Jews of Nigeria 1 - Shabbat Service 1aa

[jxxxjppp]

are the jews of nigeria really jews?of course they are! they clearly love their religion,and practice it,so theyre as jewish as anyone can be.Sure,theyre mostly of west african ancestry,but there might be a tiny amount of middle eastern ,and north african blood in there,somewhere.As it is,nobody knows what the jews of biblical days looked like,anyway.Im pretty sure they wouldnt have been white,but more arabic looking.who is to say some werent black?apparently there could be 30'000 igbo jews.

[alosha22]

wow impressive, G-d bless them all........ very awesome video, open open up my eyes

[Beesahili]

@KhmerD0g,Could U please back off African affairs?Why should they convert to another religion?Judaism is perfectly normal religion and they have every right to practise it anywhere in Africa whenever they want!Check out Benin's documentary where an African fetish priest goes to visit a an EuropeanCatholic priest in the church & vice versa out of curiosity!In most authentic African traditions nobody gives a damn whatever the other wants to worship!

[Beesahili]

@Emmaolu1,Is it true?I was told that these Jews(Hebrews to be right)are sandwiched between the Christian South&the Muslim North are are still intact!!Is it b'cos these Jews are extremely patient with the violent South& violent North or one of many African puzzles!I believe it 100%b'cos I am christian, nilotic& yet not E.African!

[c0bbl3rs]

@Ayolisah - you asked,  how come Judaism is passed from mother to child in the modern age, and not father to child as in the Biblical age? The mother mostly brings up the child. The mother certain, you can't always know who the father is. Ka"arite tradition contradicts it though, favouring paternal lineage. Maternal lineage is known as (C)Halakah.

[michaelcalledstephen]

beautiful.

[NebulousEsoteric]

I think those "white" jews of the west have actually mixed with many white people, whilst continiously carrying their Jewish identity with them, same must go for the nigerian jews.

[JacobBeh]

Serious question I don't mean to be racist but how tall are they

[FLpolo]

the title of this should be "THE ORIGINAL ISRAELITES- SHABBAT SERVICE"

[iquit4gud]

Hard to imagine they're really Jews.

[ahabahshiloh]

black americans and many africns as well as carribeans are the true blood descendants of the ancient hebrews of the house of israel.

[KhmerD0g]

black jews are discriminated in israel. u might was well convert to other religion. #LOL

[Emmaolu1]

It looks like these peole are jewish descendants.They mentioned Timbuktu in their history.I am a jewish descendant from Ibadan.There are other jews in different parts of Nigeria, Ghana and other African conutries.The problem is they have lost identity.A convert is not an authentic jew (Ashkenazis are not Jews by blood, they are bastards).Today there is no salvation in the religion called Judaism.Salvation is only through Christ Jesus.He was a Jew.

[Simckes]

@Emmaolu1 According to Jewish law a person that chooses to convert (forced or coerced conversion is against Jewish law) is considered more Jewish than someone born as such because it was based upon their own decision. Judaism does not encourage conversion, in general, but when someone chooses to convert to Judaism the Jewish law says they are to be respected even more for this choice. I just came across your post so I thought I'd comment and I hope it was helpful in some way.

[akeemdayer]

One Think is 4 sure the real Hebrews R Black, Dont know where these johny come latelys from Eastern Europe calling them selves Gods people..lol

[Nnfefe]

What vexes Islamic north is that Igbos would embrace Christianity and Judiasm ans not Islamism. Certain customs of the Igbos are more akin to Judaism than Christianity. 8days of male circumcision, hefty dowry, male inheritance, producing offspring for a departed brother, But most importantly, the super natural ability of generating wealth out of thin air e.g. Nollywood.

[stymie662]

They are Hebrew Israelites...

[lilsoulkid]

@SooMellow more than you would think.

[lilismirou]

fo dire qe sa change de la priere abituelle ! il sont stiler :p longe vie a israel et o juif

[SilverRedIndigo]

I don't like to laugh sardonically, but the Hebrew they are speaking, the liturgical text they are using and the talitot they are wearing are strictly modern-day Ashkenazi.

How easy it is to fool fools.

[babylonisfallingdown]

shalom

[aerostockians]

5 stars - very interesting to learn

[Theoneandonlysparky]

Why aren't you speaking Hebrew? You speak in pidgeon English and expect us not to laugh at you. I know Nigerians are famous for being con men and cheats but this is ridiculous.

[africanunited]

You should talk about the CALABAR Jews too.

Is Philip Emeagwali Jew ? I know he is Igbo.

Thanks.

[broy57]

god bles all off as

[ayolisah]

Continued from my earlier reply -T o come to something else that has been bothering me...why is it that in modern Judaism you'd have to be born by a Jewish woman to be Jewish. But in the Torah when genealogies are recounted from Abraham to Isaac to Jacob etc it is always done through the 'MALE' ie Patriachal line? What changed? Is the 'Owner of all' 'Yanweh Ali' or Onyenweh Ala' according to the Igbos not the 'same forever' again?! I'm confused!

[mizzday1]

That is very interesting. However, the cohanim/kohanim is traced only in the paternal DNA. I would love to find out why as well.

[tronxilla]

@ayolisah I know this is old but as i was starting to think on it i saw your post.. It looks someones using their brain. good stuff.

[ayolisah]

For the sake of argument, was Jacob/Yacov a Polygamist or not?! Not that I believe in polygamy...just thinking or wondering.

[myideasaretruth]

can you pls give me the Torah chukim or mitzva where your Israelite heritage can only be obtained by Judicial decree of the rabbis stemming from of conversion to Judism.

[WONDAWOMAN]

In the end, one does not need a political state nor a religious institution to validate that one IS what one IS.. even if my father's ancestors or distant relatives chose not to accept that I am one of them or that I am who I am, it does not change what I essentially AM. When people need other people to validate who they know they are, then they are in trouble. The ALMIGHTY knows without a doubt who his children are and what tribes tehy belong to. State of Israel is not the final authorityYah is

[ayolisah]

very true!

[aidempotent]

This whole idea of Nigerian/Hebrew is a big fallacy. The blacks and indeed Africans are children of Ham. The Jews are descendants of Shem. Don't confuse yourselves. Study history and biblical history properly before you believe in error.

[titilolaoyindamola]

aidempotent. Africans or Blacks have all kinds of mixtures. They are ancient people with arabic, asian and hebrew relations to name a few. Although I'm unsure of the origins of these in the video, don't be alarmed if you find out more facts about Africans as you live longer. For example, there was a time that the ancient Egyptians and the Hebrews were mixing their seed.

[tanktube]

Exodus 20:2 + Deuteronomy 28:68... Don't get confused buddy know your scriptures before you start to make mindless and thoughtless statements. The REAL Jews went into slavery by the way of ships. Esau is where the Jewish people come from. Shem was also black. Judah was black Solomon was black.

[frosbel]

No, Jacob is where the Jewish people came from. Esau and Ishmael is where the Arabs came from.

[WONDAWOMAN]

Asbkenazim "Jews" are NOT descendants of Shem, but of Japeth, their own King Bulan even admitted so in a letter. They are Khazars. ALL OF NOAH'S SONS WERE BLACK!!! He did not have 3 sons of 3 different colors. No pink skin person existed until long after migrating to sunless lands. All of Noah's sons had the SAME PARENTS, SAME GENES, so if Ham's children were black,. so were Shem & Japeth. The descendants of Japeth are GENTILES. Those claiming to be Semites are GENTILES. period!!!

[abuzinnar]

Why are Jews being filmed on the holy Shabbat??!

[sandyleeder]

It's my violation not theirs. This was the only day I had a camera and I was leaving motzi shabbat. It was to video the davening or never to video it. I felt it too important to document these lost Jews; than to strictly keep this shabbat prohibition.

[Arabiansoultan]

What? black jewish?

I have seen Jews, whites, brown, red, and more each of where belongs, and now I see these, only it is necessary to me to see the Asian Jews with the typical eyes, and was assurance that the zionism does not make any sense

jaja, i very surprised, i know the jewish (bani israel), the'is origin is egipt and arabia saudita, but black jewish??, i see this frist time in my live!

I don't hate the jewish, but hate the intolerance, fanatisme and ingorance

..moslem!..

[sexymalcom1970]

I have looked at the facts presented and know the traditions of the Igbo even though im Idoma. I really need clarification on this matter because if there is truth to this descent. Then Igbos need to seperate from Nigeria by self determination. And start stronger relations with Isreal rather than the US or Britain.Reasons: US and UK have let the Igbos down.Working with the Isrealis would benefit both sides better if it is SCIENTIFICALLY proved the relationship.If not then shame on the fraudsters

[fizi247]

I have 2 disagree with some of da facts u've outlined. Firstly I agree that da Igbo's should seperate from Nigeria, as Naija will learn alot from them, but not 4 ur reasons, in my personal opinion da most successful tribe in Nigeria! Da international jewish league only acknowledge da falasha jews from Ethiopia as da true jews of Israel who are Edomite jews, descendants of Esau, Igbo jews would be descendants of Jacob, via his sons more than likely Levi!

[Room4Improvement]

no Falashas are hamites that convented to Judaisms around 700 a.d. The Edomites are the so call man. or the Ashkenazi Jews whom it is a proven fact dwell in mountains and has no history connected to Israel. Separti Jews are really Ishmaelites or Arabs. the real Israelites are the Negroes in America, the jews of west africa, Lemba, the ingigous peoples of south and central america and the carbinbeans. plus the hebrews from the Arabian slave trade that ended up in India

[fizi247]

Pls dont look 2 da jews of Israel for stronger relations, their are approx. 3,000 black hebrews who migrated from Chicago in 1969 to Dimona in Israel these are the ones you should be forming stronger ties with. I am Nigerian, and yes I am hebrew, you have many lost hebrew tribes in Nigeria who trace their roots to Levi, as an Otuo man, my father always phrophesied on Leviticus as the blacks do in Israel.

[sandyleeder]

Being considered a Jew or immigrating to Israel is a very complex subject. The Beta Israel proved sufficient nexus to Judaism to be considered by the Rabbis as Jewish. There over 100,000 of them in Israel. It may be difficult for African tribes to prove this nexus but clearly it is not impossible.

[fizi247]

When Ben Ammi, immigrated to Israel in 1969 with his fellow worshippers from America, I can assume he did what any lost African tribe of Israel would've have done. Being considered a jew comes from above (My Creator) and not from beneath the almighty one. Read Revelations Ch 2:9 & 3:9 to confirm the facts! Falasha jews may also be considered true jews by the Israel govt. They don't however face the same equality!

[hwiseman1]

@sandyleeder

Nexus? There are many communities that are reverting under halacha. I came in late to the discussion so if this has been said already, please accept my apologies.

[fizi247]

As a Nigerian, I'm a proud to see that the Igbos acknowledge their Hebrew ancestory. In Nigeria you have many other tribes that can trace their roots to Israel, such as the Bnai Ephraim in Ondo state, the Bai Sai tribe in Cameroon which actually means "On a journey in Hebrew". We must remember that when slaves were 1st transported to da US, many wer already speaking hebrew in the 15th C. I have traced my roots, which actually led me to the book of Moses.

[fizi247]

Most Naija people can trace their roots to Israel or wot was originally known as NE Africa. In Ondo state Nigeria, u have da Bnai Ephraim tribe jews and in Cameroon, u have da Bai Sai tribe jews (meaning on a journey in hebrew). Its good 2 see that of all da tribes in Nigeria, it is da Igbos that acknowledge their biblical links. I my self am hebrew, I 2 have been researching my roots 4 over a decade.

[sexymalcom1970]

My dads Idoma and my mother Igbo. Now according to Idoma Tradition and science we were the 1st settlers in West Africa 6000yrs ago. All other races Igbos, Yorubas descend from us. We are unique because we were the last place the British Empire annexed in 1925.Ive done some half hearted research and people are saying Igbos are decnt from ancient Isreal. This has not been confirmed by the Isreali govt. I have found a book 'Hebrewisms of West Africa' By Joseph J. Williams. This is indepth analysis

[oramikleepunk]

Have the lgbos taken any DNA test to prove they are Jews like the Lemba and Falashas?

[sandyleeder]

I do not know the answer; however, just having DNA or not having it, which is related to the Kohen haplotype, does not qualify one as a Jew. First, the haplotype is found in those persons descended from Kohanim and not all Jews. second, irrespective of genetic make up, a Jew is defined as someone who is of a Jewish mother and or converted to Judaism through a rabbinic court.

[beagleman123456789]

Yes, he is right, nice to see this.

[brianbmf]

Being a jew has nothing to do with religion or a jewish mother!The only way you can be a jew is if you are from the LOINS of JUDAH the fourth son of jacob,thats the only way.Judah is a man and if your not from his seed you are not a jew,the people in this video are jews by blood!

[jpor033]

cant you still be a jew though without being a descendant of judah? there were 11 other tribes. so cant you be a combination of the other 11 tribes and not be "from the loins of judah" and then you are still jewish?

[sandyleeder]

@jpor033 Yes you can be Jewish without descending from the Judah. At this point the name Jews refers to all the remaining peoples from Israel and Judea.

[DoYouMaybe]

Many Igbo's ancesters orginate from Egypt. It is possible that theese were Jews that were escaping from slavery in those days

[fizi247]

As an Edo man, I've have studied many tribes, cultures, customs and religions. The 1st thing we should learn, is that "IGNORANCE is a DISEASE, EDUCATION is the CURE". When someone from your own tribe dismisses all the facts that you are hebrew, it just confirms that they are from the lost tribe and they can never be found!!

[fizi247]

When you read the bible, it mentions Beninu in Nehemiah 10:13, a possible link to the Benin Kingdom not to mention Benin as common surname amongst Edomite Jews. Bunni in Nehemiah 9:4 which has various spellings as Bani, which could also be translated as BUNMI 2day, not 2 mention Tola in 1 Chronicles 7:1. All these names are Levites, and Nigeria has a strong link with the descendants of Levi. Off the record, their is a place in Tanzania called IBO, spelt the old way!

[rnmultimedia]

God always sent a mixed multitude with the Hebrew people wherever they went- bloodlines are actually not what makes someone a follower of Yahweh- The problem with most old school Jews today is that they are jealous that other people are embracing a Jewish lifestyle and are doing so with so much more passion than the original remenant is- the gentleman in this video prayed with so much feeling and passion- You can see his love for Hashem...

THAT IS WHAT MAKES HIM GRAFTED IN... stop the hate

[hommenaija]

Is this from Nollywood or what? Hahahahaha.

Or a backup plan for the failed Biafra Movement. Everyone surely came from somewhere, but nobody should take advantage of the diasporal of the Jews to fake association. How come the so " enterprising" IGBOS could not trace their history?

[Ifygurl]

Igbos HAVE traced their history. Go ALL OVER the internet. You'll learn it. Igbo migrated out of Central, North and East Africa befor moving to West Africa. They were among many tribes that migrated all over the world and all over africa.

The "so called" enterprising Igbos are enterprising. We created EVERYTHING that's actually WORKING right in Nigeria(I.E: Nollywood). A movie industry that's was made 3rd major movied industry in the world.

[Ifygurl]

Biafra wasn't a movement but a retaliation. Don't talk about what you don't know. Both my parents went through that war and i suggest NEXT TIME you going to insult some evil stuff people went through. I suggest learn about the thing first. Biafra started when Igbos were being killed by Nigerian long before the Biafra war even started. Biafra was a relitation. Igbo's wanted to break free before our whole tribe was massacred.

[Ifygurl]

Biafra was doing FINE until it was attacked by the North.I suggest learning about THE WAR first okay

Who are you to tell us OUR OWN History? Are you igbo? How will you know WHAT we are first of all? Only Igbos know what they are?Maybe you NEVER heard of Igbo jews because you don't listen.That has been in OUR culture long before Christianity. Jew has been in our History long before anyother religion.the main religion igbos were doing before Christianity was Judaism, and traditional igbo religion

[Ifygurl]

Igbos, Ibibios, Efik and Annang are the jewish tribes of West Africa(I.E: Nigeria, Cameroon,and Equatorial Guinea)(it's all over the internet). I suggest reading about it also. Abeg, if you no fit sabi di tin wey we dey tok bout. Don't make assumption.

Lemba of Southern Africa are also Jewish tribes of Africa. Beta Isreal of Eastern Africa(I.E: Ethiopia) are also jewish tribes of Africa. Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews of North Africa are also Jewish tribes of Africa. This history is in the internet

[Ifygurl]

If you hate Igbo people? Why are you watching our video?

And for you to insult Igbos. The first president of Nigeria was Igbo. According to UN, people that lived in Nigeria and Nigerians that lived during his reign times. His among the BEST president Nigeria ever had. He didn't steal from anyone. He tried to help as any as he can before the military coup took his position. His name Nnamdi Azikiwe(I suggest reading about him). His also the one who got Nigeria and Cameroon there independence.

[Ifygurl]

P.S: No dey yarn okpas for hia okay.

For all ya'll that keep doubting they are jewish. I know alot of Igbo Jews when i used to live in Nigeria. My cousin is one of them. They are among the peaceful people of africa.Almost the country of Nigeria are Muslim.They are afraid of saying what religion they are? Igbos/Yoruba christian in Nigeria are getting attacked for their religion in Nigeria, also is tradition religion igbos.Now think of what will happen to Jews, if they say what religion they are

[DoYouMaybe]

NO MUSLIMS ONLY MAKE 1/2 OF NIGERIA

[jhon60]

desde republica Dominicana shalom mis hermanos judio que el eterno los bendigas

[gideonwfc]

very intresting .. shabbat shalom

[Malachai2012]

these are real israelites

[sweebadadeebada]

That was pretty interesting. :)

[ElCid4321]

Are these Black Jews converts to the Jewish religion or are they true Semetic Jews?

[sandyleeder]

Some claim they are descendents of Jews who came down the Niger from Timbuctu, a city known to have Jews in the late middle ages.

[fayahsoul]

Who or what is a semite?

[AcePilot101]

God bless Nigeria.

[qasamaan07]

What do you mean? We don't talk Zionism here in Nigeria, and Nigerian Muslims are quite open-minded, especially the sociable ones. And which Muslims btw? We have Hausa, Fulani, and Arab (mostly in the north). [Sudanese Arabs, i.e. They probably originated from Sudan, as the Jews here did.] Yoruba also has Muslims (20% of Yorubas only) in the southwest - including Lagos.

[masanni4]

being a liberian women (now living in the USA) i want to confirm that jews extend all over africa, even west africa. these videos make me very please. thank you for sharing with the world.

[crazed167]

wow, its realy fucked up to see how ignorant the world is!!

there are jews of every color , nationality, size and place. the same as christians, muslims, ect. whats wrong with you people do u live under a rock? its 2008, and the world still has people thinking that you cant be jewish and black, did u know that black is not a religon? what the fuck does your faith have to do with anything? we all believe in god, so why do we have to discriminate?

[gotsmokni99a]

As a muslem somali man, I think this is just garbage, nigerians are not jews and never have been so just stop this jewish probaganda bullshit. long live Islam.

[goodfeet7]

Just come to Nigeria and see for yourself, by the way don't stop in Nigeria only you may come to Ivory-Coast, Mali and Ghana as well to see them. See how been a Muslim can keep you in the dark?

[qasamaan07]

gotsmokin99a, what kind of comment is this?! I can't believe you are antisemitic, just because you think Zionism is always linked to Judaism! What about the Ultra Orthodox Jews in Israel, who hate both Israel and Zionism. Besides, it could be true we have Jews here in my home country, Nigeria. The Arab Muslims here originated from Sudan, and that might be the country Nigerian Jews originated from as well.

[qasamaan07]

Also, it could be true we have Jews here in Nigeria. Putting Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo tribes aside, there are about 200 - 300 minor tribes here, with my mother's Orubu tribe being one of them.

[yudimandel]

Just one question, when did jews become black?

[sandyleeder]

There are many black Jews, Just look at the Ethiopian Jews, most of whom are now in Israel.

[MondoBeno]

The Jews of Ethiopia may have migrated South from Egypt, or through Yemen, which had ties to Ethiopia.

The Jews of Nigeria are thought to be descended from Moroccan Jews who fled south during the time when the Amoravids ruled Morocco.

[qasamaan07]

Yudimandel, we always had African Jews, even at the time of the Israelites. In fact, they are mostly in East Africa, a region with notable contributions to Jewish, Christian and Muslim histories and cultures.

[AlmazB]

Let me ask YOU when did jews become white

[Hatorah]

AlmazB: GOD made different colors... :-) Why do you think only Blacks are Jews? Native Indians also have Jewish blood.

King David was "ruddy" (red) so there you go.

Maybe Nigerians should teach their people about their Jewish ancestry because the ones I know surely reject this!!

ps: I love to hear the brothers chant in Hebrew.

[Biafrans7]

Blessed be the Name of our Lord God Almighty and Holy One!

[phoenixred999]

The Igbo Jews traditionally claim descent from three particular Israelite tribes: Gad, Zevulun, and Menashe.

[adunbarin4]

Nigerians claiming to be Jews? Just interesting!

[sabinanaija]

i dont know much about these but all i can say is You dont go around calling yourself a jew bcs you're blessed or not The chosen ones are only known to God...SABINA 4 THE TRUTH

[summersunt]

claiming? the igbos are descendents of jews there is nothing to "claim".

[ayolisah]

@Adunbarin4 continued 1--And the Ibos have never hidden it from anyone as to who they ar! It is in their BEING, their CULTURE! Go to Igboland Aguleri, Umuleri, Nri, and Igboukwu museum especially and you wil see artifacts with Ibrit or Hebrew inscriptions on them that will confound you!

[ayolisah]

Adunbarin4, you again? Igbos have been Ibrit, or Ivrit or the English version Hebrew before ever the first colonialists 'thought' of coming to Africa! And that was around three thousand years ago. So no one is claiming anything.

[Elibelly23]

JEWS FOREVER!

& EVER!

ISRAEL FOREVER!

[davidubyer]

I love seeing Judaism in places where one wouldnt expect it to be practiced. Are these guys recognized by the rabanim as legit Jews? Not that it necessarily matters all that much, just wondering. I assumer they don't believe in Jesus?

[kuonankrma]

Well, davie. The Ashanti tribe was a hebrew nation from it's foundation to around 700 CE when the Almoravids defeated and conquered the nation. Google the word Ashan and you'll find it back in scripture as a city in the lands of Yahudah!!

[Tahirah1]

they believe in Yah'shua(whom christians call Jesus) and they reject calling Yah'shua's name "jesus" because its a transliteration(incorrect translation). Yah'shua simply means "Yahweh Saves" and the name Jesus has no literal meaning..

[sandyleeder]

Not true of these Jews. They do not believe in Yah'shua.

[danieltauberber]

ALL the jews must come to israel and unite

[bms4lifem3]

I'm a Igbo-American. I've heard that some refered igbos as the Jews of Nigeria(because they shared similar characteristics) but I never thought their was a real link with religion. Interesting video.

[khammurabi]

We don't call ourselves Jews brother. We are Israelites & the nation of Israel has 12 tribes. Shalom!

[reach4dasky]

What the hell is the debate about?

Their souls are Jewish, so they are Hebrews!

[mutzee]

It's absurd to say they are not Jews. They sing the same chants that my ancestors brought from Poland to the United States. Do you think they pray in Hebrew just for fun?

I had the privilege of visiting Israel this winter and I saw Jews of all "races", including many Ethiopians.. I saw them in military uniforms, hanging out at malls, generally embedded into society.

[yudimandel]

It doesn't matter what language they chant in, nitwit, if their ancesters intermarried, witch they did, their NOT jewish. Period.

[sandyleeder]

Jews have always intermarried. Current Jewish law says you are a Jew if your mother is Jewish or you convert in a Bet Din (religious court). Way back in history Jews were patrilineal.

[yudimandel]

Jews have NOT always intermarried. And when in history were jews patrilinial? I wasn't aware that there were 2 Torah's, a historical one, and a current one.

[sandyleeder]

Arguably 40% of Yaakov's avino's sons were born of non Jewish mothers, never minds his sons wives.

Please remind me which of Yaakov's avino's sons married Jewish women?

[bocanutz]

Either way, if they have been living in the community for many generations it is if they are full-blooded Jews, as interpreted in Jewish law. Also, it is interesting that I can understand their version of kaddish.

[bocanutz]

they have kept many of the same traditions for centuries and many share the kohen-modal haplotype on their y-chromosomes, which is an indicator of priestly status. It is very difficult to tell if they are all jews by halacha because they have been living in isolation from the rest of the Jewish world for so long. There is a good chance that many are legally Jews, but many probably aren't.

[itjac1986]

Que magico es ver, que el judaismo es un fenomeno internacional, y ya no de raza si no de fe, de creencia ,y sentimientos en el corazon hay hijos dispersos de israel por todo el mundo.

Yo soy un judio mexicano que el unico d-s de israel el univerzo los colme d ebendiciones.

[Matutoboy]

To be Jew is to be Hebrew (Ashkenazim, Sephardim, Mizrahi). The Nigerians can be adepts of the Jewish religion, but they are not Jews and they cannot go for Israel.

Am Yisrael Chai = The hebrew people lives!!

[sandyleeder]

It is very unfortunate that too many Jews think in such narrow terms. What about Ethiopian Jews, Lemba Jews, Indian Jews, never mind all the Jews of west africa whose parents migrated from nothern Africa?

[Matutoboy]

They are not Hebrews.

The Mizrahis (Hebrew of the north of Africa and Arab countries) are Hebrews.

[Profit613]

Don't you read the scriptures. The original Hebrews looked like Egyptians who were black (people of color). TRUE Hebrews were scattered all over the world and the prohpecies tell us that we will one day be returned to Israyl.(Isaiah 11:11, 12) Many people who claim to be Hebrews such as the Ashkenazim are not they are imposters. Hebrews do not run the land of Israyl at this time.

[kuonankrma]

Nope, thatz right. We are still in the lands of our captivity!

[frosbel]

Sorry I am igbo, but to be honest though I admire the Jews, I have something better - A new covenant with Jesus Christ - what can be more than that - away with the old laws, we are now living in a new way consecrated for us by Christ Jesus or Yeshua.

[istya]

Except that the idea of Jesus of Nazareth being Messiah goes against everything the Torah says...

[kuonankrma]

No it doesn't if you read Torah on numerous occassions you'll hear the voice of Yahoshua talking to you from the pages... Yahoshua said my sheep will recknognize my voice. And those sheep would be the remnant of Yah'sharal!! The true nation that is.

[istya]

According to halacha, anyone who accepts the yoke of Torah through a kosher Beis Din is a Jew, along with his decendents.

[kuonankrma]

It is not op to you to declare one a hebrew since you are not! Jews are proselytes turned to the faith called judaism in the apostacy of the Hebrews....Edomites. YAH doesn't govern you he never did... otherwise you would have been born in slavery as your ancestors for the past 400 years!

[ayolisah]

Funny, You! Matutoboy, This people you say cannot be 'Jews' were called Ivrit/Ibrit, before being called Ibo, then now Igbo! And the word Igbo=Hebrew! I bet you that if you hear them saying 'Igbo' you'd think they said 'Hebrew'. Besides this in their oral history their ancestors had drummed it into their eyes and being that they should not forget who they are, ie Ibrit/Ivrit/Ibo, Heebo, Ebo, Igbo, or Hebrew which is the English spelling! So believe what you want the Igbos know who they are!!!!!

[eenblanke]

these are jews????

[NativeOfAfrica]

ehhm....I comment my reserve

[honestrader]

Finally! Jews with rhythm! Baruch Smemo! I wonder how Kaddish sounds? Shemay Rabbah

[jolee99]

Amazing, I wish one day those Jews scattered around the world can find their way back to homeland.

[hamatzav]

They will one day, b'esrat hashem.

[golparissa]

Baruch hashem

[Chiminoul]

That's awesome!!

[mdeloya]

baruc hou ubaruch shemo

[blackluckycharms]

i'm one of them my people came form israel many generations back. but i'm catholic. but still thank u 4 accepting us though!!

[kuonankrma]

what .... can you expound on that I am interested to hear which family and which generation came from Yahsharal (israel)

[hawkeyeishere]

This is the strength of the truth look at these followers of G-d then look at the shame of those who promote death, hate destruction. Scapegoating the chosen people for their own evil.

[kuonankrma]

You are not chosen never where.... You think choosen is the status as similar to owning a Lincoln? It means you have responsibility. Chosen? Your far from that state!

[ayolisah]

@Adunbarin4 continued 2- I remember having read somewhere that there was a broken artifact that was escarvated in Igboland which matched or completed another artifact escarvated in, guess where? Egypt! If that is not a pointer that they once passed that way on their journey southwards tell me what does! Don't be hateful or jealous of them?!

[thebazter]

am yisrael chai!

[fierj]

Great post, how about some more information? This was taped buy a Nigerian community member or bya visitor? It's suprising in a Musli country, that judaism is still alive. Shalom.

[awgu]

Nigeria is not a Muslim country. Thats only in the Jihad North.

[sandyleeder]

I am an American Jew who was invited for Purim 2006. I took the video in a Syanagogue in Akwa Ibom Nigeria.

see other videos of Ibo, Anang, Ogoni sysagogues on YouTube, search: Nigerian Jews or Ibo Jews or sandyleeder.

[djjuan84]

Shalom to our Nigerian brothers and sisters who are believers in Torah and who keep the Shabbot for it is holy, shabbot shalom

[stube22]

wow amazing! how many jews live in Nigeria?

come to israel!!!

[solrac3000]

sure! real jews. Baruch Hu Baruch Shemo!