Wednesday, November 4, 2015

RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL: NIGERIAN JEWS: SONGHAI EMPIRE: JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL

RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL: NIGERIAN JEWS: SONGHAI EMPIRE: JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL
 
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Shalom and peace:

Continuing studying international Jewish communities, let's visit Abuja and Iboland, Nigeria. Various migrations of Jews to West Africa occurred via trading during King David's reign circa 1000 BCE, during the Judah-Israel civil war circa 900 BCE, during the Assyrian and Babylonia invasions circa 600 BCE, and during the iron production boom circa 200 BCE. North African Jews traded with and migrated to West Africa and were a prominent demographic.  The Songhai Empire along the Niger River had multiple Jewish communities and synagogues, including Timbuktu.

The Jewish-Ibo had the Hebrew Bible, minus Esther's and Laminations' Books, [describing events post- migration], no knowledge of Talmud, but had their own laws, credited to Joshua receiving them from Moses. When Askia Muhammad, 1492, forced Jewish-Ibos to convert to Islam, their written traditions were lost, but their oral traditions, practiced in secret, survived.

They circumcise males on the 8th day, women are separated during menses, animal and plant cross-breeding  is forbidden, are Kosher, celebrate Sabbath, Rosh HaShanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkoth and don skullcaps, prayer shawls and phylacteries. They learned events that occurred post-migration, and now celebrate Chanukah, Purim and B'nai Mitzvah, and study Talmud along with Torah.

From where did this new learning come? The Internet! Because of the influence of Christianity, most Jewish-Ibo, practiced their Jewish traditions, but as Christians. Via the Internet they learned that Judaism didn't have Jesus in their theology. Thy taught themselves Hebrew, and down-loaded written texts i.e. prayer books and Hebrew bibles, which had been lost to them.  While some Ibos embraced normative Judaism, others embraced Messianic Judaism (Christianity with Jewish traditions). This caused a split in the community and divorces.

Abuja has 3 synagogues: Tikvat Israel, Siyahh Yisrael and Ghihon. Twenty more exist in Iboland servicing 5000 Jewish-Ibo. 2000 of these are normative Jews, 3000 are Messianic.

Being Jewish is never easy. Non-Ibo Nigerians speak of Jewish-Ibos in ways resembling the canards heard in mid-20th century Europe.   Their economic and political power and intelligence is feared. Some Nigerians are jealous of the Jewish-Ibo success in trade and "overrepresentation" in Nigeria's growing "Nollywood" film industry.  Does this sadly sound too familiar? The Jewish-Ibo are also fearful of the influx of radical Islam and the threat of widespread use of Sharia law.

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JEWISH WEDDINGS

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"One of the Joys of being a Rabbi," says Rabbi Arthur Segal," is working closely with the bride and groom and officiating at their wedding." He can do this with couples living near by or with couples having a destination wedding in the greater beautiful Hilton Head Island area.

Rabbi Arthur Segal helps develop a custom ceremony with the couple so that each word in the ceremony rings true to them. His ceremonies can range from the very traditional to what ever the couples desires. Rabbi opines that this is the couple's special day, and to treat each wedding as unique.

For those who are having an interfaith wedding, Rabbi takes special care to respect both traditions, again with total input from the couple. He will be pleased to co-officiate at weddings, using non-Trinitarian language.

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Rabbi will work closely with the wedding planer and/or caterer to make sure the wedding is seamless, and the bride and groom can totally enjoy themselves on their special day.

Rabbi Arthur Segal is available, and actually prefers, to be at the rehearsal, to ensure all is going smoothly, and to get to know the bridal party, and family, before the actual wedding day.

For those that wish to have a Ketubah, rabbi will work closely to make sure everyone's name has correct calligraphy on the document, in English and Hebrew, so the signing ceremony is flawless.

For a beautiful gallery of Ketubahs go to JudaicConnection.com  (My couples receive a $15 shipping discount)

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Rabbi Arthur Segal tries to limit his weddings to Hilton Head, SC, Bluffton, SC, Palmetto Bluff, SC, Savannah, GA, and Charleston, SC, but has been known to make himself available elsewhere, even out of the USA. He will also conduct weddings and recommitment ceremonies on cruise ships.

In keeping with Jewish ethics, if the couple resides in Rabbi Arthur Segal's town, Rabbi will ask, unless there are some special circumstances, if the couple has first asked the local pulpit rabbi to officiate.

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RABBI DR ARTHUR SEGAL
www.JewishSpiritualRenewal.com/books www.FaceBook.com/Arthur.L.Segal www.FaceBook.com/RabbiArthurSegalJewishSpiritualRenewal www.RabbiArthurSegal.blogspot.com
Jewish Spiritual Renewal
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Hilton Head Island, SC; Bluffton, SC; Savannah, GA
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www.JewishSpiritualRenewal.com/books www.FaceBook.com/Arthur.L.Segal www.FaceBook.com/RabbiArthurSegalJewishSpiritualRenewal www.RabbiArthurSegal.blogspot.com
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