Black Hebrew Israelites From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Black Hebrew Israelites Subgroups and organizations Commandment Keepers African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem Christian-affiliated Church of the Living God Church of God and Saints of Christ Church of God in Jesus Christ Nation of Yahweh Related groups Black Christians Rastafari Haymanot Ethiopians Practices and beliefs Lost tribes of Israel Judeo-Christian practices Scriptures Torah (in English) New Testament People List of Black Hebrews African-American portal v · t · e African American topics History[show]Atlantic slave trade · African-American historySlavery in the United StatesHistory in agricultureAfrican-American military historyJim Crow laws · Great Migration · Redlining · Second Great Migration · Afrocentrism · Post–Civil Rights era Civil Rights Movement 1896–1954 · 1954–1968 Culture[show]African-American studiesAfrican-American artBlack mecca · Black schools · Black colleges and universities · Juneteenth · Kwanzaa · Literature · Museums · Music · Neighborhoods Religion[show]Religion in Black America · Black church · Black liberation theology · Black theology · Nation of Islam Political movements[show]Pan-Africanism · Black Power · Anarchism · Capitalism · Conservatism · Leftism · Nationalism · Populism · Black Panther Party · Garveyism Civic / economic groups[show]Rights organizationsNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)Congress of Racial Equality (CORE)Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)National Urban League (NUL)Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)United Negro College Fund (UNCF)Thurgood Marshall College FundNational Black Chamber of Commerce (NBCC)National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC)The LinksNational Council of Negro Women (NCNW)TransAfrica Forum Sports[show]Negro league baseball Athletic associations and conferences Central (CIAA)Southern (SIAC)Mid-Eastern (MEAC)Southwestern (SWAC) Ethnic subdivisions[show]Black Indians · Gullah · Igbo Languages[show]EnglishAmerican EnglishAfrican American Vernacular EnglishGullah · Louisiana Creole French Diaspora[show]Nova Scotia · Liberia · Sierra Leone · France Lists[show]African AmericansAfrican-American firsts (First mayors · US state firsts)Landmark African-American legislationAfrican American-related topicsTopics related to Black and African people Category: African American African American portal v · t · e Black Hebrew Israelites (also Black Hebrews, African Hebrew Israelites, and Hebrew Israelites) are groups of African Americans mainly in the United States who believe they are descendants of the ancient Israelites. Black Hebrews adhere in varying degrees to the religious beliefs and practices of mainstream Judaism. They are generally not recognized as Jews by the greater Jewish community unless they undergo certified conversion approved by Conservative or Orthodox rabbis. But, many Black Hebrews consider themselves—and not mainstream Jews of European descent—to be the only authentic descendants of the ancient Israelites. Many choose to identify as Hebrew Israelites or Black Hebrews rather than as Jews to indicate their historic connections.[1][2][3][4] Dozens of Black Hebrew groups were founded in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, from Kansas to New York City, by both Americans and West Indian immigrants.[5] In the mid-1980s, the number of Black Hebrews in the United States was between 25,000 and 40,000.[6] In the 1990s, the Alliance of Black Jews (which is no longer operating) estimated that there were 200,000 African-American Jews; this estimate was based on a 1990 survey conducted by the Council of Jewish Federations.[7] The exact number of Black Hebrews within that surveyed group remains unspecified. Contents [hide]
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