The Orit is a rare Ethiopian version of the Bible. An Israeli family risked it all to retrieve one

In March, an unusual set of circumstances finally allowed an Ethiopian-Israeli family to be reunited with their "Orit", the Ethiopian version of the bible.

Ayanawo Ferada Senebato, right, and his family shown in Ashkelon, Israel, holding an ancient Orit book that they retrieved near Gondar, Ethiopia, in February 2022.

(photo credit: YOSSI ZELIGER)

ByCNAAN LIPHSHIZ/JTA

JULY 6, 2022 03:31

The Orit is a rare Ethiopian version of the Bible. An Israeli family risked it all to retrieve one

In March, an unusual set of circumstances finally allowed an Ethiopian-Israeli family to be reunited with their "Orit", the Ethiopian version of the bible.

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The Orit is a rare Ethiopian version of the Bible. An Israeli family risked it all to retrieve one

In March, an unusual set of circumstances finally allowed an Ethiopian-Israeli family to be reunited with their "Orit", the Ethiopian version of the bible.

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