Exploring a Forgotten Jewish Land - Archaeology Magazine
Using oral history, texts, and survey, archaeologists search for traces of a once-vibrant religious community
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Using oral history, texts, and survey, archaeologists search for traces of a once-vibrant religious community
From the blog of Diana Lipton at The Times of Israel
The Monasteries of the Beta Israel The Media Line Staff About this Event Bar Kribus Wake up to the Trusted Mideast News source Mideast Daily News Email By subscribing, you agree to The Media Line terms of use and privacy policy. The Beta Israel monastic movement is the only Jewish monastic movement known to have existed in medieval and modern times. It was a monastic movement in the full sense of the term – the monks were celibate, observed ascetic practices and devoted themselves to the worship of God. The Beta Israel monks served as the supreme religious leadership of the community....