The Nahmias Cipher Report

Warm wishes for happiness, love and peace on Hanukkah and always.

ZRUBAVEL is the first feature film created by a team of Ethiopian-Israeli filmmakers. In this poignant story of one Ethiopian family’s struggle to become Israeli, a chain of events ignites a clash of generations and reveals a universal story of family conflicts, assimilation and personal identity. First Prize, Drama, Haifa International Film Festival 2008. Israel, 2008, 72 minutes, Hebrew and Amharic with English subtitles.

Racism in all of its manifestations is reprehensible, yet individuals afflicted with this particular malaise always seem to find a justification for their prejudice, which allows them to assert that they are not racist. We all have our particular preferences and biases, and I am not immune.

Listen to the music of Ayala and Malka Ingedashet, two Israeli Ethiopian vocalist and sisters who join the ranks of Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, India Arie, and Macy Gray.

Ethiopian Music Videos of artists and songs that I like. Found a great site which is on my link, but it is about all things Ethiopian and African. DireTube.com Check it out!

Supplementing local diets with insects for protein.

Not all Jews Convert for Marriage. African Jewish Converts and my take on what it means to be a JOC (Jew of Color) in America.