The Coming Together of Hindus and Jews

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There is a growing cooperation between Israel and India where survival requires huge sums of money that can be used for uplifting social conditions. It is imperative to turn to the Spirit for strength when the very existence of nations are threatened. Religion, culture and spirituality mean a lot to both Israeli and India where the forces of destruction are being planted every day, and the dominion of one of two religions is planned. The Video link below describes the situation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF5FwQBL ... rofilepage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF5FwQBLBuM&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eyoutube%2Ecom%2Fuser%2Fsco rpiobell90&feature=player_profilepage)

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There are two communities of Jews, the so-called White and Black on the coast of Kerala, and they claim origins going back to the fall of the Temple 70 C.E., but historical records are only from the year 1000.

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I did not know the Jews of Kerala were Black Jews. I always thought they were like the other Jews of India, most of whom were transported to Israel when they wanted to migrate. The Jews of India are believed to be from the lost tribe.

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"so-called White and Black "..........
Also settled on the west coast =, from the eighth century onwards, were Zoroastrians (or Parsees, "Persians" as they came to be known) who remain a small but influential element in Indian society.

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In the Roman Empire, before the conversion of Constantine, conversion to Judaism was not uncommon, but by edict Constantine made it punishable by death. Later, Islam made similar provision regarding both Christians and Jews within the territory of Islam. This was a factor in the consolidation of Jewish identity. Nevertheless the Jewish people lived in remarkably diverse circumstances. There were the Jews in Yemen and among the Khazars, both countries which for a relatively short periods became officially Jewish; there was the great community of Babylon, so influential throughout the Jewish world; the Jews of Palestine, Egypt, North Africa; the Sephardic Jews of the Iberian peninsula, the Jews of Italy, France, Britain; the Ashkenazic Jews of Germany and Central Europe, and later those of Eastern Europe. There was no single circumstance of being Jewish. But there remained, even in these divisions, a reasonable amount of communications, facilitated by the fact that Jews played an important role in trade; because of the Christian and Muslim bans on usury, money business was left largely to them. Amid the disadvantages of being Jewish, there were some bonuses. In Islamic countries there was a reasonable place for for the Jewish community, and Jews were able to benefit from the cultural and philosophical achievements of Arabic civilisation.