ESSENES
A sect of Jewish mystics active in Palestine around the beginning of the Common Era, the Essenes were known only from scattered references in a…
Category: Jewish Groups
Yahweh Ben Yahweh
Yahweh Ben Yahweh The Temple of Love This charismatic black leader of the Church of Love and sixteen followers have been charged with the slayings…
Bnei Menashe
The Bnei Menashe: The Lost Tribe of Israel in Northeast India The Bnei Menashe (Hebrew for “Children of Menasseh”) are a group of people from the northeastern…
Black Hebrew Israelites
The Black Hebrew Israelites: History, Beliefs, and Controversies The Black Hebrew Israelites (also known as Black Hebrews, African Hebrew Israelites, or Hebrew Israelites) are a diverse group of African American…
Aquarian Minyan
The Aquarian Minyan is a Jewish Renewal community that was founded in 1974 in Berkeley, California. It emerged during a time of significant cultural and…