The Jewish people have had a long relationship with India. Trade, vocabulary borrowings from Indian languages in Biblical Hebrew, explorers’ travelogues, and oral traditions of local populations all point to very early relationships. The emergence and expansion of religions like Judaism in India, as well as their coexistence with a variety of other religions, demonstrate…
At the Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation, Cantor Aviva Marer is the cantor. She grew up in Canada with a strong feeling of cultural Indian Judaism, having been born into a family of Bene Israel Jews from India. She enjoys educating about her background and was featured in the Smithsonian’s Beyond Bollywood: Indian Americans Shaping the Nation…
Gail Joseph, one of our members, spoke about the history of how Jews arrived in India (the origin story), as well as the many Jewish communities in India, Jewish rituals and traditions, including wedding customs such as the Henna ceremony. She also showed some images and talked about the number of synagogues in India and…
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