Keneset Eliyahoo Synagogue Of The Bene Israel It is thought
they escaped persecution in Galilee in the
2nd century BC. They were shipwrecked and washed up on the shores of
India with only their oral traditions. They spoke no Hebrew but called
themselves Bene Israel, Sons of Israel
They
remained isolated from other Jewish communities and developed their own
form of Judaism, keeping the Sabbath while incorporating some of the
Hindu dietary laws and their own interpretation of the caste system
There are many influential Bene Israel members in
India
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