On Friday, November 4, 2011 during 7pm services, Aaron Kintu Moses, a leader of the Abayudaya Jewish community in Uganda will speak at the United Synagogue of Hoboken. The presentation is free and open to the public and will discuss the unique history of the Abayudaya Jewish community in Uganda and its current projects to promote religious tolerance in a troubled part of the world, including a Jewish-sponsored school where Jews, Christians and Muslims learn together in peace.
During the course of Jewish history, large segments of the Jewish community were “lost” as a result of war, exile and forced conversions. A great part of the Jewish people was “lost” in the eighth century B.C.E., when the ten northern Israelite tribes were conquered by Assyria and the captives were forcibly resettled. Today the descendants of these Ten Lost Tribes can probably be found in India, Burma, Afghanistan, Pakistan and China. One example is the Abayudaya, a group of Ugandans who have been practicing Judaism since 1919 when their leader, a local governor named Semei Kakungulu, studied and meditated on the Old Testament and adopted the observance of all Moses’ commandments.
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About The United Synagogue of Hoboken: The United Synagogue of Hoboken (USH), founded in 1905, is Hoboken?s center for Jewish life, offering educational opportunities for all ages, religious services, and a wide range of Jewish cultural events. For more information, visit the USH website at http://www.hobokensynagogue.org, call 201-659-4000 or email office@hobokensynagogue.org The USH is located at 115 Park Ave in Hoboken, NJ.
