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Forced Out for Her Faith: Young Torah Teacher Tehillah’s Ordeal in Uyo

Hadassah Azujioha
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  • Tikkun Olam

9th Reverse Tashlich: African Jewish Communities Take Up the Call to Repair the Sea

Netzach Ekwunife
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  • Judaism

The Mystery of Creation

Haïm Israël Mpodol
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  • Anniversary

Hachnasat Sefer Torah: After 25 Years, Two Torah Scrolls Come Home to Mukono

Avraham Ben Avraham
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Unbeaten Start: Maccabi United Nigeria FA Opens Its Season with Two Draws.

Israel Abraham

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Book Review: Slow Down, Shoshi! It’s Shabbat In Uganda

Netzach Ekwunife
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  • Books

Book Review: Inside the Jews of Nigeria

Netzach Ekwunife

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Unbeaten Start: Maccabi United Nigeria FA Opens Its Season with Two Draws.

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  • Judaism

What Does “Kosher” Mean?

Haïm Israël Mpodol

The word "kosher" comes from the Hebrew כָּשֵׁר (kasher), which literally means "fit," "valid," or "compliant." In Judaism, this term...

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  • Education

Where Young Jews Grow: Inside Nigeria’s Flourishing Torah Academy.

Netzach Ekwunife

THE absence of a standard Jewish school, which would facilitate a comprehensive education rooted in Jewish values, has been felt...

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  • Celebration

Kwania Jewish Community Takes Bar and Bat Mitzvah Celebration to Mbale.

Joram Obak

LAST MONTH, in January, the Kwania Jewish community located in Northern Uganda recorded two sets of Bar and Bat Mitzvah...

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  • Education

Joburg Jewish Mommies Aid Hebrew Learning Across Communities in Nigeria.

Avraham Ben Avraham

Hebrew education in Nigeria remains a developing field, despite the central importance of the language in Jewish religious and cultural...

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  • Sports

Nigeria to Host the Inaugural Pan-African Maccabi Tournament (Pesach 5786)

Avraham Ben Avraham

NIGERIA is set to make history during Pesach 5786 as it hosts the maiden edition of the proposed Pan-African Maccabi...

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  • Sports

Africa’s Jewish Sporting Revolution: Inside the Formation of MAC

Israel Abraham

IN RECENT times, the practice of Judaism by many Jews living in Sub-Saharan Africa has expanded beyond Shabbat and festivals,...

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  • Sub-Saharan Africa

Hope, Unity, Global Embrace: How the CJC Visit Could Redefine Nigerian Judaism

Rishon Abraham

From November 24th to December 3rd, 2025, Jewish communities across Nigeria witnessed one of the most transformative moments in their...

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  • Sub-Saharan Africa

Jewish Camping Efforts in Uganda: A New Chapter Begins

Rebecca Tendo

JEWISH CAMPING, a gathering of the faithful, is a concept that has taken many shapes at points in time, historically,...

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  • Books

Book Review: Inside the Jews of Nigeria

Netzach Ekwunife

I must say that reading William F.S. Miles book, Jews of Nigeria: An Afro-Judaic Odyssey, published by Markus Wiener Publishers...

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  • Festivals

HANUKKAH: The Hidden Light That Illuminates the Soul and the World.

Haïm Israël Mpodol

Hanukkah is often considered the celebration of the Maccabees’ victory over the Greeks and the miracle of the oil that...

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  • Judaism

What is Judaism?

Haïm Israël Mpodol

Judaism presents itself not simply as a religion but as a complete way of life encompassing the thought, ethics, spirituality,...

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  • Judaism

How to Convert to Judaism

Rishon Abraham

A tale appears in the Talmud (Shabbat 31a). A Gentile came to the sage Shammai and demanded, “Teach me the...

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  • Festivals

8 Days of Hanukkah in 8 Sub-Saharan African Jewish Communities.

Avraham Ben Avraham

HANUKKAH, or Chanukah, holds significant spiritual importance to the Jewish population, both in terms of history and as a season...

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  • Israel

Ancient Roots, Modern Celebration: Sigd Observed in Jerusalem.

Rebecca Tendo

Yesterday, the skies over Jerusalem were filled with the sounds of ancient prayers in Ge’ez, a sacred Semitic language that...

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  • Judaism

What Are Jewish Symbols? Here Are 10 You Should Know.

Shlomo Yaakov

JEWISH SYMBOLS are visual representations of faith, identity, and tradition in Judaism. Understanding these symbols is typically a foundational element...

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  • Judaism

Why Jews Do Not Believe in Jesus as the Messiah

Haïm Israël Mpodol

THE QUESTION of why Jews do not acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah is one that has shaped centuries of dialogue...

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  • Israel

After the Spear is Thrown, Can David Survive Saul’s Wrath in the Season Finale?

Avraham Ben Avraham

The air in the royal chamber is thick with the scent of betrayal. On what should have been his wedding...

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  • Sub-Saharan Africa

Building Bridges through Scouting: EEIF’s Educational Mission to Cameroon Jewish Community.

Rishon Abraham

EDUCATION is the process of acquiring knowledge, skills, and values through formal, non-formal, or informal learning experiences. When the Éclaireuses...

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  • Education

From Kampala to Paris: Strengthening the Study of African Jewry.

Rebecca Tendo

The recent announcement that the International Society for the Study of African Jewry (ISSAJ) will no longer hold its 2025...

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  • Israel

Hope on the Horizon: Gaza Hostages Freed and a Fragile Ceasefire in Place.

Israel Abraham

THE ISRAEL-PALESTINE conflict is one of the longest-lasting and most complicated disputes of the modern era. Over the past century,...

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  • Tikkun Olam

Beyond the Pitch: Maccabi FCN Cleans Jabi Lake for Reverse Tashlich 2025

Netzach Ekwunife

On Sunday, 28th September 2025, the management and team members of the Maccabi Football Club of Nigeria gathered at the...

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