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From: schechte@csd2.UUCP (asher schechter)
Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish
Subject: Ethiopian Jews - " racist Ultra-Orthodox"
Message-ID: <3780002@csd2.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 27-Jan-85 21:25:00 EST
Article-I.D.: csd2.3780002
Posted: Sun Jan 27 21:25:00 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 2-Feb-85 11:09:23 EST
Organization: New York University
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The "racist Ultra-Orthodox" people mentioned in Bill's article are
just trying to save the Israeli society from a disaster. If the
Ethiopian Jews don't undergo a "token" giyur then their children
would be considered possible mamzarim by jewish law (like it or not).
It may be "racist" but jews don't marry into a people whose origin
is not known hallachically to be Jewish and pure. To save Israel
we ask the Ethiopian Jews to swallow their pride for a minute and
conform with this technicality. 

The rabbinical interpretation of nidda was given at Sinia and
all Jews knew about it but may have forgotten it.

                              Asher Schechter