Mudslide at the Mentiq Gadam Requires the Rebuilding of the Synagogue

A mudslide has destroyed half of the Mentiq Gadam synagogue / meeting room. It will cost $4800 to rebuild the synagogue. Please consider contributing for the preservation of this historic building.

Gadams in Ethiopia are ancient monasteries, or hidden synagogues, where elderly, widows, and orphans from the Beta Israel community live and work. They are self supporting with farming and crafts. For security, they are remote, with access only by long walks. The leader is called an Abba.

Mudslide has destroyed half of the synagogue.

Mentiq Gadam

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Who are the Beta Israel?

The Beta Israel community in Ethiopia is composed of approximately 150,000 ancestral Jews that are re-emerging as a Jewish community. They live throughout Ethiopia, but primarily in the Semien Shewa Zone of Ethiopia.

Beta Israel Community of N. Shewa Ethiopia , May 2019

Agriculture

The strengthening of the communities and the region starts with economic development, agricultural development. A training site has been established in Debre Berhan...

Artisan Crafts

In city centers a variety of artisan crafts are produced by the community which includes blacksmiths, weavers, pottery makers and leatherworkers. These products are sold and distributed throughout Ethiopia...

Jewish Identity

Strengthening the Beta Israel community of aims to strengthen their Jewish identity. Programs being implemented are strengthening local institutions, initiating volunteer programs and supporting the organization...

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Members of the Board. Mesfin Assefa, Rabbi Aytegeb Yefet Alemu, Rabbi Joshua Bennett, Rabbi Mark Blazer, David Breakstone, Suzi Colman, Mark Gelfand, David Goldberg, Robert Goldberg, Amir Harpaz, Tomer Malchi, Tudor Parfitt, Sandra Seligman, Joel Tauber

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