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URL:https://www.amyisrael.org/events/doing-jewish-in-ghana-facilitated-by-
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SUMMARY:"Doing Jewish - in Ghana" facilitated by Howard Schickler
DESCRIPTION:via Zoom.&nbsp\; Visit our secure website to access the link.\n
 \nHoward Schickler will be facilitating a viewing of the 2016 film "Doing 
 Jewish: A Story from Ghana".\n\nHoward will be gathering materials about t
 he emergence and re-emrgence of Judaism among the peoples of Africa and th
 eir efforts to create ties to other Jews worldwide. If you would like to r
 eceive those materials\, please let Howard know by clicking here.\n\nSYNOP
 SIS:\nWe're not sure how it got here\, but it's here: Judaism.\nIn a remot
 e village in Ghana\, called Sefwi Wiawso.\n\nWho would expect to find Jews
  in Ghana? Not Gabrielle Zilkha\, for sure. But when she volunteered to wo
 rk in Africa and found herself a lone Canadian Jew awash in a sea of Chris
 tians as the Jewish New Year approached\, that's exactly what happened.\n\
 nIn remote Sefwi Wiawso\, Ghana\, she made a stunning connection with a gr
 oup of people\, dedicated and devout\, who practiced special rites includi
 ng circumcision and keeping Kosher dietary laws and had done so for centur
 ies. Only recently had they discovered they were part of a worldwide relig
 ion with millions of followers - Judaism.\n\nDoing Jewish: A Story from Gh
 ana is the story of the lives of the Sefwis' and their efforts to forge ti
 es with other Jews worldwide. We meet their leader\, Alex Armah\, who drea
 ms of achieving official status for his tiny congregation. Zilkha explores
  the meaning of Judaism\, consulting experts from New York\, Montreal\, To
 ronto\, and Miami and delves into the Sefwis' history along the way.\n\nMa
 de over the course of five years\, Doing Jewish: A Story from Ghana is a t
 ribute to the bond created since that first Jewish holidays. It's a warm a
 nd fascinating study of Judaism and belonging.
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