Ethiopian-Israeli

Why PM Netanyahu should elevate Gabi Worku - opinion

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces a test larger than one candidate and more revealing than another campaign speech: Will Likud place Gabi Worku in a realistic position on its Knesset list?

Likud primaries held on Monday.
People at polling station during the Likud party internal elections in Jeursalem, July 27, 2026.

As Netanyahu weighs reserved slots, officials consider how party list will change prior to election

REUVEN WABASHAT, Israel’s chief rabbi of the Ethiopian community, is seen in Jerusalem in 2018.

Could an Ethiopian Israeli become prime minister, president, or chief rabbi? - opinion

Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

What Rabbi Jonathan Sacks tried to teach us before October 7 - opinion


Fundraising push launched to help Ethiopian Israeli terror victim's kids

Tadasa Tashume Ben Ma'ada was one of two victims of the Jerusalem bus bombing terrorist attack, alongside 16-year-old Arye Schechopek. 

 Family and friends attend the funeral of Tadasa Tashume Ben Ma'ade, who died of his wounds suffered in a bomb attack at the entrance to Jerusalem, at Har HaMenuhot Cemetery in Jerusalem, November 27, 2022.

13th Hullegeb Israeli-Ethiopian Arts Festival comes to Jerusalem

The bar mitzvah edition is almost upon us, with a broad range of music, dance and theater shows lined up at the host venue and the Yellow Submarine, from December 7-14.

 VOCALIST ORIT TASHOMA goes for the spoken word format in her Hullegeb show.

Can Israelis recognize Ethiopian Jews as proud Zionist heroes?

Shmuel Yilma: “It’s time we are recognized not as a tribe of poor people that the state had to rescue but proud Zionists who were ready for any sacrifice in order to immigrate to Israel.”

 SHMUEL YILMA (third from left) celebrates the Sigd in New York.

What is Sigd, the holiday of Beta Israel and Ethiopian Jews? - explainer

What exactly is the Jewish holiday of Sigd about? What are its origins? How is it celebrated in Ethiopia and Israel? And should all Jews celebrate it?

ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELI KESSIM celebrate the Sigd holiday in Jerusalem’s Armon Hanatziv

Ethiopian Jewish holiday of Sigd gets a boost in the US with picture books and new resources

The wave of Ethiopian olim brought Sigd, which takes place 50 days after Yom Kippur and celebrates yearning for Israel, to the Jewish state.

Sigd holiday, November 16, 2020

'Enemies', 'HaMefakedet' and more hot Israeli shows to watch

The documentary series "Enemies" is back for its second season and will be airing on Kan 11, with an episode about the Yom Kippur War.

 ‘DISMISSED’

This Ethiopian-Israeli olah is realizing her dreams at BGU

Haile is now beginning her sophomore year, and says the Step-UP activities throughout her freshman year left her feeling inspired and energized.

 Ingoday Haile, 24 From Ethiopia to Jerusalem, 2003

A tale of two aliyot - opinion

Ethiopian Jews and Ukrainian Jews make up the two biggest groups of olim this year. However, their reasons to do aliyah are different, and their Jewish experience is different.

 The writer poses with a community member at the Hatikva Synagogue in Gondar, Ethiopia.

Racism and social strife, not Iran, is Israel's biggest problem - Zena

Israeli anti-racism czar: “There is racism in Israel. Racism has aspects in common with terror. Everyone says Israel’s biggest problem now is the social conflict element, not Iran.”

 AWEKE KOBE ZENA: Seizing the opportunity.

Ethiopian-Israeli smashes barriers at the Jewish Agency

No. 43 on The Jerusalem Post's Top 50 Most Influential Jews of 2022: Sigal Kanotopsky, director of the Jewish Agency for Israel for the northeast US.

 Sigal Kanotopsky, director of the Jewish Agency for Israel for the northeast US.