Be’chol Lashon

Conflict between brothers splits Uganda’s thriving Abayudaya Jewish community

By Tonny Onyulo — January 31, 2019
MBALE, Uganda (RNS) — A conflict between two brothers over money and religious practice is splitting Uganda's century-old Abayudaya Jewish community.

On Passover, fearing the Four Questions

By Lauren Markoe — April 6, 2017
(RNS) The honor of singing the Four Questions at the Passover seder traditionally falls to the youngest child. What happens when that child is scared out of his mind?

In Uganda, a new synagogue for a remote group of Jews

By Lauren Markoe — September 15, 2016
(RNS) With the help of some American friends, a Ugandan Jewish community thrives.

A young Jewish woman, raised as white, learns she’s not

By Lauren Markoe — March 13, 2015
(RNS) Lacey Schwartz didn't know she was a Jew of color until she uncovered a family secret.
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