tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627892.post6602467061167764247..comments2024-03-18T05:56:59.924-04:00Comments on Daled Amos: The 1,500 Year Old Jewish Community In ChinaDaled Amoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17646808702899584547noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15627892.post-1103346774435025992007-11-17T11:26:00.000-05:002007-11-17T11:26:00.000-05:00B"H When I lived in Ofra, one of the communities ...B"H When I lived in Ofra, one of the communities where B'nei Menashe have settled, it was explained to me by a B'nei Menashe neighbor that before settling in East India, they were part of the Shang Hai community. I'm not sure when, nor if they were a peripheral sub-community. I do know that they do not claim the status of Jews al pi halacha. (Of course, they were from Yisrael, not Yehudah anyway) The Ethiopians also did, until the R. "Movement" came to Ethiopia to convince them to fight the giyur requirement.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, the old Shinui Interior Minister Avraham Poraz YSh"W imposed a ban on Immigration from India. This ban has been continued by the current Int. Min. Me'ir Shitrit. The B'nei Menashe live in towns like Ofra, Beth El, Qiriyath Arba, Shavei Shomron, the Jerusalem neighborhood of Qiriyth Moshe, and until the expulsion, Newe Deqalim. You do the math as to why there's a ban.Esser Agarothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12853681733864707489noreply@blogger.com