Can somebody please tell me why every time you watch a video about Judaism you get bombarded with tons of add for Jews for Jesus organizations?

Dr. Abramson is a really humble and loving guy, his responses to whats been going on in the social sphere was so mature and honest. I really appreciate his ability to hit you with facts and data but to still say it in a way that is respectful to all people.

Pray for Israel and its people.

This is the first video of yours that I've watched. I admit, I started with low expectations. But the information presented was incredibly fair and thorough. As a Jewish woman of African descent, I have to explain my Jewishness more often than I like. The reality is, Jews come in all colors. Yasher koach!

Thank you for these amazing history videos. I eagerly await each new video of yours!

I would love to see one about the Ashkenazi origins, the Kelonymus family (from whom I descend) in the cities shu"m, and the mysterious genetic bottleneck.

The Doctor mentions the Ridbaz and Rabbi Ovadia  of Bartenurah [who actually redeemed two of these Falashmora , as he writes to his brother in his letter]. And this was one of the main Halachic reasoning used by chief Rabbi R’ Ovadiah Yosef Zt”l .

There are two main theories to their origin. The first being since they revere King Solomon clearly in their oral tradition ( as the Doctor points out ) it is possible that they were the effect of the Queen of Sheba after she returns to her land which possibly was in Ethiopia. She adopts the Jewish religion and this was the result.
2nd that since they have the same exact bible written in Ge’ez which they share with the Ethiopian church, it is highly possible that they are a break off from the Ethiopian church . This was done by one of their leaders that claimed that the later books of the Nazarenes contradict the Old Testament. And they stayed true to the original teachings of the Torah snd called themselves Beta israel . This to differentiate between the other sects  that claimed a new Israel.

Thank you for this! I'm a Jew of Berber descent and I find the history of African Jews fascinating. But it's often hard to sift through all the nonsense and pseudohistory to find real information, and I appreciate this immensely. Much love! ✡️ⵣ❤️

That was a great lecture! I really enjoyed it.

I really hate it when one group of people appropriate another person’s culture in such a disrespectful manner—then become furious and resort to name-calling when it’s done to them.

'of color' - what a strange category

As always incredibly enlightening....I don't think I could absorb the full history, this was comprehensive enough for a generalist like me.  Of particular interest was the Brooklyn incident (Crown Something)....I had wondered where the animosity between African Americans and Jews (an animosity that cuts both ways I have found in my experience) came from, and now I think I know at least some of the story.....

Again and as always....thank you, still lots of your lectures to catch up on.  Your videos are like when I find an author I enjoy and then discover that he wrote 50 books....

I love listening to your detailed history of the Jewish journey. You are wonderful❣️✌️💙🤍

Great Lecture!

As always, it was an excellent lecture.

I never understood the word play if olives are black and green why are people called olive skinned when they are neither dark skinned or green!

Zephaniah 3:10. From beyond the rivers of Ethiopia My worshipers, The daughter of My dispersed ones, Shall bring My offering.

@HenryAbramsonPhD thank you for the lecture!  Are you planning on doing a separate lecture on the Lemba Jews of Zimbabwe who were tested and found to have Cohanim DNA?

Thank you again for another great lecture.

Listening & learning....

Fascinating! A year or so ago, I was surfing the Net and came across a YouTube piece, a relatively recent interview of the current or previous Head of the Ethiopian Christian Church in modern-day Ethiopia. The elderly, dignified gentleman, dressed in magnificent vestments, spoke beautiful English and recounted a seminal moment in antiquity when Christianity first took root in Ethiopia. The gentleman stated that the first local Christians in Ethiopia were individuals converted from Judaism. Evidently, the Christianisation of Ethiopia was not fully embraced by everyone and left in place a significant number of these Jews, the Beta Israel community. B"H.

What is a 'before common era'?