for the future of Sub-Sahara Africa is that it is made up of an overwhelming number of Igbo. The Igbo believe they are descended from Israel and self identify as Israelites. With this in mind It is not surprising that in the Biafran Civil War, Israel actually gave supplies and support to Nigeria’s Southern region, which is where much of its industry and oil are. The irony is that the Igbo, as they begin to decolonize their religion and culture, have exemplified far more indigenous behavior than their fellow Nigerians. This is what makes Biafra important. It is a region experiencing a return to its ancient Hebrew roots and should be supported in its desire and drive to do so.
Shai Afsai: Academic integrity is crucial and scholarly precision is necessary when it comes to African Judaism.
SHAI AFSAI: Igbo Jews are practicing a joyous, forward- looking rabbinic Judaism, composing their own prayer melodies, continuing to learn Hebrew, and attempting to foster relationships with Jewish communities outside of Nigeria.
Though they lack centralized leadership and are not concentrated in a small geographic area, the Igbo Jews have in some ways come to resemble the Abayudaya of eastern Uganda or the San Nicandro Jews of southeast Italy.
George Robinson: "Re-Emerging: The Jews of Nigeria" is one of those peculiar documentary films that makes a sort of nonsense of everything I know about film and art. On the one hand, the film, which is produced, written, directed, shot, and edited by Jeff L. Lieberman, is a baggy, often shapeless mess, meandering and repetitive, filled with side roads that lead nowhere, and a narration that borders on the amateur.
More seriously, the film misses an opportunity to explore the function of Christianity in a post-colonial Africa, although it is smart enough to raise the issue.
There have long been rumors of a more direct connection between the Igbo and Judaism, and ~ in a country currently torn apart by Christian-Muslim sectarian violence ~ the idea that a third religious element could emerge is certainly intriguing.
Henry Abramson: First of all, it’s important to understand that Spain has a triangular culture, specifically: Christians, Muslims, and Jews.
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The King of Sheba
SISTER JUDAH [Trinidad and Tobego ex-patriot], Shashemene, Ethiopia: It’s not going to get better in America. The Bible must fulfill.
SISTER WENDY BRYAN, RASTAFARIAN ETHIOPIAN: Get away from the West
SISTER JEAN FORREST, RASTAFARIAN ETHIOPIAN: This is the promised land or the step to the promised land, a better place to work in, better environment, more Godly, and that’s why I repatriated to Ethiopia to continue that line of my religion.
Joni Kabana, The Fear Of Affection: I can’t help but look. And look again.
Rhythm and swoon, their bodies meld, back and forth they sway, eyes locked on each other, hands waist level with fingers rippling like a sea of fish in an ocean of love.
Two men, friends, in Ethiopia.
In Western culture, we would label this display of affection as something other than a respectful acquaintance. But here in this land where mankind first existed, love is shared between men in a highly sensual, if not downright, erotic manner.
This, in the light of day, outside, in fresh open air.
For God’s sake.
The first time I saw this type of electricity pass between hard bodied and uber masculine men was in a dark bar, tucked away in the Piazza area of Addis Ababa. I watched in amazement as men beckoned one another to dance, their bodies aligned with the thump of bass that was spilling out of the too-close speakers. As two men conversed with dance, they each started out with patterned steps, tentative with each move, but always maintaining eye contact with each other, lest one might break the spell.
As they warmed up, in body and spirit, their movement became more erratic, but with more fever to stay on beat, and aligned with each other, legs woven. They are that close.
Do they have sex?! I blurt out, my USA need to label rising to my speech.
No. No, they don’t. They are friends.
Then how can they look at each other like that? Like THAT.
Once again, as often happens here, my words solicit a reaction of tilted-head amusement at my questions.
But, of course. Why wouldn’t men love one another? And show it? Isn’t this how we were born to relate?
I continue to watch with humble heart, feeling silly for asking such questions. Then, out of the corner of my eye, I see my Ethiopian friends watching me, intently, as I watch the swirl of energy in every direction.
You silly Western girl. Why does this fascinate you so?
I feel rhythm beckon me, and with tempered manner and the thrill of a new encounter, I take the hand of my friend.
RON DE VERA: Humans are not born with the prejudice that men holding hands with other men are gay. For example, in Ethiopian culture, it is socially acceptable for men to hold hands with other men in public. This is not because Ethiopian culture is accepting of homosexuality, in fact, homosexuality is illegal in that country. Holding hands is acceptable because Ethiopians were not taught by their culture that this type of male-to-male gender expression is evidence of gay sexual orientation. Showing them photos of Pascual and Milby holding hands would mean absolutely nothing except that the two men are obviously friends.
At the end of the day, the question should not even be about sexual orientation or gender expression. We should strive for a society that has reached a level of acceptance that sexuality does not even figure in the discussions. Call me strange but I think there are lessons to be learned from the perceived gayness of Midas Marquez and the men of Ethiopia.
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Roshon Bernard Fegan was born in Los Angeles, California. His father is African-American. His mother is Filipina.
Roshon Bernard Fegan: I’m in my personal studio ~ my little cubby-hole ~ and this is where I get down; this is where I do my thang.
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