Ono Scholar Publishes Article on the Ethiopian Jewish Conception of Repentance
Rabbi Dr. Sharon Shalom, founder and director of Ono Academic College’s International Center for the Study of Ethiopian Jewry, recently published the article, “Contrasting Conceptions of Teshuvah: Between “Repentance” and “Atonement”—A Case Study of the Beta Israel Community (Ethiopian Jews)” in the journal “Religions”.
The article compares and contrasts the Yom Kippur observances of Ethiopian Jews, which reflect the centrality of atonement, with those of the Rabbinic tradition, which reflect the centrality of repentance.
To read the article in full, click here: https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/3/381
