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Whatever happened to the Jews of Pakistan?

Point of no return: "The author of "From Kabul to Queens: The Jews of Afghanistan" suggests their community are descendants of Benyamin (common knowledge among Afghani Jews who would agree). Would Pakistani Jews, by extension, be included in this identification? I find the South Asian and Central Asian regions of Jewish communities interesting, particularly aligning with Rachel's progenitors (B'nei Menashe of Indochina, Bene Ephraim of India, Bene Israel of India who claim to be descendants of Levi). Where do Persian Jews fit in?"

Mumbai Wedding

Mumbai Wedding

Levi and India

"B'nei Israel Jews trace their roots to the biblical tribe of Levi. Their ancestors migrated to India from Israel's northern Galilee, settling in Mumbai and nearby cities."

Preliminary Bene Rachel Census

‎The Jews of South Asia ~ "40 million Pashtuns in Afghanistan and Pakistan (including the Taliban) are descended from the ten Lost Tribes of Israel. The number of Indian Jews living in Israel ranges from 70,000 to 85,000. There are at least 20,000 Bene Israel in Israel and most of them live in the town of Beersheva. There are approximately 9,000 Bnei Menashe in the northeastern Indian states of Mizoram and Manipur who plan to immigrate to Israel after undergoing a conversion process."

The Hands of Yosef Ha'Tzadik V'R@khel Emaynew

"The Enemies of Israel fall at the hands of the Descendants of Yosef; the enemies of Israel fall at the hands of the Children of R@khel." ~ Rabbi Chaim Richman

B'nei Rokhel

Frum Rachel to Rokhel. Fr~om Mercy to Jagged Rock. Jewish Mother's Day The 11th of Cheshvan [Tuesday November 8], Yarzheit Rochel Imeinu by Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh:

Kever Rachel

‎"Rachel cries for her children, she will not be comforted."

The Art of Siona Benjamin

"It is beauty of nature and character that we return during the month of Cheshvan by reconnecting with our matriarch Rachel, and with ourselves."

The Joy of Samson Koletkar

"Joseph the tzaddik (righteous one) inherited his mother Rachel's beauty and he too is described as having a beautiful face and a beautiful figure."

"That is why the prophet says about him that 'the house of Jacob will be fire and the house of Joseph its flame and the house of Esau straw, and together they will ignite him and consume him; and there will be no remnant for the house of Esau.'"

"The beauty of the Jewish woman is not just a passive agent of spirituality. The sages teach that the offspring of Esau and his grandson Amalek can be defeated only by the children of Rachel."

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Bani Israel

Shema Kedem

My sister, Mercy banned children from her wedding (except for ceremony participants), but our Gangsta cousins from Queens defied her judgment and smuggled their Mestizo kids of Irish, Puerto Rican, and them some, extraction, respectively. She was pissed, but got over it. Just another example of Pilipinim Pomp and Defiant Preservation amidst Extraneous Circumstances.

Bonus Serendipity

‎"I'm against hitting children, but I swear to JB I would have knocked that kid to the ground if I were there. Totally ruins the pureness of the performance! Still epic though, like UST always is! Keep up the good work and put a sign 'forbidden for toddlers' in front of the stage next time you perform!" @MissSuzy0703 The child's unencumbered voice is endearing and appreciated.

Yum Kippur